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****************************************************************************** Wednesday, March 1, 2000 USM's Holly Manning Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) of the University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team was one of the six players named to the 1999-2000 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Division III League All-Rookie team as voted by the league's 18 head coaches. Manning is the first player in the program's two-year history to earn a spot on the All-Rookie team. The all-league first and second all-star teams, the all-rookie squad and the conference Player, Rookie, Goalie and Coach of the Year awards were announced by the ECAC office late Monday afternoon (see complete list below). Manning led the Huskies in scoring during her rookie season scoring 25 goals and 15 assists for 40 points in 23 games overall. She was third in scoring among the league's freshmen (tied for eighth place overall) with 19 goals and nine assists in 17 conference games, and led the league in power play goals (6) and power play points (12). The swift-skating winger had seven power play goals overall and four game winning goals to lead the Huskies in both categories. She also had five hat tricks during the season. Southern Maine completed its second varsity season with a 12-10-2 overall record against varsity programs and an 8-7-2 mark in ECAC play. 1999-2000 All-ECAC Women's Division III League Team First Team Player Pos. Class School Heather Murphy F So. Colgate University Sylvia Ryan F Sr. Middlebury College Michelle Labbe F Jr. Middlebury College Catherine Elkins D So. Middlebury College Catherine Pullins D Sr. Middlebury College Josie Chapman G Jr. Colby College Second Team Shelly Chessie F Fr. Bowdoin College Lauren Wiggins F Sr. Sacred Heart University Cara Shortsleeve F Sr. Williams College Carrie Simonds D So. Bowdoin College Sarah Bergin D Jr. Sacred Heart University Melissa Norris G Sr. Rochester Institute of Technology 1999-2000 ECAC Women's Division III League All-Rookie Team Player Pos. School Shelly Chessie F Bowdoin College Paula Dady F Hamilton College Holly Manning F University of Southern Maine Madeleine Mineau D Colby College Jill Giardina D University of Vermont Tiffany Hayes G University of Vermont Player of the Year Sylvia Ryan, Forward, Middlebury College Rookie of the Year Shelly Chessie, Forward, Bowdoin College Goaltender of the Year Josie Chapman, Colby College Coach of the Year Ted Wisner, Colgate University ****************************************************************************** Sunday, February 20, 2000 Continentals, Huskies Play to Draw in Season Finale GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Paula Dady (Wallingford, Conn.) scored a pair of special teams goals in the third period to lift the Hamilton College Continentals into a 3-3 tie with the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's Division III League contest Sunday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena. The game was the final one of the 1999-2000 season for both teams. Tied 1-1 going into the third period, USM took the lead on freshman Amy Matuewezski's (Woonsocket, R.I.) disputed goal at 3:45. Matuewezski's shot just under the cross bar came out of the net so quickly that the Hamilton players and coaches believed the puck had hit the post and not gone in. Matuewezski's second goal of the period three minutes later gave the Huskies a two-goal advantage. Dady cut the deficit in half with a shorthanded goal at 9:30. She poked the puck past the Huskies' player at the point, streaked down the right wing on a breakaway and beat USM junior goalie Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.). The Continentals got a power play shortly after and Dady converted a pass from junior Jenner Atherton (Nantucket, Mass.) for the equalizer. Southern Maine had some excellent chances to win the game in regulation, and outshot Hamilton, 5-0, in the overtime period, but the Continentals' freshman goalie, Jen Kroleski (New Rochelle, N.Y.), was equal to the task. Hamilton scored the only goal of the first period at 1:57 when junior Lauren Spoon (East Lansing, Mich.) beat Whitman with a wrist from the bottom of the right wing circle. Southern Maine finally got on the board with 40 seconds left in the second period when junior Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.) popped a short shot from in front of the net over Kroleski. Kroleski finished the game with 33 saves for Hamilton. Whitman was credited with 25 saves for USM. The Huskies finished their second varsity season with a 12-10-2 overall record and an 8-7-2 mark in ECAC play. Hamilton, which picked up three of a possible four points in the standings on the final weekend, ended the year 8-12-2 overall and 7-8-2 in the ECAC. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, February 19, 2000 Huskies Fall Short in Bid for Playoffs GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Shira Katsir (North Miami Beach, Fla.) scored two goals to pace the Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) Tigers to a 4-2 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's Division III League game Saturday night at the USM Ice Arena. The loss drops Southern Maine to 8-7-1 in conference play and 12-10-1 overall, and eliminates the Huskies from postseason tournament. USM needed to win its two games this weekend to make the playoffs. R.I.T. improves to 8-4-5 in the conference and 11-4-5 overall, and clinched the final spot in the upcoming tournament. The Tigers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Katsir scored 3:53 into the opening period. Southern Maine got the equalizer at the 12:13 mark on an unassisted goal by freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.). R.I.T. took the lead for good when junior forward Katie Obyc (Powell, Ohio) scored a power play goal at 12:49 of the second period. The Tigers increased their lead to 3-1 when junior forward Margaret Dumiak (Long Grove, IL), scored just 2:26 into the final period. Southern Maine answered back at the 7:46 mark on a goal by freshman defenseman Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.) to pull within one. But it wasn't enough as Katsir scored an empty netter with 58 seconds remaining in the game. Senior goaltender Melissa Norris (North Olmsted, Ohio) went the distance for the Tigers stopping 33 shots. Her counterpart, junior Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, VT), saved 25 shots for the Huskies. Southern Maine finishes the regular season Sunday afternoon when it hosts Hamilton College. Game time is 2:00 p.m. R.I.T. will travel to Lewiston, Maine, to play Bates College on Sunday. ****************************************************************************** Wednesday, February 16, 2000 Huskies Rout Crusaders 12-0 Manning, Law Collect Hat Tricks WORCESTER, Mass. -- Freshmen forwards Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) and Kim Law (Moffetfield, Calif.) each scored three goals as the University of Southern Maine Huskies trounced the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders, 12-0, in a women's non-conference college hockey game Wednesday night at the Hart Athletic Complex. The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies