It was a different day, at a different rink, but the score was identical and the story nearly the same as last week’s defeat against the New York Riveters. Returning the favor the Pride dealt them back in October, the Rivs spoiled the Pride’s home opener at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
For the second week in a row, the Pride lost a 3-2 contest to the Riveters in which Nana Fujimoto was outstanding, stopping 41 of 43 shots. The New York defense kept the Pride out of the middle of the ice, forcing them out along the boards and limiting their attack.