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Saturday, March 8, 2008
2008 ECAC Women's East Tournament
Semifinals, Saturday, March 8 (at Manhattanville)
G5 #1 Manhattanville 6 #5 Salve Regina 1
G6 #3 New England College 6 #2 UMass Boston 3
Championship, Sunday, March 9 (at Manhattanville)
G7 #3 New England College (15-10-1) vs. #1 Manhattanville (21-6-0) 2:00
First Round Games, Saturday, March 1 (at higher seeded team)
G1 at #1 Manhattanville 9 #8 MIT 0
G2 at #2 UMass Boston 5 #7 Castleton State 1
G3 at #3 N.E College 4 #6 Southern Maine 3
G4 #5 Salve Regina 2 at #4 Norwich 1 (OT)
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
(Courtesy of New England College Sports Information)
New England College Holds Off Southern Maine 4-3
Huskies Finish Season 7-18-1
HENNIKER, N.H. -- Junior Jaime Collins (Reading, Mass.) scored what
proved to be the game-winning goal with 8:37 to play in the third period giving
the third-seeded New England College Pilgrims a 4-3 victory over the University
of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon in a first round game of the 2008
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's East Championship Tournament
at Lee Clement Arena in Henniker, N.H.
The win sends the Pilgrims into next weekend's semifinals against the Univ-
ersity of Massachusetts Boston, the tournament's second seed. The Pilgrims, who
slip a home-and-home series with the Huskies last weekend, improve to 14-10-1.
The Huskies close the season with a 7-18-1 record.
Southern Maine took an early lead with junior Shannon Shuttle (New Ipswich,
N.H.) netting her third goal of the season assisted by seniors Kelly Connors
(Topsfield, Mass.) and Lindsay Herzog (Hightstown, N.J.) just 2:04 into the
first period.
The Pilgrims would respond as sophomore Jana Schneider (Skaneateles, N.Y.)
would slip a slap shot by the Huskies defense to tie the game at 1-1 at the 6:22
mark. The Pilgrims would tack on another goal just over a minute later as their
leading scorer, junior Sarah Graham (Brampton, Ontario), would sneak in a goal
assisted by senior Liz Ross (West Hartford, Conn.) and junior Sarah Tracey
(Aurora, Ontario.)
The two teams would battle closely through much of the second period as NEC
out shot Southern Maine 10-6. NEC would stretch their lead to two goals as
sophomore Stefanie Lewis (Windsor, N.S.) scored her seventh goal of the season
at the 10:44 mark putting NEC up 3-1.
Southern Maine controlled much of the third period out shooting the
Pilgrims 15-6. Southern Maine cut the Pilgrim lead to 3-2 as junior Megan
Irving (Cumberland, Maine) scored a power-play goal, assisted by senior Katie
Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) at the 6:29 mark. Collins would restore a two-
goal lead for the Pilgrims as she would net her ninth goal of the season,
assisted by freshman Rachel White (Arlington, Mass.), at 11:23.
The Huskies would not go down without a fight as Herzog scored her first
goal of the season just seconds later to pull Southern Maine within a goal.
NEC's defense would hold tight as Southern Maine would have several
opportunities late.
Picking up the win in goal for the Pilgrims was sophomore Mary Roux
(Auburn, Mass.) who finished with 29 saves. In goal for Southern Maine was
junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) who finished with 23 saves.
The Pilgrims will travel to Manhattanville College where they will face the
second seeded UMass-Boston Beacons in semifinal action on March 8. Starting
times are yet to be determined.
At Henniker, N.H. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (7-18-1) 1 0 2 3
New England College (14-10-1) 2 1 1 4
1st Period: 1. SM, Shannon Shuttle (Kelly Connors, Lindsay Herzog) 2:04; 2.
NEC, Jana Schneider (Jamie Collins) 6:22; 3. NEC, Sarah Graham (Elizabeth Ross,
Sarah Tracey) 7:24.
2nd Period: 4. NEC, Stefanie Lewis (Rachel White) 10:44.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Megan Irving (Katie Quartuccio) 6:29 (pp); 6. NEC, Collins
(White) 11:23; 7. SM, Herzog (Connors) 11:57.
Goalies: SM, Emily Barrett (59:55) 27 shots, 23 saves
NEC, Mary Roux (60:00) 32-29
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 3 NEC 0 for 2
Shots on Goal: SM, 11-6-15 = 32 NEC, 10-11-6 = 27
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Monday, February 25, 2008
2008 ECAC Women's East Tournament
Saturday, March 1 (at higher seeded team)
G1 #8 MIT (1-16-2; 1-15-2) at #1 Manhattanville (19-6-0; 17-2-0) 3:00
G2 #7 Castleton State (5-15-4; 4-11-4) at #2 UMass Boston (13-11; 11-8) 2:00
G3 #6 Southern Maine (7-17-1; 7-11-1) at #3 N.E College (13-10-1; 10-8-1) 2:30
G4 #5 Salve Regina (9-13-2; 8-9-1) at #4 Norwich (12-9-2; 9-8-2) 2:00
Semifinals, Saturday, March 8 (at highest remaining seed)
G5 Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed tba
G6 Second Highest Remaining Seed vs. Third Highest Remaining Seed tba
Championship, Sunday, March 9 (at site of semifinals)
G7 Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 5 tba
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
(Courtesy of New England College Sports Information)
New England College Routs Southern Maine 10-2
HENNIKER, N.H. -- Juniors Sarah Tracey (Aurora, Ontario) and Sarah Graham
(Brampton, Ontario) each had two goals and an assist as the New England College
Pilgrims routed the University of Southern Maine Huskies 10-2 in an Eastern
College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's East game Saturday night. The game
was the regular season finale for both sides.
The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Pilgrims, improving their
overall record to 13-10-1 and 10-8-1 in ECAC East action. The loss drops the
Huskies to 7-17-1 overall and 7-11-1 in the ECAC East.
The Pilgrims would take advantage of an early power-play opportunity as
Tracey would net her 15th goal of the season assisted by Danielle Taylor
(Bridgewater, Mass.) and Emily Tanguay (Manchester, N.H.) just 1:27 into the
game. Southern Maine would answer quickly as senior Kelly Connors (Topsfield,
Mass.) would score her eighth goal of the season assisted by senior Lindsay
Herzog (Hightstown, N.J.) at the 4:05 mark tying game at 1-1. NEC's Liz Ross
(West Hartford, Conn.) would put the Pilgrims back on top 34 seconds later and
the Pilgrims would score two goals in the final five minutes of the period to
head into the first intermission up 4-1.
The Pilgrims would continue to control much of the offense in the second
period scoring four unanswered goals, including two from Graham, NEC's leading
scorer, heading into the third period with the 8-1 advantage.
Southern Maine's Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) would score her sixth
goal of the season at the 12:54 mark in the third period to make it an 8-2 game.
The Pilgrims would answer scoring two goals in the final seven minutes of
regulation to capture the 10-2 victory.
Ross and Rachel White (Arlington, Mass.) each finished with a goal and two
assists for the Pilgrims.
Picking up the win in goal for the Pilgrims was Mary Roux (Auburn, Mass.)
who finished with 13 saves in two periods of work. Splitting time in goal for
Southern Maine was junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) who finished with 16
saves and rookie Allison Woods (Clinton, Maine) who stopped 14 shots.
At Henniker, N.H. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (7-17-1; 7-11-1) 1 0 1 2
New England College (13-10-1; 10-8-1) 4 4 2 10
1st Period: 1. NEC, Sarah Tracey (Danielle Taylor, Emily Tanguay) 1:27 (pp);
2. SM, Kelly Connors (Lindsay Herzog) 4:05; 3. NEC, Elizabeth Ross (Sarah
Graham) 4:39; 4. NEC, Jamie Collins (Rachel White, Stefanie Lewis) 15:48; 5.
NEC, Ashley Koltenback (unassisted) 18:16.
2nd Period: 6. NEC, Graham (Ross, Tracey) 3:42; 7. NEC, Graham (Ross) 5:56
(sh); 8. NEC, Lewis (Collins, White) 13:24; 9. NEC, Shauna Pires (Koltenback,
Danielle O'Leary) 14:50.
3rd Period: 10. SM, Megan Irving (Alyssa Gibson, Katie Quartuccio) 12:54; 11.
NEC, White (Collins) 13:26; 12. NEC, Tracey (Julie Hughes) 17:52.
Goalies: SM, Emily Barrett (25:56) 22 shots, 16 saves; Allison Woods (34:04)
18-14 NEC, Mary Roux (40:00) 14-13, Danielle Giancola (20:00) 11-10
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 4 NEC, 1 for 2
Shots on Goal: SM, 7-7-11 = 25 NEC, 14-18-8 = 40
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Southern Maine Rallies Past New England College, 3-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass) snapped a 2-2 tie
with 6:05 to play in regulation and the University of Southern Maine Huskies
went on to post a 3-2 victory over the New England College Pilgrims in an
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's East game Friday night at the
USM Ice Arena.
The win snapped the Huskies' two-game losing skid, and lifts them to 7-16-1
overall and 7-10-1 in league play. It was the Huskies first win against the
Pilgrims since March 1, 2003, a span of nine games (0-8-1). The Pilgrims
dropped their third straight game to fall to 12-10-1 overall and 9-8-1 in the
league. The two teams will meet again Saturday night (7:30 p.m.) in Henniker,
N.H., to close the regular season.
Connors netted the game-winner when she curled out of the right wing corner
along the goal line extended and slipped a back-hand shot through the legs of
Pilgrims sophomore goalie Mary Roux (Auburn, Mass.) as she came to the front of
the net. The goal was the seventh of the season for Connors.
Trailing 2-1 after two periods, the Huskies got the tying goal at 8:57 of
the third when sophomore Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) netted her team-leading
10th goal of the season.
The teams played a scoreless first period as Roux held her ground stopping
all 10 USM shots. Southern Maine grabbed a 1-0 lead in the opening minute of
the second period as senior Amy McNally (East Waterboro, Maine) lifted a sharp-
angle shot over Roux's shoulder.
The lead lasted less than two minutes as junior Jamie Collins (Reading,
Mass.) equalized with a shot from the slot past USM junior Emily Barrett
(Westport, Mass.). The Pilgrims took their only lead of the night at 8:13 as
senior Shauna Pires (Cotuit, Mass.) converted a pass from sophomore Danielle
O'Leary (Clifton Parks, N.Y.) for a short-handed tally.
