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SEASON COMPLETED
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Thursday, March 7, 2002
USM's Karen Jamnik Earns All-America Honors
GORHAM, Maine: University of Southern Maine sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik
(Cranston, R.I.) earned Second Team JOFA/Women's College Division Ice Hockey
All-American honors as selected by the American Hockey Coaches' Association.
Jamnik becomes the first All-American in the four-year history of Southern
Maine women's hockey program at the varsity level. She helped lead the Huskies
to an overall mark of 16-7-4, which stands as single-season school record for
most wins.
The Huskies finished third in the 10-team ECAC Eastern Division, and
proceeded to defeat Salve Regina, 5-1, in the quarterfinal round of the league
tournament. However, the season came to a disappointing conclusion, when the
club suffered a 2-1, overtime loss to Rochester Institute of Technology in the
semifinals.
Jamnik started 24 of the team's 27 contests, and registered a 13-7-4
record with five triumphs via shutout. She turned aside 459 of the 490 shots she
faced for a save percentage of .937, and a goals against average of 1.36. She
also registered a pair of assists to finish with two points.
In recognition of her stellar play throughout the course of the 2001-02
campaign, Jamnik has now been cited for a trio of postseason awards. Last week
she received ECAC Goalie of the Year and First Team All-ECAC Division III East
honors.
2001-002 JOFA/AHCA Women's College Division Ice Hockey All-Americans
East-First Team Position West-First Team
Nicole Elliott, Manhattanville Goalie Missie Meemken, St. Mary's
Catherine Elkins, Middlebury Defense Lindsy Carlson, Wis.-Superior
Kristin Marie Anderson, Bowdoin Defense Ellen Doyle, Gustavus Adolphus
Shelly Chessie, Bowdoin Forward Sarah Me, Gustavus Adolphus
Laura Hurd, Elmira Forward Ann Ninnemann, Wis.-Stevens Point
Molly Wasserman, Williams Forward Melanie Salatino, Wis.-Superior
East-Second Team
Karen Jamnik, Southern Maine Goalie
Leanne Denman, Elmira Defense
Jen Gorczynski, RIT Defense
Colleen Baude, RIT Forward
Amber Neil, Middlebury Forward
Cherie Stewart, Manhattanville Forward
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Saturday, March 2, 2002
ECAC Division III East Semifinals
Rochester Institute of Technology Eliminates Southern Maine, 2-1, in Overtime
NEW ROCHELLE, New York: Senior forward Colleen Baude (Chatham, N.J.)
scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lift Rochester
Institute of Technology to a 2-1 win over the University of Southern Maine in
the semifinals of the ECAC Division III Women's East Tournament Saturday
afternoon at the New Roc City Rink in New Rochelle, New York.
RIT, which improved to 21-3-2, will face number-one seed and tournament
host Manhattanville College in Sunday afternoon's championship game at 2:00 p.m.
Earlier today, Manhattanville improved to 21-1-2 with 5-1 win over Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.
Southern Maine concludes the year with an overall mark of 16-7-4. The 16
wins stand as a school record for the fourth-year varsity program.
Freshman forward Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine) netted a power-play
goal at 18:39 of the first period to give the Huskies a 1-0. Junior defenseman
Heather Aube (Hebron, Maine) and junior forward Courtney Rideout (South
Portland, Maine) set up the goal.
RIT tied the game at 9:37 of the middle frame, when Baude, from freshman
forward Kasie Strong (Groton, Mass.) responded with an even-strength goal.
Following a scoreless third period, RIT registered the win when the
Strong-to-Baude combination clicked again for a shorthanded goal at 10:49 of the
first overtime session.
Sophomore goalie Elaine Vonderembse (Genoa, Ohio) registered 30 saves,
including seven in the overtime session for RIT, while sophomore goalie Karen
Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) turned aside 28 shots for Southern Maine.
The game marked the final career contest for five Southern Maine seniors:
forwards Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.), Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.), Jill
Powers (Beverly, Mass.), Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.), and defenseman Breanne
Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine). The quintet led the Huskies to a four-year mark of
52-34-9 (.595).
Summary 1 2 3 OT Final
Southern Maine (16-7-4) 1 0 0 0 1
Rochester Institute (21-3-2) 0 1 0 1 2
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. USM, Rachael Wollstadt (Heather Aube, Courtney
Rideout) ppg 18:39. 2nd Period - 2. RIT, Colleen Baude (Kasie Strong) 9:37.
3rd Period - No Scoring. Overtime - 3. RIT, Baude (Strong) 10:49.
Saves: USM, Karen Jamnik (30 shots, 28 saves); RIT, Elaine Vonderembse (31
shots, 30 saves).
Power Plays: USM, 1 for 5; RIT, 0 for 4
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Thursday, February 28, 2002
USM's Karen Jamnik Named ECAC East Goalie of the Year
Jamnik, Holly Manning Named to East All-Star Teams
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey goalie
Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) has been named the 2001-02 Eastern College
Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women's East Goalie of the Year and a
first team all-star as voted by the league's head coaches. The four individual
awards and all-star teams were announced Thursday by Sarah Hood, ECAC Assistant
Commissioner for Women's Hockey.
Hood also announced that USM junior forward Holly Manning (Northfield,
Vt.) was named the all-star second team. Manning and Jamnik were the Huskies
only representatives among the 12 first and second team all-stars. This was the
initial all-star selection for both former All-Rookie team honorees.
Jamnik, a sophomore, has compiled an overall goals against average of
1.34, a .937 save percentage and a 13-6-4 record. She also has five shutouts.
Jamnik won or shared the league's Goalie of the Week on four occasions during
the 2001-02 season. For her career, Jamnik has a 1.25 goals against average, a
.944 save percentage and a 22-10-5 record.
Manning led the Huskies in scoring for the third straight season, netting
18 goals and passing out nine assists for 27 points in 22 games. The smooth-
skating forward had four power-play goals, six game-winning goals and two game-
tying goals this season. She was selected as the Player of the Week one time.
For her career, Manning has scored 56 goals and dished out 32 assists for 88
points, second on the school's all-time list.
Other individual award winners included senior forward Kate Adams of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the Player of the Year, Manhattanville
College freshman forward Cherie Stewart as the Rookie of the Year, and
Manhattanville's Rick Seeley was honored by his peers as the Coach of the Year.
A complete list of the first and second all-star teams, along with the all-
rookie team, follows on the next page.
Southern Maine will play Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) in the
semifinal round of the Women's East tournament this Saturday (March 2) at 4:00
p.m. in New Rochelle, N.Y. Top-seeded and host Manhattanville will play
Rensselaer in the other semifinal at 12:30 p.m. the two winners will meet at
2:00 p.m. Sunday for the championship and an automatic berth in the first NCAA
Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament.
2001-02 ECAC Division III Women's East All-Star Teams
First Team
Position Name Institution Class
Forward Andrea Poley Rensselaer Sr.
Forward Cherie Stewart Manhattanville Fr.
Forward Kasie Strong R.I.T. Fr.
Defense Kate Adams Rensselaer Sr.
Defense Meghan Mahoney Holy Cross Fr.