who improved to 12-9-1 overall. Southern Maine hosts R.I.T. and Hamilton College this weekend in the final two games of the regular season. USM needs to sweep the two games to make the ECAC Women's Division III playoffs that begin February 26. Holy Cross, which had won its previous two games, slipped to 9-15-0 with the loss. Manning wasted little time getting the Huskies on the board scoring her 22nd goal of the season, assisted by Law, just 1:56 into the game. Law made it 2-0 at the 8:50 mark with her eighth goal of the season. Sophomore Meghan Deane (Wilbraham, Mass.) and freshman Chero Waters (Wilder, Vt.) added goals later in the period to make it 4-0 after one period. Junior Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.), Manning, freshman Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine) and Law all scored within the first 5:38 of the second period to make it 8-0. Manning completed her fifth hat trick of the season with her third goal of the contest at 1:20 of the third period. After junior Jill Powers (Beverly, Mass.) and freshman Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.) scored, Law netted the final goal of the contest at 9:57 for her first career hat trick. Junior goaltender Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec) needed to make just three saves for the Huskies. The shutout was her third of the season. Manning also picked up a pair of assists in the game for a five-point night. Law had four points, and sophomore Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) picked up four assists. ****************************************************************************** Monday, February 14, 2000 Manning Named ECAC Division III Rookie of the Week GORHAM, Maine -- For the second time this season, freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) of the University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Division III League Rookie of the Week. Beth Burr, ECAC Director of Public Relations, made the announcement Monday afternoon. Burr also announced the junior goalie Trisha Palmi (Fitchburg, Mass.) had been named to the weekly honor for her standout play in USM's wins over Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and Amherst College. Manning, the Huskies leading scorer with 38 points (24 g, 14 a), picked up six points against M.I.T. by recording her fifth hat trick of the season and three assists in USM's 14-0 win. She came back the next afternoon to add a goal and an assist in the Huskies' 4-1 win over Amherst. Manning had previously won Rookie of the Week honors back in early December. Palmi played both games last weekend. She recorded her second shutout of the season against M.I.T. by making six saves. Against Amherst, Palmi stopped 28 of 29 shots to backstop the Huskies to victory. She now has a 0.72 goals against average, a .950 save percentage, an unblemished 5-0-0 record and two shutouts on the season. Southern Maine, 12-9-1 overall and 8-6-1 in ECAC play, kept its playoff hopes alive by sweeping last weekend's road games against M.I.T. and Amherst. The Huskies need to win their remaining two regular season games at home this weekend (February 19-20) against Rochester Institute of Technology (Saturday, 7:00 p.m.) and Hamilton College (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) to make the playoffs. ****************************************************************************** Sunday, February 13, 2000 Huskies Keep Playoff Hopes Alive, Beat Amherst 4-1 AMHERST, Mass. -- Freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) had a goal and an assist and junior goalie Trisha Palmi (Fitchburg, Mass.) kicked out 28 shots as the University of Southern Maine Huskies women's hockey team kept its playoff hopes alive by posting a 4-1 victory over the Amherst College Lady Jeffs in an ECAC Women's Division III League game at Orr Rink Sunday afternoon. The win was the third straight for the Huskies who improved to 11-9-1 overall and 8-6-1 in ECAC play. Southern Maine needs to sweep its last two league games next weekend (February 19-20) against Rochester Institute of Technology and Hamilton to have a shot at making the eight-team postseason tournament. The Huskies have a non-league game at Holy Cross Wednesday night. Amherst, which had won its last two games after snapping a ten-game losing streak last Wednesday, is now 8-11-0 overall and 5-10-0 in ECAC play. Freshman defenseman Heather Aube (Hebron, Maine) put the Huskies on top at 9:19 of the first period with an unassisted goal. The goal was her fourth of the season. Amherst tied the game early in the second period when senior Genny Furst (Deephaven, Minn.) netted a power play goal. The tie lasted only four minutes as sophomore defenseman Meghan Deane (Wilbraham, Mass.) gave the Huskies the lead for good with her tenth goal of the season at 7:59. Deane, who has scored six goals in her last three games, was assisted by Manning and freshman Jennifer Boswell (San Francisco, Calif.). Sophomore Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) gave the Huskies a two-goal advantage, set up by Boswell, with a goal at 16:48 of the second period. Manning iced the game for USM with her team-leading 22nd goal of the season at 18:16 of the third period assisted by freshman Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.). Southern Maine held a 45-29 edge in shots on goal in the game. Freshman Heidi Alexander (Edina, Minn.) made 41 saves for the Lady Jeffs. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, February 12, 2000 Huskies Rout Engineers Manning, Deane Eact Net Three Goals CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Sophomore defenseman Meghan Deane (Wilbraham, Mass.) and freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) each scored three goals to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 14-0 rout of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers in an ECAC Women's Division III League game Saturday night. The win lifts the Huskies overall record to 10-9-1 and 7-6-1 in conference play and keeps their slim playoff hopes alive. USM travels to Amherst College for a must-win Sunday afternoon game. M.I.T. dropped its 14th straight game and is winless on the season. Southern Maine exploded for eight first period goals to put the game away early. Freshman Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) put USM on the board just 3:26 into the game. Deane scored a pair of goals 23 seconds apart to make it 3-0 before the game was seven minutes old. Junior Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine) made it 4-0, and sophomore Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) added a power play goal at 13:38. Freshman Chero Waters (Wilder, Vt.) scored once and Manning netted her first two goals within a 53-second span late in the period to make it 8-0 after 20 minutes of play. Manning completed her hat trick with a power play goal in the second period, and Deane became the first USM defenseman to score three goals in a game when she lit the lamp late in the third period. USM junior goalie Trisha Palmi (Fitchburg, Mass.) made six saves to record the shutout. Three M.I.T. goalies combined for 39 saves. USM outshot M.I.T., 53-6, in the game. ****************************************************************************** Sunday, February 