Roux finished the night with 28 saves before being lifted in the final
minute for the extra attacker. Barrett stopped 18 shots.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
New England College (12-10-1; 9-8-1) 0 2 0 2
Southern Maine (7-16-1; 7-10-1) 0 1 2 3
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: 1. SM, Amy McNally (Stephanie King) 0:58; 2. NEC, Jamie Collins
(Rachel White) 2:49; 3. NEC, Shauna Pires (Danielle O'Leary, Jana Schneider)
8:13 (sh).
3rd Period: 4. SM, Jessica Knight (Katie Quartuccio) 8:57; 5. SM, Kelly
O'Connor (Lindsay Herzog) 13:55.
Goalies: NEC, Mary Roux (59:20) 31 shots, 28 saves
SM, Emily Barrett (60:00) 20-18
Power-play Opportunities: NEC, 0 for 3 SM, 0 for 3
Shots on Goal: NEC, 3-8-9 = 20 SM, 10-12-9 = 31
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Saturday, February 16, 2008
(Courtesy of UMass Boston Sports Information)
UMass Boston Defeats Southern Maine 8-1
BOSTON, Mass. -- Sophomore forward Maria Nasta (Andover, Mass.) racked up
four points on a goal and three assists and freshman defenseman Hannah Davis
(Oakdale, Minn.) netted a pair of goals to lead the University of Massachusetts
Boston women's ice hockey team over visiting University of Southern Maine, 8-1,
Saturday in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's East contest
at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of UMass Boston.
The Beacons have now won four of their last five, and seven of their last
nine games, to improve to 13-9-0 overall and 11-6-0 in ECAC East play, while the
Huskies fall to 6-16-1 and 6-10-1.
Southern Maine netted the first goal of the day, before UMass Boston reeled
off eight unanswered scores. Senior forward Jenna Stanley (Enosburg Falls, Vt.)
took a feed from junior forward Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) and sophomore
forward Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) and netted her third goal of the season
at 6:26 of the first period to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead.
Nasta found Davis at 3:41 for a power play goal and a 1-1 tie, and scored a
goal of her own when she knifed from one end to the other to pot her 18th goal
into the left corner of the net at 10:16 of the period to give UMass Boston a
2-1 edge.
Freshman forward Rachel Sousa (Woburn, Mass.) followed with her 13th goal
of the season just 1:22 later when classmate Lauren Duran (Woburn, Mass.) found
her at 11:38 for a 3-1 UMB lead. Senior forward Katherine Wall (Arlington,
Mass.) gave the Beacons a 4-1 lead when she took a pass from sophomore
defenseman Stephanie Medeiros (Somerset, Mass.) and tallied a short-handed goal
at 14:43.
UMass Boston added four more in the final period to turn the game into a
rout. Davis netted her second goal of the game, and eighth of the season, at
1:13 of the third period on the power play with Nasta dishing out the helper.
Sophomore forward Sandy Parlato (Needham, Mass.) scored her sixth goal of the
season at 7:34, and junior forward Maria Guanci (Everett, Mass.) scored 31
seconds later to make it 7-1. Duran capped the scoring on the power play at
13:54.
Freshman goalie Brittany Squillante (Scottsdale, Ariz.) made 18 saves for
UMB, while junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) stopped 20 of 26 shots in
47:34 of action for the Huskies and freshman Allison Woods (Clinton, Maine)
turned away five of seven shots in 12:26 of relief.
The Beacons will be in action again next Saturday (2:00 p.m.) when they
travel to Worcester, Mass., to take on ECAC Women's East foe College of the Holy
Cross, while Southern Maine hosts New England College on Friday (7:00 p.m.).
At Boston, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (6-16-1; 6-10-1) 1 0 0 1
UMass Boston (13-9-0; 11-6-0) 0 4 4 8
1st Period: 1. SM, Jenna Stanley (Megan Irving, Jessica Knight) 6:26.
2nd Period: 2. UMB, Hannah Davis (Maria Nasta) 3:41 (pp); 3. UMB, Nasta
(unassisted) 10:16; 4. UMB, Rachel Sousa (Lauren Duran) 11:38; 5. UMB,
Katherine Wall (Stephanie Medeiros) 14:43 (sh).
3rd Period: 6. UMB, Davis (Nasta) 1:13 (pp); 7. UMB, Sandy Parlato (Lauren
O'Connor) 7:34; 8. UMB, Maria Guanci (Kristine Faffley) 8:05; 9. UMB, Duran
(Nasta, Jazz Webber) 13:54 (pp).
Goalies: SM, Emily Barrett (47:34) 26 shots, 20 saves, Allison Woods (12:26) 7-5
UMB, Brittany Squillante (60:00) 19-18
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 5 UMB, 3 for 5
Shots on Goal: SM, 6-8-5 = 19 UMB, 10-12-11 = 33
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Friday, February 15, 2008
(Courtesy of Saint Anselm Sports Information)
Johnson Scores Three to Lead Saint Anselm Past USM, 5-1
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Led by a hat trick from junior forward Kelsey Johnson
(Byfield, Mass.), the Saint Anselm College women's hockey team defeated the
University of Southern Maine by a 5-1 final on Friday night at Sullivan Arena.
The Hawks opened the scoring at the 8:39 mark of the first period as
sophomore Arianna Rigano (Malden, Mass.) scored a point in her seventh straight
game with an unassisted goal. Just 4:18 later, Rigano made the score 2-0 on the
power play with her 18th goal of the season, assisted by freshman Alexa Hingston
(Charlestown, Mass.) and sophomore Kasey Cedorchuk (Charlestown, Mass.). Johnson
made it a 3-0 lead heading into the first intermission on her 17th goal of the
season with just 35 seconds left in the opening stanza.
Johnson tied Rigano for the team scoring lead at the 13:08 mark of the
second period, assisted by Hingston and junior standout Kathleen Twomey
(Londonderry, N.H.) for the lone score of the period.
Southern Maine got on the board just 3:15 into the third period as
sophomore Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) notched her ninth goal of the season,
assisted by junior Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine), to cut the lead to 4-1.
With just 4:43 left in the game, Johnson made it a hat trick and a 5-1 lead on a
goal assisted on by Hingston and Cedorchuk.
Senior Andrea Berlin (Durham, N.H.) made nine saves to improve to 11-1-0 on
the season, while junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) turned aside 29 shots
in the loss.
With the win, the Hawks are now 20-1-0 and have four straight 20-win
seasons to their credit. The team also remains perfect in the ECAC East at
16-0-0 in league play. Southern Maine saw its two-game winning streak come to an
end to fall to 6-15-1 overall and 6-9-1 in ECAC East action.
Southern Maine travels to the University of Massachusetts Boston on
Saturday (1:00 p.m.) Saint Anselm is back in action on Saturday (3:00 p.m.)
hosting New England College.
At Manchester, N.H. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (6-15-1; 6-9-1) 0 0 1 1
Saint Anselm (20-1-0; 16-0-0) 3 1 1 5
1st Period: 1. St. A, Arianna Rigano (unassisted) 8:39; 2. St. A, Rigano
(Alexa Hingston, Kasey Cedorchuk) 12:57 (pp); 3. St. A, Kelsey Johnson
(Kathleen Twomey) 19:25.
2nd Period: 4. St. A, Johnson (Twomey, Hingston) 13:08.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Jessica Knight (Megan Irving) 3:15; 6. St. A, Johnson
(Cedorchuk, Hingston) 15:17 (pp).
Goalies: SM, Emily Barrett (60:00) 34 shots, 29 saves
St. A, Andrea Berlin (60:00) 10-9
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 1 St. A, 2 for 4
Shots on Goal: SM, 4-2-4 = 10 St. A, 11-9-14 = 34
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Saturday, February 9, 2008
Shorey Gives USM 3-2 Win over Castleton State
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Amanda Shorey (Ayer, Mass.) scored a
power-play goal with 4:40 left in regulation to give the University of Southern
Maine Huskies a hard-fought, 3-2 victory over the Castleton State College
Spartans in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's East game
Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the second straight for the Huskies who improve to 6-14-1
overall and 6-8-1 in the league. It also marked the first time this season that
the Huskies, won defeated Plymouth State University on Friday, have won back-to-
back games. The Spartans dropped their fifth straight game to fall to 5-12-3
overall and 4-8-3 in league play.
Deadlocked at 1-1 after two periods, USM took a 2-1 lead when senior Kelly
Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) scored her second goal of the game, unassisted, at
1:35 of the third period.
The Huskies survived a rash of penalties over the next eight minutes, but
hung onto the lead with some excellent penalty killing and outstanding
goaltending from junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.). The Spartans finally
capitalized on their seventh power play of the period to get the equalizer at
14:21 as freshman Cassandra Koehne (Tonawanda, N.Y.) jammed in a rebound.
The tie lasted just 59 seconds. Shorey picked up a loose puck at the top
of the right wing circle and beat Castleton State senior goalie Vanessa Carter
(Summerstown, Ontario) with a slap shot that appeared to change direction. The
goal was Shorey's team leading ninth of the season.
Southern Maine took an early 1-0 advantage as Connors scored just 89
seconds into the game off an assist from freshman Mary Vaughan (Brunswick,
Maine). Barrett made the lead stand up until midway through the second period
before freshman Amy Costa (Bristol, R.I.) scored a power-play goal, off an
assist from Keohne, at 10:05.
Barrett finished the game with 32 saves while Carter stopped 19 shots
before being lifted with 1:15 to play in favor of the extra attacker. Castleton
State had a 34-22 edge in shots on goal, including a 14-2 advantage in the
second period.
Southern Maine goes on the road next weekend to play at league leader Saint
Anselm College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and the University of Massachusetts Boston
on Saturday (1:00 p.m.). Castleton State will host Salve Regina University on
Friday (7:00 p.m.) and M.I.T. on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Castleton State (5-12-3; 4-8-3) 0 1 1 2
Southern Maine (6-14-1; 6-8-1) 1 0 2 3
1st Period: 1. SM, Kelly Connors (Mary Vaughan) 1:29.
2nd Period: 2. CS, Amy Costa (Cassandra Koehne) 10:05 (pp).
3rd Period: 3. SM, Connors (unassisted) 1:35; 4. CS, Koehne (Nicole Adams)
14:21 (pp); 5. SM, Amanda Shorey (Katie Quartuccio) 15:20 (pp).