Goalie Karen Jamnik Southern Maine So.
Second Team
Forward Annie Annunziato Manhattanville So.
Forward Colleen Baude R.I.T. Sr.
Forward Holly Manning Southern Maine Jr.
Defense Jen Gorczynski R.I.T. So.
Defense Lindsay Paulsrud Manhattanville Jr.
Goalie Nicole Elliot Manhattanville Fr.
All-Rookie Team
Forward Liz Flanagan Union Fr.
Forward Cherie Stewart Manhattanville Fr.
Forward Kasie Strong R.I.T. Fr.
Defense Jen Gorczynski R.I.T So.
Defense Meghan Mahoney Holy Cross Fr.
Goalie Julie Vallarelli Rensselaer Fr.
Goalie Kristin Suslowicz Salve Regina Fr.
Player of the Year
Kate Adams, Rensselaer
Rookie of the Year
Cherie Stewart, Manhattanville
Goalie of the Year
Karen Jamnik, Southern Maine
Coach of the Year
Rick Seeley, Manhattanville
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Saturday, February 23, 2002
ECAC Division III East Quarterfinals
Southern Maine Eliminates Salve Regina, 5-1
GORHAM, Maine: Junior forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) scored the
game-winning goal and added an assist to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a 5-1 win over the Salve Regina University Seahawks in the
quarterfinal round of the ECAC Division III East Quarterfinals Saturday night at
the USM Ice Arena.
With the win, the Huskies improve to 16-6-4 overall and advance to next
weekend's semifinal round of the tournament, to be hosted by Manhattanville
University. Salve Regina concludes the year with an overall slate of 4-17-0.
Manning set up the Huskies' first goal, when she won a face-off deep in
the offensive zone and dropped a pass to senior defenseman Breanne Fortiguerra
(Lyman, Maine), who blasted a shot into the net at 13:08.
Manning added an unassisted goal at 6:46 of the second period to give the
Huskies a 2-0 advantage. However, Salve Regina cut the deficit in half on a goal
by freshman forward Courtney Caulfield (Canton, Mass.) at 10:44 of the middle
frame.
The Huskies closed out the contest with a trio of unanswered goals to
account for the 5-1 final. Freshman forward Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine)
made it 3-1 at 19:29 of the second period, before senior forward Heather Hill
(Pascoag, R.I.) and freshman forward Molly Zogby (New Hartford, N.Y.) added
third period goals. Junior defenseman Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.) recorded
assists on each of the third period goals.
Southern Maine held a decided 51-13 advantage in shots, but freshman
goalie Kristin Suslowicz (Stoughton, Mass.) registered 46 saves for the
Seahawks, while sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) turned aside 12
shots for the Huskies.
@ Gorham, Maine
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Salve Regina (4-17-0) 0 1 0 1
Southern Maine (16-6-4) 1 2 2 5
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. USM, Breanne Fortiguerra (Holly Manning) 13:08.
2nd Period - 2. USM, Manning (Unassisted) 6:46; 3. Courtney Caulfield (Danielle
Darisse, Meaghen Toland) 10:44; 4. USM, Rachael Wollstadt (Fortiguerra) ppg
19:29. 3rd Period - 5. USM, Amy Matuewezski (Katie True, Fulton) 9:41; 6.
USM, Molly Zogby (Courtney Rideout, True) 12:30
Saves: USM, Karen Jamnik (13 shots, 12 saves); SRU, (51 shots, 46 saves).
Power Plays: USM, 1 for 4; SRU, 0 for 5.
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Monday, February 18, 2002
ECAC Division III Women's East Tournament
First Round, Saturday February 23, 2002 (at higher seeded team)
Game 1 #7 M.I.T. (0-18-0) at #2 R.I.T. (19-3-2) 7:00
Game 2 #6 Salve Regina (4-16-0) at #3 Southern Maine (15-6-4) 7:00
Game 3 #5 Union (8-15-2) at #4 Rensselaer (14-10-1) 7:00
Semifinals, Saurday, March 2, 2002 (at New Rochelle, N.Y.)
Game 4 #1 Manhattanville (20-1-2) vs. Lowest Remaining Seed 12:30
Game 5 Other two remaining teams 4:00
Championship, Sunday, March 3, 2002 (at New Rochelle, N.Y.)
Game 6 Two semifinal winners 2:00
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Saturday, February 16, 2002
Huskies Rout Purple Knights, 10-0
COLCHESTER, Vt. -- Freshman Lisa Walz (Pittsfield, Mass.) had a pair of
goals and one assist as the University of Southern Maine Huskies received goals
from nine different players to overwhelm the St. Michael's College Purple
Knights, 10-0, in an ECAC Division III Women's East contest Saturday afternoon.
The game was the regular season finale for both teams.
Southern Maine equaled the school record for wins in a season, improving
to 15-6-4 overall. The Huskies, 12-3-3 in league play, will be the third seed
in the upcoming seven-team ECAC Division III Women's East tournament that begins
next weekend. St. Michael's finished the regular season 2-18-0 overall and
2-16-0 in the league.
Southern Maine will host sixth seed Salve Regina University in the first
round of the tournament. Date and time will be announced when the entire field
is set.
The Huskies scored early and often, lighting the lamp seven times in the
first period. Junior Tricia Kamp (West Caldwell, N.J.) put USM on the board at
2:44. Walz, junior Avery McGill (Middlebury, Vt.), sophomore Jeanna Leclerc
(Penobscot, Maine), senior Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.), senior Karen Harrison
(Lakewood, Calif.) and junior Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine) followed
with goals before the period ended.
Walz had the only goal of the second period for USM to push the lead to
8-0. Freshman Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine) and junior Holly Manning
(Northfield, Vt.) added scores in the final period.
Sophomore Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) and junior Amy Matuewezski
(Woonsocket, R.I.) combined for the shutout, stopping all 12 Purple Knight
shots. Freshman Marci Ring (North Attleboro, Mass.) and junior Sarah MacConnell
(Plattsburgh, N.Y.) combined for 10 saves for St. Michael's.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (15-6-4, 12-3-3) 7 1 2 10
St. Michael's (2-18-0, 2-16-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period - 1. SM, Tricia Kamp (Beth Fulton) 2:44; 2. SM, Lisa Walz (Karen
Harrison, Molly Zogby) 4:20; 3. SM, Avery McGill (unassisted) 6:52; 4. SM,
Jeanna Leclerc (Walz) 9:01; 5. SM, Fulton (Rachael Wollstadt) 11:09; 6. SM,
Harrison (Bre Fortiguerra) 12:06; 7. SM, Courtney Rideout (Holly Manning,
Wollstadt) (ppg) 16:15. 2nd Period - 8. SM, Walz (Zogby, Heather Hill) 16:16.
3rd Period - 9. SM, Wollstadt (Fulton, Fortiguerra) 18:25; 10. SM, Manning
(unassisted) 18:47.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (11 shots, 11 saves), Amy Matuewezski (1 shots, 1
save) St. M, Mary Ring (15 shots, 7 saves), Sarah MacConnell (5 shots, 3
saves).
