The McKendree women's hockey team fell short in a hard fought 3-2 loss to Midland University on Friday night.
 
Midland opened up the scoring halfway through the first period, but the Bearcats knotted the game just two minutes later. Jackie Leone (Lake Country, BC, Canada/Kelowna Secondary School) buried the puck in the back of the net after a pass from Jaynee Smothers (Buckner, MO/Fort Osage) and Elia Burbidge (Tottenham, Ontario, Canada/The Hill Academy). Both teams remained tied 1-1 after the first.
 
The Warriors took the lead during the second period, scoring two back-to-back goals. Midland carried the lead 3-1 into the second intermission.

Just barely a minute into the final period, Leone scored her second goal of the night. Smothers and Paris Suzuki (Covina, CA/Covina High School) were credited with assists. The Bearcats played tough defense but fell short to the Warriors 3-2.


Goalie Naomi Leasck (St. Louis, MO/Lindbergh High School) made 29/32 saves in the loss.
 
Up next for McKendree is a road game versus Maryville University on March 12^th.