Goalies: CS, Vanessa Carter (58:45) 22 shots, 19 saves
SM, Emily Barrett (60:00) 34-32
Power-play Opportunities: CS, 2 for 12 SM, 1 for 6
Shots on Goal: CS, 9-14-11 = 34 SM, 6-2-14 = 22
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Knight Gets Hat Trick, USM Blanks Plymouth State, 5-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) scored three
goals, including two short handed, to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a 5-0 victory over the Plymouth State University Panthers in an
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's East game Friday afternoon at
the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the Huskies' first since beating Norwich University on January
11, and snapped a seven-game (0-6-1) winless stretch. The Huskies improve to
5-14-1 overall and 5-8-1 in league play. The Panthers, competing in their first
season in the ECAC Women's East set-up, remain winless for the season at 0-15-1
overall and 0-13-1 in the league.
Knight put the Huskies on the board with a power-play goal, set up by
seniors Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Jenna Stanley (Enosburg Falls,
Vt.), at 5:29 of the first period. Knight scored her first short-handed tally,
unassisted, at 6:39 of the middle period. She completed her hat trick with
another short-handed goal at 5:19 of the final period. Knight is the first USM
player to score two short-handed goals in the same game, and her three short-
handed markers this season is also a school record.
Senior Amy McNally (East Waterboro, Maine) followed up Knight's first
period goal with her fifth goal of the season 54 seconds later. Freshman Alyssa
Gibson (Hingham, Mass.) made it 3-0 at 16:28. The Huskies out shot the Panthers
15-1 in the opening 20 minutes. Freshman Amanda Shorey (Ayer, Mass.) picked up
an assist on both goals.
Freshman goalie Jackie Zarb (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) picked up her
third win, and second shutout, of the season making seven saves for Southern
Maine. Junior Lindsay DeLorie (Holliston, Mass.) made 28 stops for Plymouth
State.
Southern Maine will look to win back-to-back games for the first time this
season when it hosts Castleton State College Saturday afternoon (1:00 p.m.).
Plymouth State travels to in-state rival New England College on Saturday (1:00
p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Plymouth State (0-15-1; 0-13-1) 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (5-14-1; 5-8-1) 3 1 1 5
1st Period: 1. SM, Jessica Knight (Katie Quartuccio, Jenna Stanley) 5:29 (pp);
2. SM, Amy McNally (Amanda Shorey) 6:23; 3. SM, Alyssa Gibson (Shorey,
Stephanie King) 16:28.
2nd Period: 4. SM, Knight (unassisted) 6:39 (sh).
3rd Period: 5. SM, Knight (Megan Irving, Mary Vaughan) 5:19 (sh).
Goalies: PS, Lindsay DeLorie (60:00) 33 shots, 28 saves
SM, Jackie Zarb (59:53) 7-7
Power-play Opportunities: PS, 0 for 5 SM, 1 for 4
Shots on Goal: PS, 1-5-1 = 7 SM, 15-8-10 = 33
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Manhattanville Blanks Southern Maine 7-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Natalie Zitek (Charleston, W.Va.) scored a pair
of goals to lead the ninth-ranked Manhattanville College Valiants to a 7-0
victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an Eastern College
Athletic Conference Women's East game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win improves the Valiants overall record to 13-5-0, and 11-2-0 in the
league. The Huskies, winless in their last seven games (0-6-1), were shut out
for the third straight game, and slide to 4-14-1 overall and 4-8-1 in the
league.
Freshman Shannon Coffey (Malden, Mass.) and Zitek scored in the first
period to give the visitors from Purchaseville, N.Y., a 2-0 lead.
Freshman Holly Nonis (Brampton, Ontario) and junior Erin Brawley
(Stratford, Conn.) tallied goals in the second period to double the Valiants
lead after 40 minutes.
Zitek, senior Danielle Mazurek (Eaglesham, Alberta) and senior Amanda Nonis
(Brampton, Ontario) lit the lamp in the final period to account for the final
tally. Nonis's goal came while the Valiants were short-handed.
Holly Nonis had a pair of assists to go along with her goal. Brawley and
Amanda Nonis each finished with a goal and an assist while senior Dani Poupart
(Fernie, B.C.) chipped in two assists.
Sophomore goalie Sophia Kokkonis (East Meadow, N.Y.) stopped 13 shots for
the Valiants to post her second shutout of the season. Junior Emily Barrett
(Westport, Mass.) had 16 saves for the Huskies before giving way to freshman
Jackie Zarb (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) who made eight stops.
Southern Maine looks to break its winless spill against Plymouth State
University next Friday (4:00 p.m.). Manhattanville travels to nationally-ranked
Elmira College on Friday (7:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Manhattanville (13-5-0; 11-2-0) 2 2 3 7
Southern Maine (4-14-1; 4-8-1) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: 1. M, Shannon Coffey (Holly Nonis, Amanda Nonis) 1:40; 2. M,
Natalie Zitek (Erin Brawley) 16:11 (pp).
2nd Period: 3. M, H. Nonis (Alex Findlay) 8:40 (pp); 4. M, Brawley (Danielle
Nagymarosi, Monique Rafferty) 14:28.
3rd Period: 5. M, Zitek (Dani Poupart) 1:08; 6. M, Danielle Mazurek (Alex
Blackwell, Jena Danvig) 7:09; 7. M, A. Nonis (Poupart, H. Nonis) 17:32 (sh).
Goalie Saves: M, Sophia Kokkonis (59:52) 13
SM, Emily Barrett (47:24) 16, Jackie Zarb (12:36) 8
Power-play Opportunities: M, 2 for 6 SM, 0 for 5
Shots on Goal: M, 7-10-14 = 31 SM, 3-5-5 = 13
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Holy Cross Downs Southern Maine in OT, 1-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Christina D'Ambrogio (Toronto, Ontario) scored
at 1:29 of sudden-death overtime to give the Holy Cross Crusaders a 1-0 victory
over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Women's East game Friday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The victory snapped the Crusaders' four-game losing streak and lifts their
record to 10-7-1 overall and 8-4-0 in the league. The Huskies, winless in their
last six games (0-5-1), slide to 4-13-1 overall and 4-7-1 in league play.
D'Ambrogio scored the only goal of the game out of a scramble in front of
USM junior goalie Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.). Sophomore Kathryn Kelley
(Dedham, Mass.) shot the puck in a maze of players in front of Barrett with the
rebound popping to D'Ambrogio who was cutting in from the right wing side.
D'Ambrogio put the puck past Barrett for her fourth goal of the season and the
game winner.
Barrett gave the Huskies a chance for their first win since January 11
making 26 saves through regulation time, including 10 in the third period when
the Crusaders out shot the Huskies, 10-1. Barrett finished the night with 27
saves.
Freshman Monique Gallant (Antigonish, Nova Scotia) registered 12 saves in
the Crusaders' net to post her first shutout of the season.
Southern Maine will entertain Manhattanville College on Saturday (1:00
p.m.) while Holy Cross travels to New England College on Saturday (1:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 OT Final
Holy Cross (10-7-1; 8-4-0) 0 0 0 1 1
Southern Maine (4-13-1; 4-7-1) 0 0 0 0 0
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: no scoring.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Overtime: 1. HC, Christina D'Ambrogio (Kathryn Kelley) 1:29.
Goalie Saves: HC, Monique Gallant 12 SM, Emily Barrett 27
Power-play Opportunities: HC, 0 for 2 SM, 0 for 2
Shots on Goal: HC, 11-5-10-2 = 28 SM, 5-6-1-0 = 12
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Saturday. January 26, 2008
Southern Maine, Norwich Play to 0-0 Tie
NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies and the
Norwich University Cadets played to a 0-0 overtime tie Saturday night in an
Eastern College Athletic Conference Women's East ice hockey game at the
Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt.
The 0-0 tie is the second in school history for USM, the previous one
coming on January 18, 2003, against Rochester Institute of Technology. The tie
leaves USM with a 4-12-1 overall mark and a 4-6-1 record in league play.
Norwich is now 6-5-2 overall and 3-4-2 in the league, one point behind USM and
Saint Michael's College in the standings.
Junior goalie Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) was the story for the
Huskies, stopping 28 shots to record her third shutout of the season, and fourth
of her career.
Freshman Cindy Fortin (Quebec City, Quebec) made 18 saves for Norwich to
pick up her fourth shutout of the season.
The Huskies killed off nine Cadet power plays during the contest, including
the final 43 seconds of the five-minute overtime period. The Cadets stopped the
Huskies on six power plays, including one in overtime.
Southern Maine returns home on February 1 (4:00 p.m.) to begin a string of
four straight home games against the College of the Holy Cross. Norwich will
host New England College on Sunday (3:00 p.m.).
At Northfield, Vt. 1 2 3 OT Final
Southern Maine (4-12-1; 4-6-1) 0 0 0 0 0
Norwich (6-5-2; 3-4-2) 0 0 0 0 0
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: no scoring.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Overtime: no scoring.
Goalie Saves: SM, Emily Barrett 28 N, Cindy Fortin 18
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 6 N, 0 for 9
Shots on Goal: SM, 6-5-6-1 = 18 N, 11-9-5-3 = 28
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Friday, January 25, 2008
(Courtesy of Saint Michael's Sports Information)
Saint Michael's Defeats Southern Maine, 5-2
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey
team completed a season sweep of the University of Southern Maine with a 5-2 win
on Friday in ECAC East action at Cairns Arena.
With the win, Saint Michael's (4-9-1, 4-5-1 ECAC East) leapfrogs Southern
Maine (4-12-0, 4-6-0 ECAC East) in the conference standings. The Purple Knights,
who won at Southern Maine on Jan. 12, 3-0, had never beaten the Huskies in 13
meetings prior to this season.
For the Purple Knights, sophomore Meghan Sweezey (Lynnfield, Mass.) tallied
two goals and an assist, while junior Jess Tourville (Baltimore, Vt.) added a
goal and an assist. Sophomore Desiree Biron (Bow, N.H.), and freshman Emily
Paquin (Bowie, Md.) also scored goals. Freshman Kelly Rose Losi (Milton, Mass.)
added three assists for the winners, while junior Melanie Cullen (Derry, N.H.)
stopped 23 shots.
For the Huskies, senior Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and sophomore
Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) netted goals. Junior Emily Barrett (Westport,
Mass.) turned aside 23 shots as Southern Maine lost its fourth straight game.
Neither team could generate much offense in a scoreless first period. The
best opportunity of the frame came with 1:15 left in the period, as a power play
wrister from Paquin clanged off of the left post.