Power Plays: SM, 1 for 6 St. M, 0 for 1
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Friday, February 15, 2001
RPI Downs Southern Maine, 2-1
TROY, N.Y. -- The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers made
second period goals by seniors Kati Adams (Farmington, Mich.) and Julie Durham
(Janesville, Wis.) stand up for a 2-1 victory over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in an ECAC Division III Womenís East league game Friday night at
the Houston Field House.
The win snapped a two-game losing skid and solidified the Engineers hold
on the fourth and final home ice berth in the playoffs that will begin next
weekend. RPI is now 13-10-1 overall and 10-7-0 in the league. Southern Maine
dipped to 14-6-4 overall and 11-3-3 in the league. With the loss, the Huskies
have no chance of catching second place R.I.T., and will be the third seed in
the tournament.
Adams broke a scoreless tie midway through the second period with a power
play goal set up by senior Andrea Poley (Monument Beach, Mass.) and sophomore
Deanna Dougherty (Albany, N.Y.). Durham scored at 18:03 of the middle period,
set up by Poley and Dougherty, to make it 2-0.
USM cut the margin in half when senior Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.)
lit the lamp at 12:04 of the third period, assisted by juniors Tricia Kamp (West
Caldwell, N.J.) and Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.).
Southern Maine sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) was
outstanding, stopping 35 of 37 shots, including all 15 shots in the final period
when RPI had a 15-4 shot advantage. Freshman Julie Vallarelli (Arlington,
Mass.) made 24 saves for the Engineers.
The Huskies will travel to Colchester, Vt., on Saturday to close out the
regular season with a game against the St. Michaelís College Purple Knights.
Game time is 3:00 p.m. RPI will host the Massachusetts Institute Engineers,
also at 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (14-6-4, 11-3-3) 0 0 1 1
Rensselaer (13-10-1, 10-7-0) 0 2 0 2
1st Period - no scoring. 2nd Period - 1. R, Kati Adams (Andrea Poley, Deanna
Dougherty) (pp) 12:28; 2. R, Julie Durham (Poley, Dougherty) 18:03. 3rd
Period - 3. SM, Karen Harrison (Tricia Kamp, Amy Matuewezski) 12:04.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (37 shots, 25 saves) R, Julie Vallarelli (25
shots, 24 saves)
Power Plays: SM, 0 for 2 R, 1 for 4
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Saturday, February 9, 2002
Southern Maine Routs MIT, 10-0
GORHAM, Maine: The University of Southern Maine Huskies received goals
from nine players en route to a 10-0 rout of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Engineers Saturday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The lone multiple-goal scorer was senior forward Heather Hill (Pascoag,
R.I.), who scored the game-winning goal at 21 seconds of the first period and
added the final goal of the game at 11:55 of the third period. In between, the
Huskies received eight goals from eight players.
Senior forwards Jillian Powers (Beverly, Mass.) at 3:20, and Beth Fulton
(Exeter, N.H.) at 15:10, added a pair of unassisted goals to give the Huskies a
3-0 lead at the end of one period of play.
Southern Maine doubled its lead to 6-0 on second period goals from
freshman forward Katie Ford (Ripton, Vt.), junior forward Tricia Kamp (West
Caldwell, N.J.) and senior defenseman Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine).
Freshman forward Lisa Walz (Pittsfield, Mass.), senior forward Jan
Forgeron (Gorham, Maine) and senior forward Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.)
gave the Huskies a 9-0 lead, before Hill added the final goal of the night.
Sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) and junior forward Courtney
Rideout (South Portland, Maine) combined to make four saves for Southern Maine,
while freshman goalies Regina Sullivan (Shoreline, Wash.) and Alana Lafferty
(Chapel Hill, NC) combined to make 51 saves for the Engineers.
Southern Maine, which improved to 14-5-4 overall and 11-2-3 in the ECAC
will return to action on Friday when it travels to Rensselaer, while MIT, which
fell to 0-16 both overall and in the league, will travel to St. Michael's on
Friday.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
M.I.T. (0-16-0) 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (14-5-4) 3 3 4 10
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. SM, Heather Hill (Jill Powers) 0:21; 2. SM, Powers
(Unassisted) 3:20; 3. Beth Fulton (Unassisted).
2nd Period - 4. SM, Katie Ford (Fulton) 6:37; 5. SM, Tricia Kamp (Lisa Walz,
Jan Forgeron) 8:26; 6. SM, Be Fortiguerra (unassisted) 12:14.
3rd Period - 7. SM, Lisa Walz (Kamp) 6:37; 8. SM, Forgeron (Walz, Fortiguerra)
8:05; 9. Karen Harrison (Tara O'Donuhe) 10:56; 10. Hill (O'Donohue, Fortiguerra)
11:55.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (2 shots, 2 saves), Courtney Rideout (2 Shots, 2
saves). MIT, Regina Sullivan (44 Shots, 38 saves), Alana Lafferty (17 shots,
13 saves).
Power Plays: SM 0 for 3; MIT 0 for 0
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Wednesday, February 6, 2002
Chessie, McKissock Lead Polar Bears By Huskies, 2-0
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Junior forward Shelly Chessie (Fredericton, New
Brunswick) scored both goals and junior goalie Emily McKissock (Dedham, Mass.)
stopped 22 shots to lead the third-ranked Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 2-0
victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference game
Wednesday night at Dayton Arena.
Chessie scored what proved to be the game winner at 11:53 of the first
period when she tucked home the rebound of a shot by junior Ba Lanoue
(Stockbridge, Mass.). Freshman Cathie Quinlan (St. John's, Newfoundland) also
drew an assist. Bowdoin had a 12-4 advantage in shots on goal in the period.
McKissock and USM sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) would
keep the score at 1-0 with some outstanding goaltending through a fast-paced
second period and until midway in the final period. Chessie gave the Polar
Bears some breathing room with her 15th goal of the season, set up by freshman
Kristi Anderson (Glenville, N.Y.) at 12:19.
McKissock finished the night with 22 saves to post her school record sixth
shutout of the season while Jamnik stopped 38 shots for the Huskies.
Southern Maine returns to action Saturday night (7:00 p.m. faceoff) when
it hosts ECAC Division III East rival M.I.T. in the its final regular season
home game. Bowdoin will host Concordia in a non-conference game Friday night.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (13-5-4) 0 0 0 0
Bowdoin (16-2-0) 1 0 1 2
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. B, Shelly Chessie (Ba Lanoue, Cathie Quinlan) 11:53.
2nd Period - no scoring. 3rd Period - Chessie (Kirsti Anderson) 12:19.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (40 shots, 38 saves) B, Emily McKissock (22 shots,
22 saves).
Power Plays: SM 0 for 1 B 0 for 0
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Wednesday, February 6, 2002
Jamnik Named ECAC Women's East Goalie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- For the second straight week, and the fourth time this
season, University of Southern Maine sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston,
R.I.) has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's
Division III East Goaltender of the Week for the week of January 28-February 3.
The announcement was made late Tuesday afternoon by ECAC Assistant Commissioner
for Women's Hockey, Sarah Hood.