6, 2000 Deane's Two Goals Leads Huskies Past Camels GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore defender Meghan Deane (Wilbraham, Mass.) scored two goals to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Connecticut College Camels in an ECAC Women's Division III League game Sunday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena. The win snapped the Huskies' four-game winless streak (0-3-1). Southern Maine now has a record of 9-9-1 overall and 6-6-1 in the conference. The Camels fall to 2-10-0 in the conference and 5-11-0 overall. The first period saw the Huskies outshoot the Camels, 16-2, but neither team could register a goal. Deane's first goal came at 5:58 of the second period when she collect a pass from freshman forward Kim Law (Moffetfield, Calif.) in her own defensive zone, skated the length of the ice and beat the Camel's sophomore goaltender, Anna Trafton (Topsham, Maine), low to the left. Just 2:42 into the third period, freshman forward Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) pounced on a loose puck in the offensive zone and scored an unassisted goal to increase Southern Maine's lead to 2-0. Deane later tied the school record for goals by a defenseman in one game with a power play goal at the 7:58 mark. Southern Maine held Connecticut College to zero shots on goal in the final period and outshot the Camels in the game, 35-4. On the power play, Southern Maine was 1-3 while the Camels were 0-2. Trafton was outstanding for the Camels stopping 32 shots. Junior Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec) had to make only four saves to record her second shutout of the season. The Huskies return to action next Saturday (February 12) when they travel to Cambridge, Mass., to play Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, February 5, 2000 Huskies Fall Short Against Pioneers GORHAM, Maine --Senior forward Lori Hendra (Calumet, Mich.) scored a power play goal with 3:57 remaining in regulation to break a 1-1 tie and lift the visiting Sacred Heart University Pioneers (8-8-1) to a 2-1 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies (8-9-1) in an ECAC Women's Division III League hockey game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena. The win, the Pioneers fifth in their last six league games, improved Sacred Heart's record to 8-8-1 overall and 8-4-1 in the conference. Southern Maine dropped their second straight game to fall to 8-9-1 overall and 5-6-1 in the conference. The Huskies will host Connecticut College Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. The teams skated through an even first period with one penalty on each side and ten shots for the visitors and nine for the home team. However, it was Sacred Heart that was able to net one as sophomore forward Keri Blair (Hunting Station, N.Y.) scored the only goal of the period at the 7:29 mark. Southern Maine notched the equalizer 2:58 into the second period on a goal by junior forward Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.). She was set up by sophomore forwards Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) and Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.). In the final period, the Pioneers could only manage four shots on goal, but they made one count as Hendra scored her game winning power play goal. Sacred Heart finished the game one-for-five on the power play while Southern Maine went zero-for-six, including a full two minute five-on-three opportunity in the second period. Sophomore goaltender Kim Derleth (Tomahawk, Wis.) went the distance for the Pioneers stopping 32 shots, while her counterpart, junior Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec) saved 20 shots for the Huskies. ****************************************************************************** Tuesday, February 1, 2000 Chessie Gives Polar Bears Win Over Huskies GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Shelly Chessie (Fredericton, New Brunswick) scored with 50 seconds left in regulation to lift the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 5-4 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC non-conference game Tuesday evening at the USM Ice Arena. The win snapped the Polar Bears' five-game winless skid (0-4-1) and improved their overall record to 7-5-2. Southern Maine, winless in its last three games (0-2-1), is now 8-8-1 overall. Bowdoin had squandered a two-goal lead late in the third period before Chessie came to the rescue. The freshman forward picked up a loose puck in her own end after junior goalie Katie Worthing (Brunswick, Maine) made a pair of game-saving stops on USM freshmen Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) and Kim Law (Moffetfield, Calif.), skated the length of the ice and beat junior goalie Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec) with a high shot for her team-leading 13th goal of the season. The Huskies were able to get Duer out of the net in favor of the extra attacker for the final 23 seconds, but were unable to get any shots on Worthing. Southern Maine had tied the game with a pair of goals 1:55 apart. Freshman Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.), set up by Law, pulled the Huskies within one with her team-leading 17th goal at 14:33. Sophomore Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) tied the game at 16:28 when she forced a turnover at the blue line and skated in alone on Worthing. The teams traded first period goals as Law scored the first of her two goals, set up by Matuewezski and Manning, at 8:37. Bowdoin sophomore defenseman Carrie Simonds (Belmont, Mass.) tied the game at 16:19 off a set-up from Gloria Sonnen (Mendota Heights, Minn.). Law scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Manning, at 4:28 of the second period to give the Huskies a short-lived lead. Senior Liz MacNeil (Lincoln, Mass.) scored for Bowdoin 35 seconds later on the same power play to tie the game. Freshman defenseman Leah McClure (Rothesay, New Brunswick) put the Polar Bears in the lead for the first time at 10:54 with an unassisted goal off a Huskies' turnover. Freshman Barbara Lanoue (Stockbridge, Mass.) gave Bowdoin its two-goal lead at 13:57 off assists from Simonds and Chessie. Worthing finished the game with 14 saves for the Polar Bears. Southern Maine starting junior goalie Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) made 10 saves over the first two periods before moving to a forward position in the third period. Duer had eight saves in the final period. Southern Maine hosts Sacred Heart University Saturday (4:00 p.m.) and Connecticut College on Sunday (3:00 p.m.). Bowdoin will entertain Amherst College Friday evening (7:00 p.m.) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday night (7:00 p.m.). All four games will have an impact on the standings for the upcoming postseason tournament. ****************************************************************************** Sunday, January 30, 2000 Huskies and Catamounts Skate to 1-1 Draw GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Holly Manning's (Northfield, Vt.) goal at 1:02 of the third period gave the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 1-1 tie with the visiting University of Vermont Catamounts (10-6-3) in an ECAC Women's Division III League game Sunday afternoon. The tie pushes Southern Maine's record to 8-7-1 overall and 5-5-1 in the conference. Vermont is now 10-6-3 overall and 8-1-3 in the conference. The tie extended Vermont's current unbeaten streak to eight games (6-0-2). UVM freshman forward Jenny Agnew (Sabattus, Maine) gave the Catamounts a 1-0 lead at 17:28 of the first period when she fired a shot from just inside the blue line that bounced off the pads of Southern Maine junior goaltender Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) and slid into the back of the net. The goal was Agnew's seventh of the season. Both teams had six shots on goal in the first period. After a scoreless second period, the Huskies took control of the game in the final period, out-shooting the Catamounts 13-0. However, only Manning was able to get a shot past Vermont's freshman goaltender Tiffany Hayes (New Milford, Conn.). The goal came after Vermont failed to clear the puck out of their zone after a rebound and it fell to Manning who beat a defender and pushed a shot to the right of Hayes and into the net for her team-leading 16th goal. In the overtime, Vermont managed only one shot on goal to Southern Maine's six, but it was the best opportunity for both teams. Senior forward Anna Towne (Milton, Vt.) stole the puck at center ice and skated in on a breakaway. She tried coming across the face of the goal and shooting with her backhand, but Whitman made the save with her right pad to preserve the tie. Whitman finished the game with nine saves while Vermont's Hayes stopped 33 shots. Southern Maine returns to action Tuesday night when it hosts in-state rival Bowdoin College in a non-league game. Game time is 7:00 p.m. Vermont returns to action next weekend traveling to Hamilton (Saturday) and R.I.T. (Sunday). ****************************************************************************** Saturday, January 29, 2000 Panthers Remain Unbeaten in ECAC, Blank Huskies 6-0 GORHAM, Maine -- Six different players scored goals as the visiting Middlebury Panthers skated to a 6-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in ECAC Women's Division III League hockey action Saturday night at the USM Ice Arena. The win puts Middlebury at a perfect 11-0-0 in the conference and 12-1-0 overall. Middlebury joins Colgate as the only schools yet to lose in the conference. With the loss, Southern Maine falls to 5-5-0 in the conference and 8-7-0 overall. The Panthers jumped out of the gate quickly when senior forward Christa McDougall (Point Clair, Quebec) scored a power play goal 2:25 into the first period. Sophomore forward Ashley Morton (Stowe, Vt.) increased Middlebury's lead to two when she scored just nine seconds later on an assist from freshman forward Jacqui Phillips (Shrewsbury, Mass.). Middlebury added one more during the period when senior defender Catherine Pullins (New Canaan, Conn.) netted a power play goal at the 14:19 mark. Middlebury scored two goals during the second period, both power play goals. The first came from freshman forward Amber Neil (Port Crane, N.Y.) at 8:55 and the second from sophomore defender Catherine Elkins (Bernardsville, N.J.) at 13:45. The final period saw only one goal, as Middlebury's senior defender and captain Sarah Hall (Denver, CO) netted the final tally of the night at the 12:26 mark. Middlebury College was an impressive 4 for 5 on the power play, while Southern Maine was 0 for 3. Senior goaltender Beth Denoncourt (Westfield, Mass.) earned the shutout by posting 17 saves. Huskies junior goaltender Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) stopped 19 shots before being replaced 13:15 into the second period by junior Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec). Duer recorded 11 saves. Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow afternoon when they host the University of Vermont. Game time is 3:00 p.m. ****************************************************************************** Sunday, January 23, 2000 Manning Leads USM Huskies Past Union SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Freshman Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) scored three goals and an assist to lead the University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team to an 8-1 victory over the Union College Dutchwomen in an ECAC Women's Division III League game Sunday afternoon. The win stopped the Huskies' two-game losing skid, and improves their record to 9-6-0 overall and 5-4-0 in league play. Union, which snapped a ten- game losing streak Saturday night by defeating Bates College, falls to 2-13-0 overall and 2-7-0 in the league. Manning's hat trick was her fourth of the season. She put the Huskies in the board first with her team-leading 16th goal of the season at 9:07 of the first period. Union's freshman forward Jessica Eaton (Amherst, N.H.) tied the game at 17:35 of the period. The Huskies turned up their play in the second period outshooting the Dutchwomen 24-3 and outscoring them 4-0. Sophomore Meghan Deane (Wilbraham, Mass.) put the Huskies ahead for good with what proved to be the game winning goal at 2:19, set up by Manning. Manning's second goal of the game made it 3-0 at 12:30. Freshmen Kim Law (Moffetfield, Calif.) and Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine) added goals before the end of the period to put USM in control. Manning completed her hat trick scoring at 1:39 of the third period. Freshman Sarah Micciche (Framingham, Mass.) scored 34 seconds later to make it 7-1, and Rideout completed the scoring with her second goal of the game at 15:00. USM freshman defense Heather Aube (Hebron, Maine) had three assists for the Huskies. Freshman Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.) had a pair of assists, and Rideout also had an assist to go along with her two goals. Juniors Trisha Palmi (Fitchburg, Mass.) and Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec) split the goaltending duties for the Huskies. Palmi started and made three saves over the first 30 minutes. Duer was credited with 11 saves over the last 30 minutes. Union goalie Brooke Alkon (Unionville, Conn.) made 34 saves. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, January 22, 2000 Huskies Fall Short Against Red Raiders HAMILTON, N.Y. --Senior forward Charlotte Davet (Montreal, Quebec) scored what proved to be the game winner as the Colgate Red Raiders beat the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies, 2-1, in ECAC Division III action Saturday afternoon at Starr Rink. The win Improves the Red Raiders to 11-2-0 overall and a perfect 8-0-0 in conference play. Southern Maine drops to 4-4-0 in the conference and 8-6-0 overall. Colgate wasted little time scoring as sophomore forward Jen O'Brien (Ridgewood, N.J.) put the Red Raiders ahead just 40 seconds into the game. Southern Maine was able to answer later in the period when at the 17:20 mark freshman forward Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) netted the equalizer on a power play. The tying goal was assisted by freshmen forwards Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) and Kim Law (Moffetfield, Calif.). Davet scored the game winner 12:53 into the second period on an assist from sophomore forward Heather Murphy (St. Paul, Minn.). The Huskies were unable to capitalize on a five-on-three power-play opportunity