Paquin converted late in the second period, as her breakaway goal late in
the frame gave the Purple Knights a 3-2 lead through 40 minutes. The period saw
Southern Maine twice rally from one-goal deficits, and four goals scored in a
4:16 span.
Saint Michael's added a key insurance goal early in the third period, as
Biron struck for her team-leading eighth goal of the season. The Purple Knights
sealed the win in the final second of play on Sweezey's breakaway tally, her
fourth goal of the year.
Saint Michael's returns to action on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) as the Purple Knights
host New England College for an ECAC East contest. Southern Maine also plays
Saturday (7:00 p.m.) visiting Norwich University.
At South Burlington, Vt. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (4-12-0; 4-6-0) 0 2 0 2
Saint Michael's (4-9-1; 4-5-1) 0 3 2 5
1st Period: No Scoring.
2nd Period: 1. SMC, Tourville (Sweezey) 0:53 (pp); 2. USM, Knight (Irving),
12:39 (pp); 3. SMC, Sweezey (Schoon, Losi), 14:53; 4. USM, Quartuccio
(Connors, Herzog), 15:30; 5. SMC, Paquin (Losi), 16:55.
3rd Period: 6. SMC, Biron (Losi), 3:45 (pp); 7. SMC, Sweezey (Tourville,
Bourgeois), 19:59 (pp).
Saves: USM, Barrett (58:24) 23 SMC, Cullen (60:00) 23
Power-play Opportunities: USM, 1 for 7 SMC, 3 for 8
Shots on Goal: USM, 6-8-11 = 25 SMC, 9-14-5 = 28
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Saturday, January 19, 2008
Saint Anselm Downs Southern Maine, 4-1
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Junior Kelsey Johnson (Byfield, Mass.) scored a pair
of power-play goals to help the Saint Anselm College Hawks defeat the University
of Southern Maine Huskies, 4-1, in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
Women's East game Saturday afternoon at Sullivan Arena in Manchester, N.H.
The win was the 14th straight this season, and 18th straight over the past
two seasons, for the undefeated Hawks who lead the ECAC Women's East standings
with a 10-0-0 mark. The Huskies dropped to 4-11-0 overall and 4-5-0 in the
league with their third consecutive loss.
Johnson scored the only goal of the first period at 15:47 while the Hawks
enjoyed a power play. Freshman Chelsea Fillingim (Fairbanks, Alaska) and
sophomore Kasey Cedorchuk (Charlestown, Mass.) picked up the assists. The Hawks
held the edge in play, out shooting the Huskies, 8-0, in the period.
Southern Maine tied the score at 2:15 of the second period when junior
Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) found the net for a power-play goal. Seniors
Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Jenna Stanley (Enosburg Falls, Vt.)
were credited with the assists. The goal was Irving's fifth of the season.
Johnson's second power-play goal, her 10th of the campaign, came at 11:36
of the second period and put the Hawks in the lead for good. Cedorchuk and
freshman Alexa Hingston (Charlestown, Mass.) picked up the helpers. Hingston
made it 3-1 four minutes later with the Hawks' third power-play goal of the
game.
Junior Bianca DeSantis (Georgetown, Mass.) tallied an unassisted short-
handed goal in the third period to account for the final score.
Senior goalie Andrea Berlin (Durham, N.H.) picked up her ninth win of the
season stopping 9 of 10 shots. Junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) was
credited with 18 saves for USM.
Southern Maine travels to St. Michael's College on Friday (7:00 p.m.).
Saint Anselm hosts nationally-ranked Middlebury College on Wednesday (7:00
p.m.).
At Manchester, N.H. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (4-11-0; 4-5-0) 0 1 0 1
Saint Anselm (14-0-0; 10-0-0) 1 2 1 4
1st Period: 1. St. A, Kelsey Johnson (Chelsea Fillingim, Kasey Cedorchuk) 15:47
(pp).
2nd Period: 2. SM, Megan Irving (Katie Quartuccio, Jenna Stanley) 2:13 (pp);
3. St. A, Johnson (Alexa Hingston, Cedorchuk) 11:36 (pp); 4. St. A, Hingston
(Kathleen Twomey) 15:55 (pp).
3rd Period: 5. St. A, Bianca DeSantis (unassisted) 12:19 (sh).
Goalie Saves: SM, Emily Barrett 18 St. A, Andrea Berlin 9
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 6 St. A, 3 for 6
Shots on Goal: SM, 0-7-3 = 10 St. A, 8-4-10 = 22
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Friday, January 18, 2008
UMass Boston Downs Southern Maine in OT, 6-5
BOSTON -- Freshman Rachel Sousa (Woburn, Mass.) scored her second goal of
the game 56 seconds into overtime to give the University of Massachusetts Boston
Beacons a 6-5 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's East game Friday at the Clark
Athletic Center in Boston.
The win evens the Beacons' overall record at 7-7-0, and lifts them to 5-4-0
in league play. The Beacons have won the last nine meetings between the two
teams. The Huskies dropped their second straight game, and sixth in the last
seven, to fall to 4-10-0 overall and 4-4-0 in the league.
UMass Boston began the overtime on a power play after Southern Maine was
called for too many skaters in the final minute of regulation. In the opening
seconds of the overtime, USM was hit with another minor penalty to go down two
skaters, and UMB took advantage.
Sousa, who had a goal in the first period and assisted on two other UMB
scores, put a shot past USM junior goalie Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) for
her eight goal of the season and the game winner. Freshmen Lauren Duran
(Woburn, Mass.), who had two goals and three assists in the game, and Jazz
Webster (Winslow, Maine) picked up the assists.
Southern Maine rallied twice from one-goal deficits in the third period to
force the extra session. Sophomore Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) netted her
fourth goal of the season at 7:11 while USM enjoyed a power play.
After UMB went back ahead 5-4 at 8:33 on Duran's second goal of the game,
freshman Mary Vaughan (Brunswick, Maine) tied the game at 9:03 off an assist
from rookie forward Alyssa Gibson (Hingham, Mass.).
In the opening period, the Huskies opened up a two-goal lead on two
occasions, but the Beacons kept battling back. Freshman Amanda Shorey (Ayer,
Mass.) and senior Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) scored in the first 6:26
to give the Huskies a 2-0 advantage.
UMB freshman Hannah Davis (Oakdale, Minn.) cut the lead in half at 7:03
before USM senior Amy McNally (East Waterboro, Maine) tallied a power-play goal
at 8:26 to restore the Huskies' two-goal margin.
The two goal advantage lasted just over two minutes as Sousa scored her
first goal of the game to make it 3-2 after one period.
The Beacons had the only two goals of the middle period. Sophomore Maria
Nasta (Andover, Mass.) scored her team leading 13th goal of the season at 2:18,
tying the game. Duran's first goal at 18:20 gave the Beacons their first lead
of the game.
Barrett finished the game with 29 saves. Junior Jessica Sams (Bellingham,
Mass.) started in goal for UMB making eight saves in the first period. Freshman
Brittany Squillante (Scottsdale, Ariz.) took over at the start of the second
period and went the rest of the way recording 17 saves.
Southern Maine will travel to Saint Anselm College (Manchester, N.H.) on
Saturday (3:00 p.m.) for an ECAC Women's East game. UMass Boston will host New
England College on Saturday (1:00 p.m.)
At Boston 1 2 3 OT Final
Southern Maine (4-10-0; 4-4-0) 3 0 2 0 5
UMass Boston (7-7-0; 5-4-0) 2 2 1 1 6
1str Period: 1. SM, Amanda Shorey (unassisted) 3:20; 2. SM, Katie Quartuccio
(Amy McNally, Shorey) 6:26; 3. UMB, Hannah Davis (Lauren Duran) 7:03; 4. SM,
McNally (Alyssa Gibson) 8:26 (pp); 5. UMB, Rachel Sousa (Duran, Rose Devlin)
10:41.
2nd Period: 6. UMB, Maria Nasta (Davis) 2:18; 7. UMB, Duran (Sousa, Nasta)
18:20 (pp).
3rd Period: 8. SM, Jessica Knight (Mary Vaughan) 7:11 (pp); 9. UMB, Duran
(Sousa) 8:33; 10. SM, Vaughan (Gibson) 9:03.
Overtime: 11. UMB, Sousa (Duran, Jazz Webber) 0:56 (pp).
Goalie Saves: SM, Emily Barrett (60:56) 29
UMB, Jessica Sams (20:00) 8, Brittany Squillante (40:56) 17
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 2 for 4 UMB 2 for 5
Shots on Goal: SM, 11-10-9-0 = 30 UMB, 7-12-14-2 = 35
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Amanda Shorey Named ECAC East Rookie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Amanda Shorey (Ayer, Mass.) of the
University of Southern Maine women’s ice hockey team has been named the Eastern
College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women’s East Rookie of the Week for the week
January 7-13. Shorey is the first USM player to receive an ECAC Women’s East
weekly honor this season.
Last week, Shorey was instrumental in the Huskies’ lone victory in four
games, a 3-0 decision over Norwich University. She had the game-winning goal,
coming seven minutes into the second period, and assisted on the two subsequent
goals. Shorey also had a goal in the Huskies’ 3-2 loss at Division I
independent Sacred Heart University.
The team’s leading scorer after 13 games, Shorey has seven goals and four
assists for 11 points. She has two power-play goals and two game-winning goals
on the season.
Southern Maine, 4-9-0 overall and 4-3-0 in ECAC East play, travels to the
University of Massachusetts Boston on Friday (4:00 p.m.) and Saint Anselm
College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) for a pair of league contests.
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
St. Michael's Blanks Southern Maine 3-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Desiree Biron (Bow, N.H.) scored a pair of
goals and junior goalie Melanie Cullen (Derry, N.H.) stopped 32 shots as the St.
Michael's College Purple Knights defeated the University of Southern Maine
Huskies, 3-0, in an ECAC Women's East game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice
Arena.
The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Purple Knights who
improved to 3-6-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the league. The Huskies, playing their
fifth game in the last eight days, fall to 4-9-0 overall and 4-3-0 in the
league.
Biron scored the only goal the Purple Knights would need at 5:18 of the
opening period. The power-play tally resulted from a scramble in front of USM
junior goalie Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.). Sophomore Meghan Sweezey
(Lynnfield, Mass.) and senior Gabrielle Bourgeois (New Haven, Vt.) picked up the
assists.
Biron netted her second goal of the game, and team-leading sixth of the
season, at 10:25 of the second period. Sophomore Crystal Sarno (Stoneham,
Mass.) closed the scoring 86 seconds later with her third goal of the season.