Jamnik previously received the honor for the weeks of November 12-18 and
January 7-13, and shared the honor last week (week of January 21-27) with Renee
McKirnan of Manhattanville College.
The second-year netminder allowed only four goals in 179 minutes of play
(1.34 goals against average) and compiled a .955 save percentage as the Huskies
were 2-1 in three games. Jamnik stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Huskies 2-1 win
against nationally-ranked Colby College on Tuesday (January 29). She had 23
saves to posted her fifth shutout of the season in a 2-0 win against Sacred
heart University on Saturday, and she had 30 saves in a 3-1 loss to second-
ranked Manhattanville on Sunday.
On the season, Jamnik has a 1.36 goals against average with a .933 save
percentage and compiled an 10-4-4 record. She also has five shutouts.
Southern Maine, tied for second in the latest ECAC Women's East standings
behind Manhattanville, is 13-4-4 overall and 10-2-3 in the league.
The Huskies travel to Brunswick, Maine, on Wednesday to play third-ranked
Bowdoin College. USM plays its final regular season home game this Saturday
when M.I.T. visits the USM Ice Arena on Saturday. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
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Saturday, February 2, 2002
Manhattanville Downs Southern Maine, 3-1
GORHAM, Maine: Manhattanville College jumped to an early 2-0 lead, and
held off a late University of Southern Maine rally en route to a 3-1triumph
Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
An unassisted goal by sophomore forward Amanda Zimecki (Pittsburgh, Penn.)
at 4:46 of the first period capped a two-goal outburst in a span of 3:19 for the
Valiants. Freshman forward Cherie Stewart (Lake Forest, Calif.) gave
Manhattanville a 1-0 advantage at 1:27 of the opening period. Sophomore forward
Annie Annunziato (Commack, N.Y.) and freshman defenseman Kim Hayden (Colorado
Springs, CO) set up the goal.
Southern Maine cut the deficit in half at 15:15 of the third period when
junior forward Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) collected a pass from senior
forward Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) and beat sophomore goalie Renee Kirnan
(Dewitt, N.Y.).
However, sophomore forward Melissa Hawkins (Binghampton, N.Y.) restored
the Valiants two-goal advantage just 58 seconds later.
Kirnan turned aside 17 shots, while sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik
(Cranston, R.I.) registered 30 saves for Southern Maine.
Southern Maine returns to action on Wednesday, when it travels to Bowdoin,
while Manhattanville will be at MIT tomorrow afternoon.
@ Gorham, Maine
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Manhattanville (16-1-1) 2 0 1 3
Southern Maine (13-4-4) 0 0 1 1
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. MC, Cherie Stewart (Annie Annunziato, Kim Hayden) 1:27;
2. MC, Amanda Zimecki (Unassisted) 4:46. 2nd Period - No Scoring. 3rd
Period - 3. SM, Amy Matuewezski (Beth Fulton) 15:15; 4. MC, Melissa Hawkins
(Kristin Sahlem) 16:13
Goalies: USM, Karen Jamnik (30 saves); MC, Renee Kirnan (17 saves).
Power Plays: SM, 0 for 4; MC, 0 for2.
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Friday, February 1, 2002
Manning, Jamnik Lead Huskies Past Pioneers, 2-0
GORHAM, Maine: Junior forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) took care
of the offense, while sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) handled the
defensive chores, as the University of Southern Maine Huskies posted a 2-0 win
over the visiting Sacred Heart University Pioneers in an ECAC Women's Division
III East game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies, who improved to 13-3-4
overall and 10-1-3 in the ECAC. Sacred Heart falls to 11-7-0 and 8-5-0.
Manning scored what proved to be the game-winning goal, off a feed from
junior defenseman Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.) just 14 seconds into the second
period. Midway through the seond period, senior defenseman Breanne Fortiguerra
(Lyman, Mass.) feathered a long pass, which Manning collected at center ice,
broke in alone, and beat Sacred Heart senior goalie Kimberly Derleth (Tomahawk,
Wisc.) to the short side at 14:25.
Jamnik turned aside 23 shots, including nine each in the second and third
periods to preserve the shutot. Derleth had 30 saves for Sacred Heart.
The teams return to action tomorrow afternoon, when Southern Maine hosts
nationally ranked Manhattanville, while Sacred Heart travels to M.I.T.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Sacred Heart (11-7-0) 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (13-3-4) 0 2 0 2
Scoring: 1st Period - No Scoring. 2nd Period - 1. SM, Holly Manning 15
(Katie True) 0:14; 2. SM, Manning 16 (Breanne Fortiguerra) 14:25. 3rd Period -
No Scoring.
Goalies: USM, Karen Jamnik (23 shots, 23 saves); SH, Kimberly Derleth (32
shots, 30 saves).
Power Plays: SM, 1 for 5; SH, 0 for 4.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2002
Jamnik Shares ECAC Women's East Goalie of the Week Honor
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore goaltender Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) of
the University of Southern Maine women's ice team has been named co-recipient of
the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Division III East Goalie
of the Week honor for the period of January 21-27. The announcement was made by
the ECAC office late Tuesday afternoon.
Jamnik shared the honor with sophomore Renee Kirnan of Manhattanville
College. This is the third time this season that Jamnik has received Goalie of
the Week honors. She previously received the honor for the weeks of November
12-18 and January 7-13.
The second-year netminder allowed only one goal in 165 minutes of play and
compiled a .979 save percentage as the Huskies were 2-0-1 in three games.
Jamnik stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Huskies 1-1 overtime at nationally-ranked
Colby College on Tuesday (January 22). She had six saves in 40 minutes of play
against Salve Regina on Saturday and posted her fourth shutout of the season
stopping 12 shots against Holy Cross on Sunday.
On the season, Jamnik has a 1.37 goals against average with a .926 save
percentage and compiled an 8-3-4 record. She also has four shutouts.
Southern Maine, second in the latest ECAC Women's East standings behind
nationally ranked Manhattanville, is 11-3-4 overall and 9-1-3 in the league.
The Huskies will host Sacred Heart University (11-6-0, 8-4-0) on Friday
(7:00 p.m.) and Manhattanville (15-1-1, 11-0-1) on Saturday (4:00 p.m.).
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Tuesday, January 29, 2002
Southern Maine Knocks off Colby College, 2-1
GORHAM, Maine: Sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) turned
aside 31 shots, including 15 in the third period, as the University of Southern
Maine Huskies upset the visiting Colby College White Mules, 2-1, in a non-
conference game Tuesday night at the USM Ice Arena.
Junior forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) scored the game-winning
goal off a soft pass from senior forward Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) at
14:46 of the second period, just as junior defenseman Katie True's (Chelmsford,
Mass.) minor penalty expired
Southern Maine had taken a 1-0 lead at 8:17 of the middle frame, when
freshman forward Molly Zogby (New Hartford, N.Y.) pounced on a loose puck in the
crease and whistled a shot into the net. However, Colby answered at 10:36, when
senior forward Carrie Swiderski (Watertown, Conn.) scored on a four-on-four
situation.
