By Michael Heilman

The Boston Pride completed the weekend sweep defeating the Minnesota Whitecaps 5-2 Sunday afternoon from the Warrior Ice Arena in Boston, MA.

Boston jumped out to a 1-0 lead fifteen minutes and twenty-one seconds into the first period as McKenna Brand scored on a two on one play with Christina Putigna getting the assist. Less than a minute later, the Pride’s Tori Sullivan scored on a backhand shot and extended Boston’s lead 2-0. Lexi Bender assisted in Sullivan’s goal. The Boston Pride headed to the locker room with a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period.

Minnesota cut the Pride’s lead 2-1 six minutes and fifty-six seconds into the second period as Sydney Baldwin shot the puck past Pride goalie Lovisa Selander and into the net for the goal. Amanda Boulier assisted on Baldwin’s goal.

Boston then went on the power play as Whitecaps Jonna Curtis was called for tripping. The Pride capitalized on this as Lexie Laing scored to put the Pride back up by two goals at 3-1. The game remained 3-1 at the end of the second period.

Boston Pride’s Kaleigh Fratkin was called for cross-checking a minute and twenty-nine seconds into the third period giving the Whitecaps a power play. Minnesota would take advantage of this as Stephanie Anderson scored to pull the Whitecaps within one at 3-2. Nicole Schammel assisted on Anderson’s goal.

A minute and twenty-eight seconds later, the Pride would go back up by two as Mary Parker shot the puck going over Whitecaps goalie Amanda Leveille’s shoulder and into the net to extend Boston’s lead 4-2. Boston would then put the game away with under eight minutes left in the third period as Christina Putigna, and Jillian Dempsey created a two on one with Putigna scoring to give Boston a 5-2 lead. Dempsey assisted in Putigna’s goal. When the final horn sounded, the Boston Pride defeated the Minnesota Whitecaps 5-2.

The three stars of the game were Boston forward Mary Parker, who had one goal, Boston defender Lauren Kelly, who had one assist and Boston forward Christina Putigna, who had one goal and one assist. Boston Pride goalie Lovisa Selander made thirty-five saves out of thirty-seven, allowing two goals while Minnesota Whitecaps goalie Amanda Leveille made forty-two saves out of forty-seven, allowing five goals.

Boston will continue their homestand next weekend as they welcome the Metropolitan Riveters to the Warrior Ice Arena Saturday, October 26th at 6:30 pm and Sunday, October 27th at 2:30 pm.