Sophomore Alexis Regan (Canton, Mass.) picked up an assist on both goals.
The Purple Knights played solid defense the remainder of the way as Cullen
kept the Huskies off the scoreboard. Cullen had 15 saves in the third period as
the Huskies applied constant offensive pressure trying to get back into the
game. The Purple Knights also killed off eight Husky power plays, including
four in the final period, during the game.
Southern Maine travels next weekend to the University of Massachusetts
Boston on Friday (4:00 p.m.) and Saint Anselm College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
St. Michael's will host Saint Anselm on Tuesday (4:40 p.m.) for a non-conference
game.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
St. Michael's (3-6-1; 3-3-1) 1 2 0 3
Southern Maine (4-9-0; 4-3-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: 1. St. M, Desiree Biron (Meghan Sweezey, Gabrielle Bourgeois) 5:18
(pp).
2nd Period: 2. St. M, Biron (Kelly Adams, Alexis Regan) 10:25; 3. St. M,
Crystal Sarno (Regan) 11:51.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Goalie Saves: St. M, Melanie Cullen 32 SM, Emily Barrett 17
Power-play Opportunities: St. M, 1 for 4 SM, 0 for 8
Shots on Goal: St. M, 6-10-4 = 20 SM, 9-8-15 = 32
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Barrett, Southern Maine Blank Norwich, 3-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior goaltender Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.)
stopped 26 shots and freshman forward Amanda Shorey had a goal and two assists
as the University of Southern Maine Huskies shut out the Norwich University
Cadets, 3-0, Friday evening in an ECAC Women's East game at the USM Ice Arena.
The win snapped the Huskies' a four-game losing streak, improving their
record to 4-8-0 overall and 4-2-0 in the league. The Cadets, playing their
first season in the league, fall to 4-4-1 overall and 1-3-1 in the league.
Barrett registered her second shutout of the season, and the third of her
career, with another solid outing. She had 13 saves in the final period as the
Cadets out shot the Huskies, 13-3, over the final 20 minutes.
Shorey scored what proved to be the game winner at 7:01 of the second
period, set up by rookie linemate Alyssa Gibson (Hingham, Mass.). The goal was
her team-leading seventh of the season.
Just over four minutes later, Shorey set up freshman Mary Vaughan
(Brunswick, Maine) for a low shot from the right point that just caught the far
side of the net for a power-play goal.
Junior Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) gave the Huskies an insurance goal
at 13:22 of the final period, set up by Shorey and Gibson.
Norwich freshman goaltender Cindy Fortin (Quebec City, Quebec) made 18
saves before being relieved by senior Courtney Miniter (South Meridan, Conn.)
with four minutes to play. Miniter did not need to make a save.
Southern Maine looks to make it two in a row Saturday (1:00 p.m.) when it
host St. Michael's College in an ECAC Women's East game. Norwich will travel to
New England College on Saturday (1:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Norwich (4-4-1; 1-3-1) 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (4-8-0; 4-2-0) 0 2 1 3
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: 1. Amanda Shorey (Alyssa Gibson) 7:01; 2. SM, Mary Vaughan (Shorey)
11:21 (pp).
3rd Period: 3. SM, Megan Irving, Gibson, Shorey) 13:22.
Goalie Saves: N, Cindy Fortin (56:05) 18, Courtney Miniter (3:55) 0 SM,
Emily Barrett 26
Power-play Opportunities: N, 0 for 8 SM, 1 for 2
Shots on Goal: N, 2-11-13 = 26 SM, 5-13-3 = 21
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Sacred Heart Downs Southern Maine 7-2
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Sophomore Kate Dunlop (Flesherton, Ohio) had a goal
and three assists to lead the Sacred Heart University Pioneers to a 7-2 victory
over the University of Southern Maine Huskies Wednesday afternoon in a non-
conference women’s ice hockey game at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, Conn.
The win gave the Division One independent Pioneers a sweep of the teams’
two-game series, and lifts their record to 5-10-1. The Pioneers downed the
Huskies, 3-2, in the first game of the series on Tuesday. The Huskies dropped
their fourth straight game to fall to 3-8-0.
Sacred Heart jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first eight minutes of play on
goals by freshmen Lauren Fontaine (Windsor, Ontario) and Taryn Lapierre
(Burillville, R.I.), and never looked back.
Junior Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine), set up by sophomore Erica
Robertson (St. Albans, Vt.) and rookie Alyssa Gibson (Hingham, Mass.), got the
Huskies on the board at 9:38 of the first period, but the Pioneers scored the
next five goals before the Huskies lit the lamp again.
Lapierre potted her second of the game, and the eventual game winner, 31
seconds into the second period. Freshman Tatiana Klinoff (Concord, Mass.)
tallied an unassisted goal at 11:12, and Dunlop, who assisted on both Lapierre’s
goals, scored at 17:06 to make it 5-1 after 40 minutes.
Fontaine scored her second of the game and team-leading 12th goal of the
season at 1:09 of the third, and junior Jaclyn Rideout (Wilmington, Mass.), set
up by Dunlop and junior Kristina Feltz (Edison, N.J.), made it 7-1 at 8:10.
Junior Regina Wilson (Shrewsbury, Mass.) scored her first collegiate goal
for the Huskies at 8:48 to close out the scoring. Sophomore Jessica Knight
(Alfred, Maine) and senior Jenna Stanley (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) picked up the
assists.
Senior goalie Sarah Perry (Sudbury, Mass.) made 20 saves to pick up her
second straight win for the Pioneers. Junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.)
made a season-high 45 saves for the Huskies.
Southern Maine returns home on Friday (4:00 p.m.) for an ECAC East game
against Norwich University. Sacred Heart host Cortland State on Friday (7:00
p.m.).
At Bridgeport, Conn. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (3-8-0) 1 0 1 2
Sacred Heart (5-13-0) 2 3 2 7
1st Period: 1. SHU, Lauren Fontaine (Sarah Hickman) 4:52; 2. SHU, Taryn
Lapierre (Kristina Feltz, Kate Dunlop) 8:07 (pp); 3. SM, Megan Irving (Erica
Robertson, Alyssa Gibson) 9:38.
2nd Period: 4. SHU, Lapierre (Dunlop) 0:31; 5. SHU, Tatiana Klinoff
(unassisted) 11:12; 6. SHU, Dunlop (Jaclyn Rideout) 17:06.
3rd Period: 7. SHU, Fontaine (Brittany Hartman) 1:09; 8. SHU, Rideout (Dunlop,
Feltz) 8:10; 9. SM, Regina Wilson (Jessica Knight, Jenna Stanley) 8:48.
Goalie Saves: SM, Emily Barrett 45 SHU, Sarah Perry 20
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 6 SHU, 1 for 5
Shots on Goal: SM, 9-5-8 = 22 SHU, 18-18-16 = 52
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Sacred Heart Holds Off Southern Maine, 3-2
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Junior Whitney Dziama (Walpole, Mass.) and freshman
Lauren Fontaine (Windsor, Ontario) each had a power-play goal and an assist to
help the Sacred Heart University Pioneers defeat the University of Southern
Maine Huskies, 3-2, in a non-conference women's ice hockey game Tuesday
afternoon at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, Conn.
The win snapped a three-game losing skid for the independent Division I
Pioneers, and improved their overall record to 4-10-1. The loss was the third
straight for the Huskies who slide to 3-7-0 overall. The two teams will meet
again Wednesday afternoon (1:00 p.m.).
Southern Maine grabbed a 1-0 lead in the final minute of the first period
as senior Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) scored her fourth goal of the season
off assists from senior Lindsay Herzog (Hightstown, N.J.) and sophomore Erica
Robertson (St. Albans, Vt.).
The Pioneers tied the game at 9:30 of the second period on the first goal
of the season from junior Jaclyn Rideout (Wilmington, Mass.). Dziama gave the
host side the lead for good less than three minutes later with a power-play
tally set up by Fontaine.
Fontaine scored what proved to be the game winner, assisted by Dziama,
while the Pioneers were on the power play at 4:27 of the third period. The goal
was Fontaine's team-leading 10th of the season.
The Huskies pulled within one when freshman Amanda Shorey (Ayer, Mass.)
collected her team-leading sixth goal of the season off an assist from rookie
Alyssa Gibson (Hingham, Mass.) at 11:06.
Sacred Heart senior goalie Sarah Perry (Sudbury, Mass.) protected the one-
goal lead the rest of the way to register her fourth win of the season. She
finished with 18 saves. USM junior netminder Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.)
played another strong game making 36 saves.
At Bridgeport, Conn. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (3-7-0) 1 0 1 2
Sacred Heart (4-10-1) 0 2 1 3
1st Period: 1. SM, Kelly Connors (Lindsay Herzog, Erica Robertson) 19:13.
2nd Period: 2. SHU, Jaclyn Rideout (Taryn Lapierre, Kristina Feltz) 9:30; 3.
SHU, Whitney Dziama (Lauren Fontaine) 12:09 (pp).
3rd Period: 4. SHU, Fontaine (Dziama) 4:27 (pp); 5. SM, Amanda Shorey (Alyssa
Gibson) 11:06.
Goalie Saves: SM, Emily Barrett (59:57) 36 SHU, Sarah Perry (60:00) 18
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 3 SHU, 2 for 4
Shots on Goal: SM, 8-5-7 = 20 SHU, 13-14-12 = 39
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
St. Thomas Defeats Southern Maine, 5-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Jackie Carroll (St. Paul, Minn.) scored a two
goals to lead the University of St. Thomas Tommies to a 5-1, come-from-behind
victory over the upset-minded University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-
conference women's ice hockey game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the second straight for the Tommies, and improved their overall
record to 10-2-0. The Tommies, based in St. Paul, Minn., won the final two
games of their three-game eastern swing. The Huskies, playing their first game
since December 9, lost their second straight to slip to 3-6-0 overall.
Southern Maine grabbed a 1-0 lead in the final seconds of the first period
when sophomore defenseman Erica Robertson (St. Albans, Vt.) intercepted a
clearing pass, moved to the slot and beat St. Thomas rookie goalie Kristen
Elliott (Eden Prairie, Minn.) over the left shoulder.
The Huskies kept the Tommies off the board on the outstanding goaltending
of junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) until late in the second period. The
Tommies capitalized on a defensive zone turnover to equalize at 17:26 as senior
Ashley Reinhardt (Eagan, Minn.) scored an unassisted goal. Carroll netted the
eventual game winner 40 seconds later, converting from Reinhardt and sophomore
Jamie Hollway (Osseo, Minn.).