late in the period as Colgate held onto the 2-1 lead to end the period. Southern Maine pulled junior goaltender Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) with 1:06 remaining in the third period hoping to tie the game, but Colgate was able to hold on for the win. Whitman finished the night with 16 saves while freshman Jen Burtraw (Guilford, CT) recorded 20 saves. Southern Maine returns to action Sunday afternoon when they travel to Union College. The puck drops at 3:00 p.m. ****************************************************************************** Wednesday, January 19, 2000 Sarah Micciche Named ECAC Player of the Week GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Sarah Micciche (Framingham, Mass.) of the University of Southern Maine women's hockey team has been selected as the ECAC/Franklin Division III Player of the Week for the week of January 9-16. The announcement was made by the ECAC office Tuesday. In three non-conference games last week, Micciche scored 12 points on five goals and seven assists. Against Bates College, the 5-foot-2 wing scored two goals, including the game winner, and an assist. In the Huskies record setting 19-0 rout of Salve Regina University, Micciche had two goals and a school record tying six assists. The eight-point game set a USM single game scoring mark. She closed out the week scoring a goal in USM's overtime loss to Manhattanville College. The big week moved Micciche into sixth spot on the Huskies' scoring list with six goals and nine assists for 15 points. She has one game winning goal this season. Micciche is the second USM player this season to win Player of the Week honors. Classmate Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) was named the Player of the Week in November. Southern Maine, 8-5-0 overall and 4-3-0 in ECAC Division III games, returns to action this weekend with a two-game road trip to New York to play second place Colgate University (10-1-0 overall, 7-0-0 in ECAC) Saturday afternoon (1:00 p.m.) and Union College (1-12-0 overall, 1-6-0 ECAC) on Sunday (3:00 p.m.). The Huskies are presently in a three-way tie with Amherst College and Williams College for eighth place. ****************************************************************************** Sunday, January 16, 2000 Manhattanville Nips Southern Maine in OT GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman wing Cheryl Picinic's (Cliffside Park, N.J.) second goal of the game at 2:31 of overtime gave the Manhattanville College Valiants a 3-2, come-from-behind win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference women's hockey game Sunday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena. The win gave the visiting Valiants a sweep of their two-game weekend trip to the state of Maine against Bates College and USM. Manhattanville, now 6-6-0 overall, climbs back to .500 for the first time since December 4. Southern Maine had its three-game win streak stopped to fall to 8-5-0 overall. Picinic, who tied the game early in the third period with an unassisted goal, got the game winner knocking in the rebound of freshman Kristin Sahlem (West Seneca, N.Y.) shot. USM junior goalie Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) made the initial stop on Sahlem's shot from 25 feet out in the slot. The rebound fell to the uncovered Picinic, stationed just to the left of the cage, who stuffed the puck under the sprawling Whitman. The teams traded first period power play goals 42 seconds apart. The Valiants got on the board first when freshman Lindsey Paulsrud (Wilmette, Illinois) tipped home the rebound of freshman Genevieve Allegrezza's (Anchorage, Alaska) long shot at 9:48. Sophomore defenseman Meghan Deane (Wilbraham, Mass.) got the equalizer for the Huskies at 10:30 when her blast from the right point eluded the Valiants' freshman goalie, Kate Alexander (Fredricksburg, Va.). Freshman Sarah Micciche (Framingham, Mass.) gave the Huskies their only lead at 7:57 of the game in the second period. Whitman poked the puck loose from a rushing Manhattanville forward to send Micciche away on a two-on-one. Micciche carried the length of the ice, cut back on the defense and put a 20- foot wrist shot past Alexander. Alexander finished the game with 23 saves for the Valiants. Whitman was credited with 22 saves for Southern Maine. Southern Maine returns to action next weekend (Jan. 22-23) with a two-game swing to New York to play Colgate and Union. Manhattanville hosts Hamilton and R.I.T next Friday and Saturday. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, January 15, 2000 Southern Maine Routs Salve Regina Micciche Leads Husky Assault With Eight-Point Night GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Sarah Micciche (Framingham Mass.) led a record breaking offensive assault with a pair of goals and six assists as the University of Southern Maine Huskies routed the Salve Regina University Seahawks, 19-0, in a non-conference women's hockey game Saturday night at the USM Ice Arena. The win was the third straight for the Huskies who improve to 8-4-0 overall. The Huskies will play Manhattanville College in another non-conference game Sunday afternoon. Salve Regina, which has been shutout in all its games this season, falls to 0-5-0. The Seahawks travel to Bates College for a Sunday afternoon game. The 19 goals is the most scored by a USM women's team in one game, and the 10 first period goals was another record. Micciche's eight points in the game was another record, and she and freshman forward Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine) tied the single game assist record. Rideout had a goal and six assists for seven points for the Huskies. Fifteen players scored goals in the game for the Huskies. Southern Maine jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first period completely dominating play. USM outshot the visitors 37-0 in the first period, and 66-2 for the game. Freshman Heather Aube (Hebron, Maine), junior Jill Powers (Beverly, Mass.) and sophomore Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) each had a pair of goals. USM junior goalie Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec) needed to make just two saves to record her first shutout of the season. Junior Laura Griffin (Dorchester, Mass.) made 47 saves for Salve Regina. ****************************************************************************** Tuesday, January 10, 2000 Huskies Blank Bobcats, 8-0 True, Micciche Each Score Pair of Goals LEWISTON, Maine -- Freshmen Sarah Micciche (Framingham, Mass.) and Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.) each scored a pair of goals and an assist to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to an 8-0 victory over the Bates College Bobcats in a non-conference women's hockey game Tuesday night at the Underhill Ice Arena. The win improves the Huskies overall mark to 7-4-0 heading into this weekend's non-conference games with Salve Regina University (Saturday, 7:00 p.m.) and Manhattanville College (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.). Bates remains winless dropping its ninth straight game. Micciche and True scored 62 seconds apart in the first period as the Huskies built a 2-0 lead. The lead could have been bigger without the standout goaltending by Bates' Alexis Ramenofsky who stopped 22 shots. USM had a 24-4 advantage in shots over the first 20 minutes. True, sophomore Meghan Deane (Wilbraham, Mass.) and junior wing Jill Powers (Beverly, Mass.) scored in the second period to make it 5-0. Sophomore Nicole Lemieux (Winslow, Maine), freshman Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine) and Micciche netted goals in the final period. USM junior goalie Trisha Palmi (Fitchburg, Mass.) stopped eight shots to post her first career shutout. Ramenofsky registered 44 saves before giving way to Lindsay Gray midway through the final period. Gray had nine saves in the final 11 minutes. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, January 8, 2000 Huskies Hold Off Ephs For Win WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) scored two goals including what proved to be the game winner as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Williams College Ephs, 3-2, in ECAC Women's Division III League hockey action Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Huskies overall record to 6-4 and their conference record to 4-3. Williams falls to 4-4 in both overall and conference. Senior forward Katie Gold (Wethersfield, Conn.) got Williams out to a 1-0 lead 5:42 into the first period. The Ephs did not enjoy their lead for long as sophomore forward Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) tied the game for the Huskies 62 seconds later. Harrison was assisted by sophomore forward Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.), one of her two assists on the night. With 43 seconds left to play in the period, Manning scored her first goal of the game on a power play assisted by Fulton and freshman forward Kim Law (Moffetfield, CA). Manning wasted no time beginning the next period by scoring her second goal at the 1:05 mark. That was the only goal of the period as Southern Maine was outshot 13-5 in the second. The final period saw only one goal again, this time scored by the Ephs' Gold for her second of the night at the 8:25 mark. Southern Maine then held on for the win. Huskies junior goaltender Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) stopped 38 of the 40 shots she faced. Her counterpart for Williams, freshman Monelle Quevillon (Maschouche, Quebec) turned back 20 of 23 shots. Southern Maine returns to action Tuesday, January 11 as they travel to in-state rival Bates College for a non-league game. ****************************************************************************** Friday, January 7, 2000 Rensselaer Defeats Southern Maine 2-1 TROY, N.Y. -- Junior goalie Laura DeNuccio (North Oaks, Minn.) made 26 saves to give the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers a 2-1 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's Division III League game Friday night at the Houston Field House. The win improves the Engineers' overall record to 3-5-1 and 2-2-1 in league play. The Huskies slip to 5-4-0 overall and 3-3-0 in the league. Southern Maine travels to Williams College for another league contest Saturday. Rensselaer held the lead throughout the game after scoring 45 seconds into the first period. Senior Talia Acampora (Woodbridge, Conn.) lit the lamp with her third goal of the season set up by senior Cindy Acropolis (Brick, N.J.) and Christin Sauca (Wakefield, Mass.). The lead expanded to 2-0 at 12:09 of the second period when sophomore Andrea Poley (Monument Beach, Mass.) scored her third goal of the season while the Engineers were on the power play. Acropolis and sophomore Kate Adams (Farmington, Mich.) picked up the assists. Southern Maine, playing its first game since Dec. 11, finally got on the board when freshman Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) scored her team-leading 13th goal of the season at 17:59 of the third period assisted by freshmen Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Kim Law (Moffetfield, Calif.). Junior Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) made 37 saves for the Huskies. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, December 11, 1999 Hill, Manning Get Hat Tricks as Huskies Rout Terriers BOSTON, Mass. -- Junior wing Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.) and freshman center Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) each collected hat tricks as the University of Southern Maine Huskies routed the Boston University Terriers, 13-0, in a non-league women's hockey game Saturday afternoon at Walter Brown Arena. The Huskies improved their overall record to 5-3-0 as they head into exams and the holiday break. USM returns to action January 7-8 when they travel to west to play Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Williams College in a pair of ECAC Women's Division III League games. Boston University's record was not available. Hill scored three of the Huskies' first six goals, including what proved to be the game winner, for her second hat trick of the season. She also had an assist for a five-point game. Manning picked up her third hat trick of the season and an assist for four points. Other goal scorers for the Huskies were sophomore Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) who had a pair goals, junior Jill Powers (Beverly, Mass.), freshman Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.), freshman Kim Laws (Moffetfield, Calif.), freshman Jen Boswell (Mountain View, Calif.), and junior Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine). Sophomore Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) had five assists for the Huskies. All three USM goalies, Trisha Palmi (Fitchburg, Mass.), Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec) and Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) played a period and combined for 13 saves. Boston University goaltenders Megan Connor and Amy Levine split the game and made 16 and 11 saves, respectively. ****************************************************************************** Wednesday, December 8, 1999 Mineau Scores Twice to Save White Mules GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Madeleine Mineau (Quebec, Canada) scored the tying goal with just 1.7 seconds left in regulation, then tallied an unassisted goal in overtime to give the Colby College White Mules a thrilling, 3-2, come- from-behind victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non- league women's college hockey game Wednesday evening at the USM Ice Arena. The win keeps the White Mules unbeaten overall at 4-0-1. The loss snapped the Huskies' four-game winning streak. USM is now 4-3-0 on the season. After a scoreless first period, Southern Maine built a 2-0 lead on a goals by freshmen Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt..), on the power play, in the second period, and Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.) midway through the third period. Colby finally solved the goaltending of junior Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) with less than four minutes to play when junior Amy Bonnefond (Kents Hill, Maine) scored a power play goal set up by junior Katie Mangan (Ventura, Calif.). Mineau got the equalizer to force the game into overtime off assists from sophomore Carrie Swiderski (Watertown, Conn.) and freshman Lauren Gremelspacher (Granby, Conn.). Whitman, who had posted shutouts in each of her last two starts, finished the night with 27 