Colby held a decided edge in play in the third period, outshooting
Southern Maine by a 15-2 margin, but was unable to net the equalizer. Overall,
Colby outshot Maine by a 31-14 count. Freshman goalie Lynn Hasday (Rockville
Center, N.Y.) had 14 saves for Colby.
Southern Maine, which improved to 12-3-4, will return to action on Friday
evening, when it hosts Sacred Heart. Colby, which fell to 11-2-1, will be idle
until February 9, when it hosts Concordia.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Colby (11-2-1) 0 1 0 1
Southern Maine (12-3-4) 0 2 0 2
Scoring: 1st Period - No Scoring. 2nd Period - 1. SM, Molly Zogby (unassisted)
8:17; 2. C, Carrie Swiderski (Christina Dotchin) 10:36; 3. SM, Holly Manning
(Karen Harrison) 14:46. 3rd Period - No Scoring
Goalies: USM, Karen Jamnik (32 shots, 31 saves); C, Lynn Hasday (16 shots, 14
saves).
Power Plays: SM, 0 for 4 C, 0 for 5
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Sunday, January 27, 2002
Five-Goal Second Period Carries Huskies Past Crusaders
WORCESTER, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored five
times in the second period to snap a scoreless tie and went on to post a 6-0
victory over the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders in an ECAC Women's Division
III East game Sunday afternoon at the Hart Recreation Center.
The win improves the Huskies' overall record to 11-3-4, and 9-1-3 in
league play. Holy Cross drops to 5-9-2 overall and 4-9-0 in the league.
After a scoreless first period highlighted by the goaltending of Holy
Cross junior Jenelle DiSanto (North Reading, Mass.), the Huskies broke through
just 1:19 into the second period as freshman Molly Zogby (New Hartford, N.Y.)
slipped the puck past DiSanto off a set up from junior Amy Matuewezski
(Woonsocket, R.I.) and senior Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.).
Southern Maine exploded for three goals in a span of 2:18 later in the
period to break open the game. Junior Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) lit the
lamp at 5:12 with her 12th goal of the season. It was the 50th of Manning's
career. She is the first USM women's player to reach that milestone.
Junior Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine), who had four points in the
game, followed Manning's goal with one of her own 30 seconds later. Fulton
finished the outburst with a goal at 7:30. Manning netted a second goal in the
period at 14:12 to make it 5-0 after two periods.
Freshman Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine) scored the only goal of third
period 21 seconds into the period.
Sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) stopped all 12 shots she
faced to post the shutout for USM. DiSanto finished the game with 37 saves.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday hosting Colby College in a
non-league game at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross travels to Rensselaer (Troy, N.Y.) for
its next game on Friday.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (11-3-4) 0 5 1 6
Holy Cross (5-9-2) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: no scoring. 2nd Period: 1. SM, Molly Zogby (Beth Fulton, Amy
Matuewezski) 1:19; 2. SM, Holly Manning (Courtney Rideout, Tricia Kamp) 5:12;
3. SM, Rideout (Manning) 5:42; 4. SM, Fulton (Matuewezski, Zogby) 7:30; 5. SM,
Manning (Janet Peterson, Rideout) 14:12. 3rd Period: 6. SM, Rachael Wollstadt
(Rideout) 0:21.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (12 shots, 12 saves) HC, Jenelle DiSanto (43
shots, 37 saves)
Power Plays: SM 1 for 4 HC 0 for 2
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Saturday, January 26, 2002
Huskies Knock Off Seahawks, 8-1
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Three different players score a pair of goals as the
University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Salve Regina University
Seahawks, 8-1, in an ECAC Division III Women's East game Saturday night.
The win snapped a four-game winless skid (0-2-2) for the Huskies and
improved their overall record to 10-3-4. USM is in second place in the league
with a 8-1-3 mark. Salve Regina dropped its seventh straight game to fall to
2-10-0 overall and in the league.
Freshman Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine), along with juniors Katie
True (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) each lit the
lamp twice for the Huskies. Freshman Katie Ford (Ripton, Vt.) and sophomore
Jeanna Leclerc (Penobscot, Maine) had the other USM goals.
Senior forward Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) picked up a pair of assists to
move within nine points of becoming the first USM women's player to reach the
century mark for career points.
Freshman Jennifer Murray (Avon, Mass.) averted the shutout for the
Seahawks when she scored with 24 seconds left in regulation.
USM goalies Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) and Tara O'Donohue (Middlebury,
Vt.) combined for seven saves. Salve Regina rookie goalie Jennifer Dunnirvine
(Needham, Mass.) recorded 53 saves.
Southern Maine travels to Worcester, Mass., Sunday to play the College of
the Holy Cross at 2:00 p.m. Salve Regina will look to snap its losing streak on
Sunday when it hosts winless M.I.T.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (10-3-4) 3 3 2 8
Salve Regina (2-10-0) 0 0 1 1
Scoring: 1st Period: 1. SM, Rachael Wollstadt (Courtney Rideout, Breanne
Fortiguerra) 3:54; 2. SM, Katie True (Tricia Kamp, Katie Ford) 13:40; 3. SM,
Ford (Holly Manning) 18:21. 2nd Period: 4. SM, True (Kamp, Beth Fulton) 9:10;
5. SM, Amy Matuewezski (unassisted) 9:36; 6. Wollstadt (Manning) 12:17. 3rd
Period: 7. SM, Matuewezski (Fulton) (pp) 9:15; 8. SM, Jeanna Leclerc
(Stephanie Slater, Molly Zogby) 10:09; 9. SR, Jennifer Murray (Jennifer
Caffrey) 19:36.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (6 shots, 6 saves), Tara O'Donohue (2 shots, 1 save)
SR, Jennifer Dunnirvine (61 shots, 53 saves).
Power Plays: SM 1 for 1 SR, 0 for 2.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Manning Goal Gives Huskies 1-1 Tie at Colby
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Junior forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.)
scored an unassisted goal midway through the second period to give the
University of Southern Maine Huskies a 1-1 overtime with the Colby College White
Mules in a non-league game Tuesday night at the Alfond Arena.
The tie gives the Huskies a 9-3-4 overall heading into this weekend's two-
game road trip to Salve Regina University and Holy Cross. Colby, ranked eighth
in the nation in the latest USCHO.com Division III poll, is now 9-1-1 overall.
The White Mules host Hamilton in their next game Friday night.
Manning intercepted a pass at her own blue line, skated around the last
Colby defender and made a nice move to slip the puck past freshman goalie Lynn
Hasday (Rockville Center, N.Y.) at 8:21.
Colby lit the lamp in the first period when senior Carrie Swiderski
(Watertown, Conn.) potted a power play goal at 12:13. Freshman Jennifer
Anderson (Rochester, Minn.) and senior Kelley Jessopp (Mettawa, Ill.) picked up
the assists.
USM sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) had 28 saves during the
game. Hasday finished the night with 18 stops.
Summary 1 2 3 OT Final
Southern Maine (9-3-4) 0 1 0 0 1
Colby (9-1-1) 1 0 0 0 1
Scoring: 1st Period: 1. C, Carrie Swiderski (Jennifer Anderson, Kelley
Jessopp) (pp) 12:13. 2nd Period: 2. SM, Holly Manning (unassisted) 8:21.