The Tommies added three unanswered goals in the final period to pull away.
Carroll scored her second of the game, unassisted, off a USM turnover at 4:39.
Sophomore Kara Ledel (Shakopee, Minn.) found the net at 8:44, and sophomore Jill
Lobow (Coon Rapids, Minn.) closed the scoring with a power-play goal at 18:51.
Elliott finished the game with 11 saves while Barrett was credited with 34
saves.
Southern Maine travels to Connecticut for a two-game series against Sacred
Heart University on Tuesday (1:00 p.m.) and Wednesday (1:00 p.m.). St. Thomas
is off until January 16 when it travels to the University of Wisconsin-River
Falls.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
St. Thomas (10-2-0) 0 2 3 5
Southern Maine (3-6-0) 1 0 0 1
1st Period: 1. SM, Erica Robertson (unassisted) 19:54.
2nd Period: 2. St. T, Ashley Reinhardt (unassisted) 17:26; 3. St. T, Jackie
Carroll (Reinhardt, Jamie Hollway) 18:06.
3rd Period: 4. St. T, Carroll (unassisted) 4:39; 5. St. T, Kara Ledel (Natalie
Casas, Jenny Schnaible) 8:44; 6. St. T, Jill Kobow (Kristine Beese, Reinhardt)
18:51 (pp).
Goalie Saves: St. T, Kristen Elliott 11 SM, Emily Barrett 34
Power-play Opportunities: St. T, 1 for 6 SM, 0 for 3
Shots on Goal: St. T, 17-14-8 = 39 SM, 4-3-5 = 12
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Sunday, December 9, 2007
Nationally-Ranked Amherst Defeats Southern Maine 9-2
AMHERST, Mass. -- The Amherst College Lord Jeffs scored the first seven
goals of the game en route to a 9-2 victory over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in a non-conference women’s ice hockey game Sunday afternoon at
Orr Rink.
The fourth-ranked Lord Jeffs bounced back from their first loss of the
season Friday night against top-ranked Plattsburgh State to improve their
overall record to 5-1-2. The Huskies, who shut out MIT on Saturday, slip to
3-5-0.
Seven different players, led by rookie Courtney Hanlon (Fullerton, Calif.)
and sophomore Kate Dennett (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), scored goals for the Lord
Jeffs, and 14 of their 18 skaters dressed picked up at least one point. The
Lord Jeffs also converted on 5-of-9 power plays during the game.
Hanlon scored a pair of goals in the first period to give the Lord Jeffs a
2-0 lead. She lit the lamp at 10:04, and again on the power play at 17:37.
Amherst, which had never beaten USM in six previous games, took complete
control of the game in the middle period. Amherst piled up a 22-2 edge in shots
and scored four times. Freshman Brittney Evans (Edina, Minn.), junior Julie
Radziewicz (Orlando, Fla.), junior Tarasai Karega (Detroit, Mich.) and Dennett
all found the back of the net against besieged USM freshman goalie Allison Woods
(Clinton, Maine).
After sophomore Michelle McGann (New Berlin, Wis.) scored the seventh
straight goal for Amherst early in the third period, Southern Maine got on the
board with back-to-back goals from juniors Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) and
Shannon Shuttle (New Ipswich, N.H.). Dennett and freshman Julia Koch (Rochester
Hills, Mich.) scored in the final six minutes for Amherst.
Woods made 23 saves over the first two periods before giving way to junior
Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) who made 18 saves in the third period. Rookie
Caroline Hu (Cerritos, Calif.) was credited with 10 saves for Amherst which out
shot USM 50-12 for the game.
The Huskies are off until January 5 when they host University of St. Thomas
(Minn.) for a non-conference game. The Lord Jeffs return to action the same
date hosting Utica College.
At Amherst, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (3-5-0) 0 0 2 2
Amherst (5-1-2) 2 4 3 9
1st Period: 1. A, Courtney Hanlon (Lindsey Harrington, Michelle McGann) 10:04;
2. A, Hanlon (Tarasai Karega, Randi Zukas) 17:37 (pp).
2nd Period: 3. A, Brittney Evans (Elizabeth Ditmore, CC Wyshnytzky) 3:28; 4.
A, Julie Radziewicz (Megan Quinn) 16:35; 5. A, Karega (Kirsten Dier, Kate
Dennett) 17:51; 6. A, Dennett (Karega, Harrington) 19:59 (pp).
3rd Period: 7. A, McGann (Dier, Radziewicz) 3:34 (pp); 8. SM, Megan Irving
(unassisted) 6:42; 9. SM, Shannon Shuttle (Lindsay Herzog, Kelly Connors)
13:50; 10. A, Dennett (Karega, Harrington) 14:40 (pp); 11. A, Julia Koch
(Ditmore, Megan Curry) 17:29 (pp).
Goalie Saves: SM, Allison Woods (40:00) 23, Emily Barrett (20:00) 18
A, Caroline Hu 10
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 2 A, 5 for 9
Shots on Goal: SM, 3-2-7 = 12 A, 7-22-21 = 50
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Saturday, December 8, 2007
Southern Maine Routs MIT, 9-0
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Senior Amy McNally (East Waterboro, Maine) scored two
goals and had an assist as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers, 9-0, in an ECAC Women's East
ice hockey game Saturday afternoon.
The win snaps a two-game losing streak for the Huskies, and lifts their
overall record to 3-4-0. The Huskies are now 3-2-0 in league play. The winless
Engineers dropped their sixth straight game to slide to 0-6-0 overall and in
league play.
McNally put the Huskies on the board with the only goal they would need at
5:46 of the opening period converting a pass from sophomore Jessica Knight
(Alfred, Maine).
A three-goal outburst in the final 3:13 of the period expanded the lead to
4-0. Freshman Amanda Shorey (Ayer, Mass.) found the net at 16:47, assisted by
junior Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine). Irving lit the lamp 34 seconds later,
and senior Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) got her first goal of the
season on the power play at 19:49.
Rookie forward Alyssa Gibson (Hingham, Mass.) scored a pair of goals around
McNally's second tally in the second period to run the score to 7-0. Freshman
Mary Vaughan (Brunswick, Maine) and Knight closed out the scoring with goals in
the third period.
Knight (1g, 2a) and Shorey (1g, 2a) each finished with three points while
Irving (1g, 1a), Gibson (2g) and Vaughan (1g, 1a) had two points. The nine
goals were the most by the Huskies since they tallied 10 against MIT in January
2006.
Junior goalie Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.), making her first start of
the season for USM, picked up the shutout by making 10 saves. Freshman Rachel
Bowens-Rubin (Loretto, Minn.) made 17 saves over two periods and sophomore Maria
Prus (Pittsburgh, Penn.) had six saves in the final period for the Engineers.
Southern Maine continues its weekend road swing through Massachusetts
traveling to nationally-ranked Amherst College on Sunday (1:00 p.m.). MIT is
off until after the holidays when it hosts Saint Anselm College on January 11.
At Cambridge, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (3-4-0; 3-2-0) 4 3 2 9
MIT (0-6-0; 0-6-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: 1. SM, Amy McNally (Jessica Knight) 5:46; 2. SM, Amanda Shorey
(Megan Irving) 16:47; 3. Irving (Regina Wilson) 17:21; 4. SM, Katie Quartuccio
(Jenna Stanley, Stephanie King) 19:49 (pp).
2nd Period: 5. SM, Alyssa Gibson (McNally, Shorey) 10:24; 6. SM, McNally
(Knight) 12:46; 7. SM, Gibson (Shorey) 17:45.
3rd Period: 8. SM, Mary Vaughan (unassisted) 3:11 (pp); 9. SM, Knight
(Vaughan) 5:22.
Goalies: SM, Emily Barrett 10
MIT, Rachel Bowens-Rubin (40:00) 17; Maria Prus (20:00) 6
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 2 for 7 MIT, 0 for 5.
Shots on Goal: SM, 13-11-8 = 32 MIT, 1-5-4 = 10
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Anning Net Hat Trick to Lead Colby Past Southern Maine, 8-1
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Junior forward Laura Anning (Ingramport, Nova
Scotia) had three goals and an assist to lead Colby College past the University
of Southern Maine, 8-1, in a non-conference women's ice hockey game at the
Alfond Rink Tuesday night.
The win levels the Mules overall record at 2-2-1 and gives the Mules a
sweep of the teams home-and-home season series. The Mules downed the Huskies
two weeks ago at Gorham, 5-1. The loss was the second straight, and fourth in
the last five games, for the Huskies who fall to 2-4-0.
Anning, who had four goals in the Mules win at USM 14 days ago, led a five-
goal, first-period blitz by the home side with a pair of goals, including the
eventual game winner. In the two games against USM this season, Anning scored
seven goals and had one assist. In six career games, she has 11 goals and seven
assists for 18 points.
Sophomore Andrea Fuwa (Wilmette, Ill.) scored the first of her two goals
just 58 seconds into the game to give the Mules the lead for good. Anning
potted the next two goals at 5:20 and 8:08 to increase the margin to 3-0.
Freshmen Meryl Poulin (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) and Liz Osgood (North Andover,
Mass.) scored 28 seconds apart late in the period to make it 5-0 after 20
minutes of play.
Southern Maine rookie defenseman Mary Vaughan (Brunswick, Maine) got the
visitors on the board with their lone goal coming at 9:31 of the second period.
Rookie forward Alyssa Gibson (Hingham, Mass.) drew the only assist.
Rookie Alexandra Essman (Littleton, Mass.) and Anning added goals 33 second
apart barely two minutes after Vaughan’s goal to push the margin to 7-1.
Fuwa closed the scoring with a power-play goal at 1:02 of the third period,
set up by Anning and junior Becky Julian (South Windsor, Conn.). Julian
finished the game with three assists.
Southern Maine employed three goalies during the game. Freshman Jackie
Zarb (Grosse Point Woods, Mich.), junior Emily Barrett (Westport, Mass.) and
rookie Allison Woods (Clinton, Maine) combined to make 27 saves. The Colby
tandem of senior Genevieve Triganne (Pointe-Claire, Quebec) and junior Shelley
Payne (Pelham, N.Y.) were credited with 22 saves.
Southern Maine hits the road again this weekend to play at MIT on Saturday
(3:00 p.m.) in an ECAC Women’s East game, and a non-conference game Sunday (1:00
p.m.) at nationally-ranked Amherst College. Colby will play in-state rival
Bowdoin College in a NESCAC game on Saturday (4:30 p.m.).