saves. Junior Josie Chapman (Bristol, R.I.) end up with 22 saves for the White Mules. ****************************************************************************** Tuesday, December 7, 1999 Manning Named ECAC Women's Division III League Rookie of the Week GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) of the University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team has been named the ECAC/Louisville Rookie of the Week by the Eastern College Athletic Conference's (ECAC) Women's Division III League for the seven-day period of November 29- December 5. The announcement was made by the ECAC office Tuesday (December 7) morning. This is the second straight week that a USM freshman has earned Rookie of the Week honors. Forward Kim Law (Moffetfield, Calif.) was the recipient of the honor for the previous week. Manning had an outstanding week scoring seven goals and two assists in three games. She had her first career hat trick in the Huskies' 12-1 win over Bates (November 30), collected an assist in the 4-0 win over Wesleyan University on Saturday, and then had a four-goal, one-assist effort in USM's 10-0 win against Trinity College on Sunday. She had the game winning goal against Trinity. In the team's first six games, Manning has tallied eight goals, including two power play goals, and three assists for 11 points. She is second on the team in goals scored and overall scoring. The Huskies have won their last four games to improve their overall mark to 4-2-0 under first-year head coach Dottie Catlin. They are 3-2-0 in ECAC Women's Division III League play. They have non-league games this week against Colby (Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.) at home and on the road against Boston University (Saturday, 1:15 p.m.) before taking a break for semester exams and the holidays. ****************************************************************************** Sunday, December 5, 1999 Record Setting Second Period Lifts Huskies Past Bantams GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored a school record eight goals in the second period on the way to a 10-0 victory over the visiting Trinity College Bantams Sunday afternoon in an ECAC Women's Division III League game at the USM Ice Arena. The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies who improve to 4-2-0 overall and 3-2-0 in league play. Trinity slips 2-2-0 overall and in league play. The Bantams' sophomore goalie Eleanore Maletta (Greenwich, Conn.) kept the Huskies at bay for most of the first period until freshman Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) found the back of the net at 16:34. The Huskies had an 18-2 edge in shots on goal as Maletta kept the Bantams in the game with 17 saves in the period. Manning's second goal of the game at 3:10 of the second period opened the flood gates as the Huskies scored four times in a span of 1:30. Sophomore Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) scored her first goal of the season 23 seconds later, and freshman Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) added her ninth of the campaign at 3:56. Freshman Kathy Cooney (Hope, R.I.), playing in her first game, made it 5-0 at the 4:40 mark. Junior Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine), Manning (for the hat trick), freshman Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine), and Manning again would score before the end of the period to make it 9-0. The eight goals in one period breaks the old school mark of seven set last season against Bates. Matuewezski had the only goal of the third period. Southern Maine junior goalie Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) needed to make nine saves to record her second straight shutout. Maletta finished the game with 36 saves for the Bantams. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, December 4, 1999 Huskies Shut Out Cardinals GORHAM, Maine --Junior goaltender Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) stopped 14 shots to notched her first career shutout and lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-0 victory over the visiting Wesleyan University Cardinals in ECAC Women's Division III League hockey game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena. The win is the third straight for the Huskies who improve to 3-2-0 and 2- 2-0 in the conference. Wesleyan drops to 1-2-0 in the conference and 1-4-0 overall. Southern Maine controlled most of the game and got on the board 8:12 into the first period on an unassisted goal by junior forward Jillian Powers (Beverly, Mass.). It was the only goal of the period. The second period saw much of the same action as the Huskies scored a second goal. Junior forward Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.) scored her fiofth goal of the season assisted by sophomore forwards Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) and Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.). Southern Maine put the game out of reach at 16:14 of the final period with a power play goal by freshman forward Kim Law (Moffetfield, Ca.). She was set up by fellow freshman forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.). Hill added her second of the night 59 seconds later assisted again by Fulton and Harrison. Wesleyan junior goaltender Emma DeSimone (Saco, Maine) stopped 27 shots. The Huskies return to action tomorrow when they host Trinity at 3:00. ****************************************************************************** Tuesday, November 30, 1999 Women's College Hockey Matuewezski, Hill, Manning Lead Huskies Past Bobcats, 12-1 GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) scored four goals for the second straight game, and junior Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.) and freshman Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) each scored three times, as the University of Southern Maine Huskies routed the Bates College Bobcats, 12-1, in an ECAC Women's Division III League game at the USM Ice Arena Tuesday night. The win was the second straight for the Huskies who have scored 25 goals in their last two games. They are now 2-2-0 overall and 1-2-0 in league play. Bates drops to 0-4-0 overall and 0-3-0 in the league. Southern Maine got on the scoreboard first when freshman Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine) scored her first collegiate goal at 2:47. Hill made it 2-0 at 12:21, and Matuewezski added a pair of goals in the final six minutes to make it 4-0 by the end of the first period. The Huskies put the game out of reach with six more goals in the second period as Hill, Matuewezski and Manning each had a pair of goals. Hill's hat trick was the first of her career. Manning completed her hat trick at 5:37 of the third period, and freshman Sarah Micciche (Framingham, Mass.) finished the Huskies' scoring at 6:40. Bates averted a shutout when sophomore Elizabeth Schliftman (Bedford, N.J.) scored a power play goal at 8:43 of the third period. Junior Molly Duer (Montreal, Duer) made three saves for Southern Maine in the first two periods before giving way to junior Trisha Palmi (Fitchburg, Mass.) at the start of the third period. Palmi had eight saves. Freshman Lindsay Gray (Delmar, Mass.) had 29 saves for Bates. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, November 27, 1999 Huskies Rout Crusaders, 13-2 Matuewezski Scores Four Goals to Pace Offensive Assault GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman wing Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) scored four goals and added an assist for a five-point game to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 13-2 rout of the Holy Cross Crusaders in a women's college hockey game Saturday night at the USM Ice Arena. The win was the Huskies first under new head coach Dottie Catlin. USM is now 1-2-0 on the season. Holy Cross drops to 0-4-0. Matuewezski put the Huskies on the board just 1:24 into the game with her first collegiate goal. After Virginia Halloran (Wellesley, Mass.) tied the game for the Crusaders with the first of her two goals at 3:25, the Huskies scored ten unanswered goals to turn the game into a rout. Matuewezski had three of the Huskies' six second period goals. Freshman forward Kim Law (Moffetfield, Calif.) had a big night for USM scoring her first goal and dishing off four assists. Junior wing Jill Powers (Beverly, Mass.) also chipped in two goals and an assist. The Huskies set or tied 12 school records in the game. Seventeen of the 18 skaters who played picked up at least one point. The Huskies outshot the Crusaders 83-3 during the contest. Despite the lopsided score, Holy Cross freshman goalie Jenelle DiSanto (North Reading, Mass.) was outstanding making 70 saves. ****************************************************************************** Saturday, November 20, 1999 Bowdoin Cruises Past Southern Maine, 6-1 Lanoue nets hat trick in Polar Bear romp BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College first-year Barbara Lanoue (Stock- bridge,Mass.) recorded her first career hat trick and also added an assisted, helping the Polar Bears dismiss the University of Southern Maine, 6-1, on Saturday afternoon. Senior goalie Kate Connelly (Belmont, Mass.) turned away 31 shots to pick up the victory in net for Bowdoin (2-0-0). Lanoue factored in on the first four goals of the game for the Polar Bears. She scored the first off a rebound from a Leah McClure (Rothesay, N.B.) shot and then Lanoue sent Jen Sinatra (Glendale, Calif.) in all alone for a 2-0 lead after the first period. Lanoue netted the only goal of the second period when she took a pass from Shelly Chessie (Fredericton, N.B.) and flipped a backhander from the slot between USM goalie Samantha Whitman's (Saxtons River, Vt.) legs for a 3-0 cushion. Less than two minutes into the final period, Lanoue netted her third of the game on a pretty move across the front of the goal off a dish from Kate Whittemore (Lexington, Mass.). Southern Maine (0-2-0) scored their lone goal of the game early in the third period as Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) found herself all alone in front of the net off a dish from Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.). The Polar Bears would put the game out of reach as first-year Quinn Kitchen (Edina, Minn.) scored a breakaway goal before setting up Emily McKissock (Westwood, Mass.) in front of the net for the final goal. Whitman ended the game with 20 saves for the Huskies. Courtsey of Jac Coyne * Sports Information Director * Bowdoin College * ****************************************************************************** Friday, November 19, 1999 Huskies Drop Heartbreaker at Colby, 1-0 WATERVILLE, Maine -- Sophomore Carrie Swiderski (Watertown, Conn.) score the only goal of the game in the second period and junior goaltender Josie Chapman (Bristol, R.I.) kicked out all 29 shots she faced as the Colby College White Mules defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 1-0, at the Alfond Arena Friday night. The game was the season-opening ECAC Division III Women's League game for both teams. Swiderski converted a pass from freshman Lauren Gremelspacher (Granby, Conn.) at 4:16 of the middle period to break the scoreless deadlock. Junior Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt.) had 25 saves for the Huskies. USM held a 29-26 edge in shots on goal for the game, including a 12-5 advantage in the final period. The game was Colby's first as a member of the Division III Women's League after playing for many seasons in the ECAC's Division I women's conference. USM will travel to Bowdoin to play the Polar Bears on Saturday while Colby will host Bates College. ****************************************************************************** Monday, November 15, 1999 Fortiguerra, Whitman Named Women's Hockey Captains Huskies Open Season This Weekend at Colby, Bowdoin GORHAM, Maine -- Junior defenseman Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine/ Maine Selects) and junior goaltender Samantha Whitman (Saxtons River, Vt./ Northfield Mt. Hermon) of the University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team have been named captains for the upcoming 1999-2000 season. First-year head coach Dottie Catlin made the announcement. The Huskies open their second varsity season with a pair of ECAC Division III Women's League games this weekend. The Huskies travel to Waterville, Maine, on Friday (November 19) to play one of the league's two new members, the Colby College White Mules, at 7:00 p.m. They hit the road again on Saturday afternoon to play at Bowdoin College starting at 4:00 p.m. Fortiguerra, a flashy-skating defenseman, had six goals and nine assists for 15 points in 21 games, and led the team in penalty minutes with 48 last season. Whitman, who split her playing time between forward and goal last season, compiled a 3.23 goals against average with a .905 save percentage in six games. She also was the team's second leading scorer with a team-leading 16 goals and eight assists for 24 points. "It's great to have (Whitman) back in the nets this season. She's a great communicator and she sees the ice well. She has very good leadership qualities and she has the respect of her teammates," commented Catlin, a former University of New Hampshire standout. "We're mixing (Fortiguerra) in with some of the first-year players we have on the blue line looking for her to teach them the ropes. She is a vocal leader on the ice and she has a lot of experience on the blue line," said Catlin. Southern Maine opens its 1999-2000 home schedule November 27 when the Huskies host the College of Holy Cross in a non-league contest. The remainder of the Huskies schedule is as follows: Nov. 30, Bates (7:00); Dec. 4, Wesleyan (4:00); Dec. 5, Trinity (3:00); Dec. 8, Colby (non-league, 8:00); and Dec. 11, at Boston University (non-league, 1:15). Also Jan. 7, at Rensselaer (7:00); Jan. 8, at Williams (3:00); Jan. 11, at Bates (non-league, 7:30); Jan. 15, Salve Regina (non-league, 7:00); Jan. 16, Manhattanville (non-league, 1:30); Jan. 22, at Colgate (1:00); Jan. 23, at Union (3:00); Jan. 29, Middlebury (7:00); and Jan. 30, Vermont (3:00). The final month of the regular season includes: Feb. 1, Bowdoin (non- league, 7:00); Feb. 5, Sacred Heart (4:00); Feb. 6, Connecticut College (3:00); Feb. 12, at M.I.T. (7:00); Feb. 13, at Amherst (3:00); Feb. 16, at Holy Cross (non-league, 7:30); Feb. 19, Rochester Inst. of Technology (7:00); and Feb. 20, Hamilton (2:00). Playoff dates for the ECAC Women's Division III League tournament are February 26 or 27 for the first round. The semifinals and finals will be held March 4-5. |