3rd Period: no scoring. OT: no scoring.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (29 shots, 28 saves) C, Lynn Hasday (19 shots, 18
saves)
Power Plays: SM 0 for 5 C 1 for 8.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2002
USCHO.com Division III Women's Poll
(through games of Sunday, January 20, 2002)
# Team (1st Place) Record Pts. Last
1. Middlebury (12) 12-0-0 120 1
2. Bowdoin 13-1-0 98 2
3. Manhattanville 13-0-1 94 3
4. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 17-1-0 79 5
5. Gustavus Adolphus 10-2-1 77 4
T6. Elmira 19-1-0 57 7
T6. Wisconsin-Superior 13-2-0 57 6
8. Colby 9-1-0 36 8
9. R.I.T. 12-3-1 13 NR
T10. Williams 9-5-0 8 9
T10. Wisconsin-River Falls 5-7-3 8 NR
Others receiving votes: Plattsburgh 5, St. Mary's 4,
Southern Maine 3, St. Thomas 1.
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Sunday, January 20, 2002
Rochester Institute of Technology Blanks Southern Maine, 4-0
GORHAM, Maine: Rochester Institute of Technology sophomore goalie Elaine
Vonderembse (Genoa, OH) made 26 saves, and the Tigers scored a pair of late
goals to break open a close game and post a 4-0 triumph over the University of
Southern Maine Sunday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
RIT jumped to a 1-0 lead at 6:30 of the first period, when freshman
forward Kasie Strong (Groton, Mass.) scored on a rebound of a shot from senior
forward Jennie Nicholas (Anchorage, Ak.).
The scored remained 1-0 until early in the third period, when sophomore
forward Callie Iosue (Oswego, N.Y.) scored at 6:51 with assists going to
Nicholas and freshman forward Erin Topley (Fargo, ND).
The Tigers added a pair of goals in the final 1:09 of play, as senior
forward Tina Bessette (Charlton, Mass.) scored an empty-net goal at 18:51 and
freshman defenseman Aleta Mills (Media, Penn.) added a power play goal at 19:45.
Nicholas registered her third assist of the afternoon on the Tigers' final goal
Sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik made 23 saves for Southern Maine, which fell
to 9-3-3 overall and 7-1-3 in the ECAC. RIT improved to 12-3-1 and 7-2-1.
Southern Maine will return to action on Tuesday, when it travels to Colby,
while Rochester is idle until Friday, when it plays host to RPI.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
R.I.T. (11-3-1) 1 0 3 4
Southern Maine (9-2-3) 0 0 0 0
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. RIT, Kasie Strong (Jennie Nicholas) 6:30. 2nd Period
No Scoring. 3rd Period - 2. RIT, Callie Iosue (Nicholas, Erin Topley) 6:51; 3.
Tina Bessette (Jen Gorczynski, Marrick Jensen) (en) 18:51; 4. RIT, Aleta Mills
(Perry Foster, Nicholas) (pp) 19:45.
Goalies: USM, Karen Jamnik (26 shots, 23 saves); RIT, Elaine Vonderembse (26
shots, 26 saves).
Power Plays: SM, 0/4; RIT 1/3.
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Saturday, January 19, 2002
Union College ties up Southern Maine, 1-1
GORHAM, Maine: Sophomore goalie Victoria Elkins (Bernardsville, NJ) turned
aside 44 of the 45 shots she faced to help visiting Union College pull out a 1-1
tie with the University of Southern Maine Saturday night at the USM Ice Arena.
Union took a 1-0 lead at 13:52 of the second period, when freshman forward
Jennifer Fleming (Simsbury, CT) beat Southern Maine sophomore goalie Karen
Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) to the short side with an unassisted goal.
The Huskies responded by storming the Union zone, and drew even at 1-1,
when junior forward Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine) scored on a
rebound.
Southern Maine continued to dominate the game in the third period,
outshooting Union by a 17-1 margin, but was unable to put the go-ahead goal past
Elkins.
With the tie, Southern Maine now stands at 9-2-2 overall and 7-0-3 in the
ECAC, while Union is 4-10-2 and 4-4-1
The teams return to action tomorrow, when Southern Maine hosts Rochester
Institute of Technology, while Union travels to MIT.
@ Gorham, Maine
Summary 1 2 3 OT Final
Union (4-10-1) 0 1 0 0 1
Southern Maine (9-2-2) 0 1 0 0 1
Scoring: 1st Period ó No Scoring. 2nd Period ó UC, Jennifer Fleming
(Unassisted) 13:52; 2. USM, Courtney Rideout (Breannne Fortiguerra, Jill Powers)
18:21. 3rd Period ó No Scoring. Overtime ó No Scoring
Goalies: USM, Karen Jamnik (8); UC, Victoria Elkins (44)
Power Plays: SM, 0/1; UC 0/3 .
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Tuesday, January 15, 2002
Bowdoin Blanks Southern Maine, 3-0
GORHAM, Maine: Freshman Forward Marisa O'Neil (Manchester, N.H.) scored
the game-winner early in the first period, and junior goalie Emily McKissock
(Dedham, Mass.) registered 11 saves, to lift second ranked Bowdoin College to a
3-0 shutout of the tenth ranked University of Southern Maine, Tuesday night at
the USM Ice Arena.
O'Neil's goal came at 4:11 of the first period, and was set up by juniors
Beth Muir (No. Chelmsford, Mass.) and Alyson Lissome (St. John's, N.B.).
The Polar Bears doubled their lead at 2:06 of the third period, when
sophomore forward En Peaky (Cornwall, Ont.) converted a feed from sophomore
forward Gillian McDonald (Hudson, Que.). McDonald, from junior forward Shelly
Chessie (Fredericton, N.B.) added an empty goal at 18:53 of the third period.
Sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) made 19 saves for the
Huskies.
Bowdoin, which improved to 11-1-0, will return to action on Friday when
it travels to Connecticut College, while Southern Maine will take a 9-2-2 record
into Friday night's home game with Union.
Summary 1 2 3 F
Bowdoin (11-1-0) 1 0 2 3
Southern Maine (9-2-2) 0 0 0 0
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. B, Marissa O'Neil (Beth Muir, Alyson Lizotte) 4:11.
2nd Period - No Scoring. 3rd Period - 2. B, Jen Pelkey (Gillian McDonald)
2:06; 3. B, McDonald (Shelly Chessie) ENG, 18:53.
Saves: B, Emily McKissock (11); SM, Karen Jamnik (19).