At Waterville, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (2-4-0) 0 1 0 1
Colby (2-2-1) 5 2 1 8
1st Period: 1. C, Andrea Fuwa (Alexandra Essman, Amanda Comeau) 0:58; 2. C,
Laura Anning (Becky Julian) 5:20; 3. C, Anning (Elissa Kurtz) 8:08; 4. C,
Meryl Poulin (Lauren Goethals) 17:32; 5. C, Liz Osgood (unassisted) 18:00.
2nd Period: 6. SM, Mary Vaughan (Alyssa Gibson) 9:31; 7. C, Essman (Comeau)
11:11; 8. C, Anning (Julian, Kaitlyn Conway) 11:44.
3rd Period: 9. C, Fuwa (Anning, Julian) 1:02 (pp).
Goalie Saves: SM, Jackie Zarb (8:08) 5, Emily Barrett (25:08) 11, Allison Woods
(26:44) 11. C, Genevieve Triganne (42:38) 18, Shelley Payne (17:22) 4
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 3 C, 1 for 4
Shots on Goal: SM, 9-10-4 = 23 C, 16-11-8=35
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Saturday, December 1, 2007
Carter, Castleton State Shut Out Southern Maine 2-0
RUTLAND, Vt. -- Senior goalie Vanessa Carter (Summerstown, Ontario)
stopped 34 shots to backstop the Castleton State College Spartans to a 2-0
shutout of the University of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon in an
ECAC Women's East game at the Rutland (Vt.) Regional Fieldhouse.
With the win, the Spartans extend their unbeaten streak to four games
(1-0-3). The Spartans are 2-2-3 overall and 1-0-3 in ECAC East play. The
Huskies drop to 2-3-0 overall and 2-2-0 in league play.
Carter was the story of the game, stopping 11 shots in the opening period,
11 more in the second, and 12 in the final period to post her first shutout of
the season.
The Spartans would get the only goal they would need midway through the
second period when freshman Courtney Leavitt (North Andover, Mass.) lit the lamp
off an assist from sophomore Adrianna Riggio (Buffalo, N.Y.). The goal was the
second of the season for Leavitt.
Castleton State picked up an insurance goal in the third period as junior
Katelyn Greene (Westborough, Mass.) scored a power-play goal at 11:13, assisted
by senior Steph Purinton (Gansevoort, N.Y.) and sophomore Nicole Adams (Rutland,
Vt.).
The Spartans did an excellent job killing penalties, keeping the Huskies
off the scoresheet despite being short handed seven times.
Freshman Allison Woods (Clinton, Maine) was credited with 13 saves for USM
before being pulled in favor of the extra attacker with 42 seconds to play.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (7:00 p.m.) when it travels to
Waterville, Maine, to play Colby College in a non-conference game. Castleton
State is off until December 8 (7:00 p.m.) when it journeys to Saint Anselm
College.
At Rutland, Vt. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (2-3-0; 2-2-0) 0 0 0 0
Castleton State (2-2-3; 1-0-3) 0 1 1 2
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: 1. CS, Courtney Leavitt (Adrianno Riggio) 8:50.
3rd Period: 2. CS, Katelyn Greene (Steph Purinton, Nicole Adams) 11:13.
Goalie Saves: SM, Allison Woods 13 CS, Vanessa Carter 34
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 7 CS, 1 for 7
Shots on Goal: SM, 11-11-12 = 34 CS, 4-7-4 = 15
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Southern Maine Blanks Plymouth State 7-0
WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. -- Senior Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) scored
three goals and senior Lindsay Herzog (Hightstown, N.J.) collected four assists
to help the University of Southern Maine Huskies shut out the Plymouth State
University Panthers, 7-0, in an ECAC Women’s East game Friday night at the
Waterville Valley Ice Arena.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Huskies and levels their
overall record at 2-2-0. The Huskies are now 2-1-0 in ECAC East play. The loss
was the fourth straight for the winless Panthers who are playing their first
season in the ECAC East.
Southern Maine also received a pair of first period goals from freshman
Amanda Shorey (Ayer, Mass.) and single markers from senior Amy McNally (East
Waterboro, Maine) and junior Shannon Shuttle (New Ipswich, N.H.). Freshman
goalie Jackie Zarb (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) stopped all seven shots she
faced to collect her first collegiate shutout.
Plymouth State junior goaltender Lindsay DeLorie (Holliston, Mass.) made 45
saves.
Shorey gave the Huskies the only goal they would need when she scored an
unassisted goal, her third of the season, at 5:18 of the opening period. Shorey
doubled the margin at 15:54 converting a pass from senior Katie Quartuccio
(Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) for a power-play goal.
McNally lit the lamp for the first time this season at 6:53 of the middle
period, set up by freshman Mary Vaughan (Brunswick, Maine), while the Huskies
enjoyed the extra skater.
The third period belonged to Connors and Herzog. Connors scored her first
of the season at 1:57. Shuttle tallied her first of the year at 4:42, and
Connors closed the goal scoring with her final two goals within a span of 34
seconds (6:59 and 7:33)for her first career hat trick. Herzog assisted on all
four goals in the period to set a school record for assists in one period.
Southern Maine will play at Castleton State College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.)
while Plymouth State hosts New England College on Saturday (6:00 p.m.).
At Waterville Valley, N.H. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (2-2-0; 2-1-0) 2 1 4 7
Plymouth State (0-4-0; 0-4-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: 1. SM, Amanda Shorey (unassisted) 5:18; 2. SM, Shorey (Katie
Quartuccio) 15:54 (pp).
2nd Period: 3. SM, Amy McNally (Mary Vaughan) 6:53 (pp).
3rd Period: 4. SM, Kelly Connors (Lindsay Herzog) 1:57; 5. SM, Shannon Shuttle
(Connors, Herzog) 4:42; 6. SM, Connors (Herzog) 6:59); 7. SM, Connors (Erica
Robertson, Herzog) 7:33.
Goalie Saves: SM, Jackie Zarb 7 PS, Lindsay DeLorie 45
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 2 for 3 PS, 0 for 2
Shots on Goal: SM, 15-16-21 = 52 PS, 1-2-4 = 7
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Anning Scores Four, Colby Downs Southern Maine 5-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Laura Anning (Ingramport, Nova Scotia) scored
four consecutive goals to lead the Colby College Mules to a 5-1 victory over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference game Tuesday night at
the USM Ice Arena.
The win evens Colby's record at 1-1-1 overall. Southern Maine dips to
1-2-0 overall. Colby has won the last six meetings between the two teams which
will meet again at Colby on December 4.
With the score tied at 1-1 in the final minute of the first period, Anning
intercepted an errant USM clearing pass and skated in alone on freshman goalie
Allison Woods (Clinton, Maine). Anning wristed a shot past Woods for her first
goal of the season to give the Mules the lead for good.
Anning added a single tally in the middle period, set up by junior Becky
Julian (South Windsor, Conn.). Anning got her third goal in the opening minute
of the third period, and closed the scoring at 18:15 with her fourth goal of the
game.
In five career games against Southern Maine, Anning has tallied eight goals
and six assists.
Despite being out shot 17-5 in the opening period, it was Southern Maine
that got on the board first. Senior Jenna Stanley (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) pounced
on a loose puck in the crease and tucked the puck past Colby junior goalie Lacey
Brown (Freeport, Maine) at 10:15. Sophomore Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) was
stopped in close by Brown who thought the puck was beneath her, but it was loose
by the right post where Stanley found it and tucked it home.
Freshman Meryl Poulin (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) tied the game for the Mules
at 17:56, set up by rookie Liz Osgood (North Andover, Mass.).
Brown, who stopped 17 shots in the middle period, finished the game with 25
saves. Woods had 19 saves over the first two period. Freshman Jackie Zarb
(Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) played the final period and had nine saves.
Southern Maine is off until November 30 when it travels to Plymouth State
University for an ECAC East game. Colby will play a non-conference game at
Saint Anselm on November 28.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Colby (1-1-1) 2 1 2 5
Southern Maine (1-2-0) 1 0 0 1
1st Period: 1. SM, Jenna Stanley (Jessica Knight, Mary Vaughan) 10:15; 2. C,
Meryl Poulin (Liz Osgood) 17:56; 3. C, Laura Anning (unassisted) 19:08.
2nd Period: 4. C, Anning (Becky Julian) 15:59.
3rd Period: 5. C, Anning (Elissa Kurtz, Dana Yerigan) 0:37; 6. C, Anning
(Lauren Goethals) 18:15.
Goalie Saves: C, Lacey Brown 25
SM, Allison Woods (40:00) 19, Jackie Zarb (20:00) 9
Power-play Opportunities: C, 0 for 1 SM 0 for 0
Shots On Goal: C, 17-5-11 = 33 SM, 5-17-4 = 26
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
Southern Maine Falls to Salve Regina 2-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Ally Carr (Mendham, N.J.) snapped a 1-1 tie
with less than 12 minutes to play to give the Salve Regina University Seahawks a
2-1 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon in
an ECAC Women's East game at the USM Ice Arena.
The Seahawks, who snapped a four-game losing streak Friday by beating New
England College, 4-3, improve to 2-4-0 overall and 2-3-0 in league play. The
Huskies, who split their opening-weekend's games, slip to 1-1-0 overall and in
the league.
Carr netted her first goal of the season at 8:18 of the third period when
she slammed home the rebound of a shot taken by freshman Molly Golden (Milton,
Mass.). Golden's high shot from 35 feet out was stopped by USM freshman goalie
Allison Woods (Clinton, Maine), but Woods was unable to control the rebound as
Carr came across in front of the net to fire home a 15-foot shot.
Southern Maine had tied the game in the first minute of the third period as
sophomore Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) buried a 20-foot shot past Seahawk
junior goalie Tasmin Gosselin (Meridan, Conn.). Senior Amy McNally (East
Waterboro, Maine) picked up the lone assist.
Despite being out shot 17-2 in the second period, it was the Seahawks who
scored the lone goal. Junior Caitlin Campbell (Hingham, Mass.) took advantage
of a Huskies turnover in their own end to beat Woods with a 30-foot shot from
the slot.
Gosselin was outstanding in net for Salve Regina, finishing with 31 saves.
