Five Goal Outburst Leads Ice Hockey to 5-3 Victory Over Lindenwood

Friday, November 14

Newark, Del.

5 PM

University of Delaware

2-13-0, 1-8-0

Lindenwood

3-12-0, 2-5-0

Lindenwood

Delaware

Photo by: Ethan Heddinger

Five Goal Outburst Leads Ice Hockey to 5-3 Victory Over Lindenwood

11/14/2025 8:33:00 PM | Ice Hockey

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware ice hockey team exploded for a program-record five goals on Friday evening and came away with a 5-3 victory over Lindenwood University in a Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) contest at Fred Rust Ice Arena. With the win, the Fightin' Blue Hens improve to 2-13-0 overall and 1-8-0 in AHA play, while the Lions fall to 3-12-0, and 2-5-0 in conference action.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Kaitlin Finnegan scored two first period goals to lead the Blue Hens.
Victoria Borg and Kacey Blum each scored their first collegiate goals.
Meera Smith iced the victory with an empty-net tally and also added an assist for her first-career multi-point effort.
Madison Bonavita and Eva Mayo each collected an assist for their first collegiate points, while Tiana McIntyre, Francesca Barresi and Katelyn Charlton all added helpers.
Chalotte Payne made 32 saves in goal, including 19 in the third period for her second victory of the season.
Delaware blocked 22 shots as a team, including eight by Lexie Lonask.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Finnegan opened the scoring 7:30 into the first period as, after shot attempts by Charlton and Barresi, she found a loose puck in the crease and buried it to give the Hens a 1-0 lead.
With UD on the penalty kill late in the first period, Finnegan blocked a shot and won the race to the puck. She went in alone on net and beat the goalie up high with just 1.2 seconds left in the period for a 2-0 advantage.
Lindenwood cut the lead to one in the second period, but Borg scored in the final minute of the frame on a centering pass from Smith to extend the lead back to two after 40 minutes.
The Lions cut it to 3-2 early in the third, but Blum answered right back as she fired a high wrister past the goaltender 2:38 into the final period.
Lindenwood again cut the lead to one, but Delaware's defense stood strong as the Lions played the final 2:33 with an extra attacker.
Smith capitalized on a turnover to score an empty-netter with five seconds remaining to seal the win.

OF NOTE

Finnegan's short-handed goal was the program's first-ever shorthanded tally.
The win was Delaware's first-ever conference victory.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens and Lions will wrap up their weekend series on Saturday afternoon, with puck drop scheduled for 1 p.m. at Fred Rust Ice Arena. The game will be broadcast on FloHockey.

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