Power Plays: B, 0/5; SM, 0/4
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Monday, January 14, 2002
USCHO.com Division III Women's Poll
(through games of Sunday, January 13, 2002)
# Team (1st Place) Record Pts. Last
1 Middlebury (12) 9-0-0 120 1
2 Bowdoin 10-1-0 101 2
3 Manhattanville 11-0-1 96 3
4 Gustavus Adolphus 8-2-1 75 4
5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 15-1-0 64 6
6 Wisconsin-Superior 11-2-0 60 5
7 Elmira 17-1-0 57 7
8 Colby 9-1-0 42 8
9 Williams 7-4-0 28 9
10 Southern Maine 9-1-2 9 10
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin-River Falls 4,
Concordia 1, Plattsburgh 1, R.I.T. 1, St. Mary's 1
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Sunday, January 13, 2002
Huskies Rebound Against Lord Jeffs, 5-0
AMHERST, Mass. -- Senior right wing Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.) scored
a pair of goals and sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) kicked out 16
shots as the University of Southern Maine Huskies shut out the Amherst College
Lord Jeffs, 5-0, in a non-conference game Sunday afternoon. The game was halted
with 2:40 remaining in the game due to a power failure.
Southern Maine, which had its school record 10-game unbeaten streak
snapped Saturday night at Williams College, improved to 9-1-2 with the win.
Amherst fell to 3-8-0 overall with its sixth loss in the last seven games.
Junior Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) put the Huskies on the board at
the 3:00 mark of the first period with her sixth goal of the season, a power
play tally set up by junior Heather Aube (Hebron, Maine) and senior Beth Fulton
(Exeter, N.H.). Hillís first goal, her third of the campaign, set up by
Matuewezski, made it 2-0 at 6:14. Junior Courtney Rideout (South Portland,
Maine) made it 3-0 with her seventh goal at 10:40.
After a scoreless second period, Hill lit the lamp for the second time at
10:55 of the third period. Fulton and junior Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.)
picked up the assists. Junior Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) scored her team-
leading 10th goal, an unassisted marker at 13:01 for the final margin.
Jamnik posted her third shutout of the season. Amherst junior Heidi
Alexander (Edina, Minn.) stopped 22 shots at the other end.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday night when it plays a non-
conference game at home against Bowdoin College. Amherst travels to New England
College for a non-conference game on Wednesday.
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (9-1-2) 3 0 2 5
Amherst (3-8-0) 0 0 0 0
Scoring: 1st Period: 1. SM, Amy Matuewezski 6 (Heather Aube, Beth Fulton) (pp)
3:00; 2. SM, Heather Hill 3 (Matuewezski) 6:14; 3. SM, Courtney Rideout 7
(unassisted) 10:40. 2nd Period: no scoring. 3rd Period: 4. SM, Hill 4
(Fulton, Katie True) 10:55; 5. SM, Holly Manning 10 (unassisted) 13:01.
Goalie Saves: SM, Karen Jamnik (16 shots, 16 saves) A, Heidi Alexander (27
shots, 22 saves)
Power Plays: SM, 1 for 3 A, 0 for 5.
Shots on Goal: SM, 12-9-6 = 27 A, 6-7-3 = 16
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Saturday, January 12, 2002
Williams Hands Southern Maine First Loss, 7-3
Huskies 10-Game Unbeaten Streak Snapped
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Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Southern Maine Establishes School Record in a 2-0 Win Over Wesleyan
GORHAM, Maine: Junior forward Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) scored
the game-winning goal in the opening moments of the third period, and the
University of Southern Maine extended its current unbeaten streak to a school
record 10 games with a 2-0 win over Wesleyan University in a non-conference game
Tuesday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The Huskies, who currently stand at 8-0-2, eclipsed the former mark of
nine consecutive games without a loss established a year ago.
However, through the opening 40 minutes, it appeared as though Wesleyan
might pull off the upset. The game remained scoreless through two periods of
play, before Matuewezski gave the Huskies the lead for good just 30 seconds into
the third period. The goal was set up by junior defenseman Heather Aube (Hebron,
Maine) and senior forward Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.).
Southern Maine added an insurance goal when junior forward Holly Manning
(Northfield, Vt.) redirected a pass from freshman forward Rachael Wollstadt (Old
Town, Maine) at 7:19 of the third period.
Sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) turned aside 15 shots to
preserve the win. For Wesleyan, which fell to 1-8-1, sophomore goalie Elizabeth
Courtney (Belmont, Mass.) registered 26 saves.
The two teams return to action on Saturday, when Southern Maine travels to
Williams, while Wesleyan will be at Colby.
@ Gorham, Maine
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Wesleyan (1-8-1) 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (7-0-2) 0 0 2 2
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. No Scoring. 2nd Period - No Scoring. 3rd Period -
1. SM, Amy Matuewezski (Heather Aube, Beth Fulton) 0:30; 2. SM, Holly Manning
(Rachael Wollstadt) 7:19.
Goalies: USM, Karen Jamnik (15); W, Elizabeth Courtney (26).
Power Plays: USM, 0 for 2 W, 0 for 2
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Sunday, January 6, 2002
Southern Maine Knocks off Rensselaer, 5-2
GORHAM, Maine: Junior forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) scored a
pair of goals and set up the game-winning strike, to lead the University of
Southern Maine to a 5-2 ECAC East triumph over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sunday afternoon at the USM Ice arena.
With the win, the Huskies improve to 7-0-2 both overall and in the league.
In addition, Southern Maine equaled a school-record by extending its unbeaten
streak to nine consecutive games. Rensselaer falls to 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the
ECAC East.
Southern Maine jumped to an early 2-0 lead on first period goals by
Manning at 4:13 and senior defenseman Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) at 6:26.
However, RPI weathered the early storm, and evened the contest with a pair of
late first-period goals. Sophomore defenseman Maj Nixon (West Bloomfield, Mich.)
put the Engineers on the board at 15:08, while senior forward Andrea Poley
(Monument Beach, Mass.) made it 2-2 at 19:03.
Southern Maine regained the lead at 15:51 of the second period, when
sophomore defenseman Jeanna Leclerc (Penobscot, Maine) banked a shot in off the
post during a five-on-three power play situation. Manning added her second goal
of the afternoon at 17:43, and the Huskies took a 4-2 lead into the third
period.
Senior defenseman Breanna Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine) scored an unassisted
insurance goal at 2:27 of the final period to close out the scoring.
Sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) turned aside 13 shots to
preserve the win, while freshman goalie Julie Vallarelli (Arlington, Mass.)
registered 19 saves for RPI.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Wesleyan (4:30
p.m.), while RPI travels to Clarkson on Friday.
@ Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Rensselaer (7-4-0) 2 0 0 2
Southern Maine (7-0-2) 2 2 1 5
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. USM, Holly Manning (Breanne Fortiguerra) 4:13; 2. USM,
Karen Harrison (Beth Fulton, Molly Zogby) 6:26; 3. RPI, Maj Nixon (Jennifer
Scammell, Andrea Poley) 15:08; 4. RPI, Poley (Unassisted) 19:03. 2nd Period -
5. USM, Jeanna Leclerc (Manning) (pp) 15:51; 6. USM, Manning (Rachael Wollstadt,
Jill Powers) 17:43. 3rd Period - 7. USM, Fortiguerra (Unassisted) 2:27.
Goalies: USM, Karen Jamnik (13); RPI, Julie Vallarelli (19).
Power Plays: USM, 1 for 3 RPI, 0 for 4
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Saturday, January 5, 2002
Southern Maine Downs St. Michael's, 6-2
GORHAM, Maine: The University of Southern Maine received goals from six
players, as it extended its season-opening unbeaten streak to eight games with a
6-2 triumph over visiting St. Michael's Saturday evening at the USM Ice Arena.