Woods played well in her collegiate debut making 14 stops. Southern Maine
finished with a 32-16 advantage in shots on goal.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (7:00 p.m.) when it hosts in-
state rival Colby College in a non-conference game. Salve Regina will travel to
Trinity College on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) for a non-conference game.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Salve Regina (2-4-0; 2-3-0) 0 1 1 2
Southern Maine (1-1-0; 1-1-0) 0 0 1 1
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: 1. SRU, Caitlin Campbell (Jillian Donnelly, Krissy Roche) 9:06.
3rd Period: 2. SM, Jessica Knight (Amy McNally) 0:37; 3. SRU, Ally Carr (Molly
Golden, Alex Riewar) 8:18.
Goalie Saves: SRU, Tasmin Gosselin 31 SM, Allison Woods 14
Power-Play Opportunities: SRU, 0 for 2 SM, 0 for 4
Shots On Goal: SRU, 8-2-6 = 16 SM, 7-17-8 = 32
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Southern Maine Doubles Up on MIT, 4-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Amanda Shorey (Ayer, Mass.) scored a pair of
goals in her collegiate debut Friday night to help the University of Southern
Maine Huskies post a 4-2 victory over the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Engineers in an ECAC Women's East game at the USM Ice Arena. The game was the
season opener for both teams.
Shorey had a power-play goal in the first period and the lone goal of the
third period to help the Huskies to their first season-opening win since the
2004-05 season.
The Huskies never trailed in the game, taking a 1-0 lead on an unassisted
goal by senior Jenna Stanley (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) at 4:45 of the first period.
Shorey collected her power-play tally at 10:48 with assists from rookie Alyssa
Gibson (Hingham, Mass.) and senior Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.).
The Engineers cut the deficit in half with a 5x3 power-play goal by junior
Stephanie Brenman (Newton, Mass.).
MIT was unable to take advantage of it continued power play, and would
surrender a short-handed goal to sophomore Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) just
26 seconds after Brenman's goal.
Senior Rachel Longley (Westwood, Mass.) would net the only goal of the
second period for MIT at 2:12, set up by Brenman and junior Catherine Harding
(Wilton, Conn.).
Shorey had the lone in the final period with Gibson and junior Megan Irving
(Cumberland, Maine) picking up the helpers.
Freshman Jackie Zarb (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) had nine saves in the
Southern Maine goal, and collected an assist on Knight's short-handed goal.
Sophomore Maria Prus (Pittsburgh, Penn.) made 37 saves for MIT.
Southern Maine is back in action Saturday (1:00 p.m.) when it hosts Salve
Regina University. MIT travels to Henniker, N.H., Saturday (1:00 p.m.) to play
New England College.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
MIT (0-1-0; 0-1-0) 1 1 0 2
Southern Maine (1-0-0; 1-0-0) 3 0 1 4
1st Period: 1. SM, Jenna Stanley (unassisted) 4:45; 2. SM, Amanda Shorey
(Alyssa Gibson, Katie Quartuccio) 10:48 pp; 3. MIT, Stephanie Brenman (Lauren
Kazmierski) 14:51 pp; 4. SM, Jessica Knight (Jackie Zarb) 15:17 sh.
2nd Period: 5. MIT, Rachel Longley (Brenman, Catherine Harding) 2:12 pp.
3rd Period: 6. SM, Shorey (Gibson, Megan Irving) 6:58.
Goalie Saves; MIT, Maria Prus 37 SM, Jackie Zarb 9
Power-Play Opportunities: MIT, 2 for 7 SM, 1 for 4
Shots On Goal: MIT, 6-5-0 = 11 SM, 21-8-12 = 41
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Three Named USM Women's Ice Hockey Captains
Huskies Open 2007-08 Season at Home Friday and Saturday
GORHAM, Maine -- Seniors Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Millbrook
School) and Jenna Stanley (Enosburg Falls, Vt./Bellows Free Academy), along with
junior Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine/Hebron Academy), have been named captains
of the University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey for the upcoming 2007-08
season. Second-year head coach John Lauziere made the announcement recently.
The Huskies open the season this Friday and Saturday with home games
against ECAC East foes M.I.T. and Salve Regina University. Friday's game with
M.I.T. starts at 4:00 p.m. at the USM Ice Arena in Gorham. Saturday's game
against Salve Regina begins at 1:00 p.m.
The Huskies will play the final game of their three-game homestand on
November 20 (7:00 p.m.) when they host Colby College in a non-conference game.
Lauziere returns 12 skaters from last year's squad that finished 8-17-1
overall and 6-13-0 in ECAC East play. With the infusion of eight newcomers, the
second-year coach is optimistic that the Huskies can play .500 or better hockey
this season.
"Last year was a solid, rebuilding season for us. The players were
learning everything new last season. The core talent is still here. I see us
continuing to build upon what we started last year, including moving to a .500
or better record. We should be very competitive in our league this season,"
Lauziere replied when asked for an assessment of the upcoming season.
Quartuccio, an All-ECAC East honorable mention selection last winter, will
anchor the blue line corps. Stanley and Irving will be among the key operatives
on the forward lines. All three are expected to see extensive ice time this
season.
The team's leading scorer last season, Quartuccio had six goals and a team-
leading 14 assists for 20 points. Three of her six goals came on the power
play. Irving tied for second on the scoring list with 14 points on six goals
and eight assists. Stanley had three goals, including a pair of power-play
tallies, and four assists for seven points in her first season back after
sitting out the 2005-06 season.
"(Quartuccio) is an extremely hard-working defenseman who is a leader on
and off the ice. (Stanley) had a good return after a year off. I look for her
to contribute more offensively this season. (Irving ) is one of the hardest
working players and our best penalty killer. She will create a lot of offensive
opportunities for her line this year," commented Lauziere.
After their three-game homestand to open the season, the Huskies will play
five straight road games to close out the first semester. The Huskies travel to
ECAC East newcomer Plymouth State University on November 30 (6:00 p.m.), then on
to Castleton State College on December 1 (3:00 p.m.) for conference games before
traveling to Colby on December 4 (7:00 p.m.). The Huskies close out their
December schedule with a conference game at M.I.T. on December 8 (3:00 p.m.) and
a non-conference game at Amherst College on December 9 (1:00 p.m.).
Southern Maine opens the New Year with a non-conference game at home
against St. Thomas University (Minn.) on January 5 (1:00 p.m.). USM hits the
road on January 8-9 (both games at 1:00 p.m.) for a two-game, non-conference
series at Sacred Heart University.
The Huskies return home to play ECAC East newcomer Norwich University on
January 11 (4:00 p.m.) and St. Michael's College on January 12 (1:00 p.m.). The
Huskies will close out January with four straight road games against the
University of Massachusetts Boston on January 18 (4:00 p.m.), Saint Anselm
College on January 19 (3:00 p.m.), St. Michael's on January 25 (7:00 p.m.) and
Norwich on January 26 (7:00 p.m.).
The final month of the regular season has USM playing five of its eight
games at home. The Huskies entertain Holy Cross on February 1 (4:00 p.m.),
Manhattanville on February 2 (1:00 p.m.), Plymouth State on February 8 (4:00
p.m.) and Castleton State on February 9 (1:00 p.m.). The Huskies will play at
Saint Anselm on February 15 (7:00 p.m.) and at UMass Boston on February 16 (1:00
p.m.) before closing the season with a home-and-home series against New England
College.
USM and NEC will play at the USM Ice Arena on February 22 (7:00 p.m.)
before closing the regular season at Henniker, N.H., on February 23 (7:30 p.m.).
The ECAC East championship tournament will begin with quarterfinal round
games on March 1. The four winners will advance to the semifinals and final on
March 8-9. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth into the
NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship tournament.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
(Courtesy of the Eastern College Athletic Conference)
SAINT ANSELM GRABS TOP SPOT IN ECAC WOMEN'S EAST POLL
CAPE COD, Mass. -- Saint Anselm College has been voted the top team in
the ECAC Women's East Ice Hockey League 2007-08 preseason poll, with 143 total
and 11 first place votes. The Hawks will look to repeat as ECAC Women's East
regular season champions, coming off a year where they posted an 18-1-0
conference mark (24-3-0 overall).
Saint Anselm will remain solid in between the pipes with the tandem of Jen
Taylor (Canandaigua, N.Y./Rochester Edge) and Andrea Berlin (Durham, N.H./Oyster
River) returning to crease. Taylor led all Women's East goaltenders with a slim
0.67 GAA, while Berlin recorded a 1.35 GAA last season. The Hawks will also
return many components of an offense that ranked number one in league scoring
last season with an average of 5.07 goals per game.
Behind Saint Anselm in the number two spot is Manhattanville College. The
Valiants will vie for their seventh straight ECAC Women's East Tournament
Championship. Last year Manhattanville skated to a 19-8-1 record (15-4-0
league), earning a spot in the Division III Women's NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament.
The third spot belongs to the College of The Holy Cross. The Crusaders
finished the 2006-07 campaign with a record of 15-10-2 overall, and 11-7-1 in
the league. Stephanie Couzin (Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy) returns to the
lineup after leading the Crusaders offensively with 42 points (24-18-42) a year
ago.
UMass Boston has been voted into the fourth slot. The Beacons advanced to
the Women's East Semifinals a year ago, posting a record of 10-9-0 in conference
play (14-12-1 overall).
Finishing just behind the Beacons is New England College; the Pilgrims will
look to improve upon a solid 12-6-1 league record from last season.
Southern Maine was voted into the sixth slot, after a 2006-07 campaign
where they went 8-17-1 (6-13-0 league), Salve Regina follows in seventh place
after posting a 5-14-0 league mark (7-17-1 overall).
The coaches voted Saint Michael's to finish eighth, with league newcomer
Norwich University finishing ninth and Castleton State College finishing tenth
to round out the top ten.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed in the eleventh spot. In their
inaugural season as a member of the ECAC Women's East, the Panthers of Plymouth
State have been picked to finish twelfth by the coaches.
The ECAC Women's East League will be settled on the ice starting Saturday,
November 2 at 6:00 p.m. when the Beacons of UMass Boston travel to take on the
Salve Regina Seahawks.
2007-08 Division III East Coaches' Poll
Pl Team (1st Place Votes) Points
1. Saint Anselm (11) . . . . . . . . . . 143
2. Manhattanville . . . . . . . . . . . 130
3. Holy Cross (1) . . . . . . . . . . . 117
4. UMass Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
5. New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
6. Southern Maine . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7. Salve Regina . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
8. Saint Michael's . . . . . . . . . . . 52
9. Norwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
10. Castleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
11. MIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
12. Plymouth State . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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