Junior forward Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine) scored the
eventual game-winner at 2:26 of the second period, providing Southern Maine with
a 3-2 lead. Just over a minute later, the Huskies doubled the advantage to 4-2,
when senior forward Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine) scored an unassisted goal
at 3:37.
Southern Maine added a pair of insurance goals in the third period, as
sophomore defenseman Jeanna Leclerc (Penobscot, Maine) netted a power play goal
at 7:38, while junior forward Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.) added a
shorthanded goal at 9:28.
Despite the final score, St. Michael's actually took the early lead, when
freshman forward Meg Lyons (Boxborough, Mass.) scored just 17 seconds into the
first period. The Huskies tied the contest on a goal from junior forward
Patricia Kamp (West Caldwell, N.J.) at 4:36, before taking a 2-1 lead at 7:17,
when senior forward Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) scored a goal.
The Purple Knights rallied to tie the game when Lyons netted her second
goal of the night at 17:44 of the first period.
Senior goalie Molly Duer (Montreal, Que.) turned aside five shots, as
Southern Maine improved to 6-0-2 both overall and in the ECAC East, while
freshman Marci Ring (North Attleboro, Mass.) and junior Sarah MacConnell
(Plattsburgh, N.Y.) combined to make 37 saves for St. Michael's, which fell to
0-7-0 overall and 0-6-0 in the ECAC East.
@ Gorham, Maine
Summary 1 2 3 Final
St. Michael's (0-7-0) 2 0 0 2
Southern Maine (6-0-2) 2 2 2 6
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. St. M, Meg Lyons (Holly Brandt) 0:17; 2. USM Patricia
Kamp (Breanne Fortiguerra) 4:36; 3. USM, Karen Harrison (Avery McGill) 7:17; 4.
St. M, Lyons (Sarah Musella) 17:44. 2nd Period - 5. USM, Courtney Rideout
(Harrison) 2:26; 6. Fortiguerra (unassisted) 3:37. 3rd Period - 7. USM, Jeanne
Leclerc (Avery McGill, Rideout) ppg 7:38; 8. USM, Amy Matuewezski (Unassisted)
shg 9:28
Goalies: USM, Molly Duer (5); St. M, Marci Ring (18), Sarah MacConnell (19).
Power Plays: USM 1 for 3 St. M 0 for 3
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Sunday, December 9, 2001
Huskies Remain Unbeaten, Defeat Union 7-1
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Junior forward Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.)
scored a pair of goals as the University of Southern Maine Huskies closed out
the first semester portion of their 2001-02 schedule Sunday afternoon with a 7-1
win over the Union College Dutchwomen in an ECAC Division III Womenís East game.
USM is off to the best start in the four-year history of the program,
heading into the holidays with a 5-0-2 overall and league record. The Huskies
sit atop the ECAC Womenís East standings with 12 points. Union had its two-game
win streak stopped by the loss to fall to 2-5-0 overall and 2-2-0 in the league.
The two teams will meet again on January 19 in Gorham.
After a scoreless first period in which the Huskies outshot the Dutchwomen
18-4, Matuewezski needed just 47 seconds of the second period to put the Huskies
on the scoreboard with her second goal of the season. Less than four minutes
later, senior Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine) scored what proved to be the
game winning goal, unassisted. Junior Courtney Rideout (South Portland) would
make it 3-0 at 17:59 with a power play goal.
Junior Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) and Matuewezski increased the lead
to 5-0 by the midway point of the third period before the Dutchwomen spoiled
sophomore goalie Karen Jamnikís (Cranston, R.I.) bid for a shutout.
Freshman Elizabeth Flanagan (Simsbury, Conn.), the leading scorer for
Union, finally put the puck past Jamnik at 10:40 while her team enjoyed the
power play.
Freshman Molly Zogby (New Hartford, N.Y.) and senior Karen Harrison
(Lakewood, Calif.) added goals for USM before the final buzzer.
Jamnik stopped 19 shots for USM. Sophomore Victoria Elkins
(Bernardsville, N.J.) finished with 40 saves, including 18 in the first period,
for Union.
USM returns to action on January 5 when it hosts St. Michaelís College in
the first of three home games in a four-day stretch to begin the second half of
the schedule. Union embarks on a three-game road trip this Wednesday at St.
Benedict College (Minn.).
Summary 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (5-0-2; 5-0-2) 0 3 4 7
Union (2-5-0; 2-2-0) 0 0 1 1
1st Period - no scoring. 2nd Period - 1. SM, Amy Matuewezski (Heather Hill)
0:47; 2. SM, Breanne Fortiguerra (unassisted) 4:24; 3. SM, Courtney Rideout
(Fortiguerra) (pp) 17:59. 3rd Period - 4. SM, Holly Manning (Rideout, Avery
McGill) (pp) 5:25; 5. SM, Matuewezski (unassisted) 9:48; 6. U, Elizabeth
Flanagan (Courtney Riepenhoff, Hannah Baldwin) (pp) 10:40; 7. SM, Molly Zogby
(Beth Fulton) 13:14; 8. SM, Karen Harrison (Fulton, Lisa Walz) 16:36.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (20 shots, 19 saves) U. Victoria Elkins (47
shots, 40 saves)
Power Play: SM 2 for 3 U 1 for 4.
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Saturday, December 8, 2001
Manning Goal Gives Huskies Tie at R.I.T.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Junior wing Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) scored
the game-tying goal with 2:28 left in regulation to give the University of
Southern Maine Huskies a 2-2 overtime tie with the Rochester Institute of
Technology Tigers in a game between a pair of unbeaten ECAC Division III Women's
East teams Saturday afternoon.
The tie left the Huskies with a 4-0-2 record both overall and in league
play, and atop the league standings by a point over Manhattanville College. The
Tigers, winners of their first five games, are 5-0-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the
league.
Manning forged the tie when she took a pass from junior defense Katie True
(Chelmsford, Mass.) and went on to beat R.I.T. sophomore goalie Elaine
Vonderembse (Genoa, Ohio) at 17:32 of the third period. It was Manning's fifth
goal of the season. USM sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) also
picked up an assist on the play.
The Tigers were nursing a 2-1 lead thanks to a second period goal at 6:17
by junior Erin Moran (Bakersfield, Calif.), her second of the season, and the
goaltending of Vonderembse before Manning tied the game.
Freshman Erin Topley (Fargo, N.D.) gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead in the first
period with her first collegiate goal, set up by sophomore Jen Gorczynski
(Rochester, N.Y.), at 12:45. Less than four minutes later, junior Courtney
Rideout (South Portland, Maine) got the Huskies back even with her fourth goal
of the season. Manning and freshman Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine) picked
up the assists.
Vonderembse finished the game with 25 saves for the Tigers while Jamnik
was credited with 13 saves.
Southern Maine will stop at Union College (Schenectady, N.Y.) for a 2:00
p.m. game Sunday to close out the first semester portion of its schedule.
R.I.T. will host M.I.T. on Sunday, starting at 11:30 a.m.
at Rochester, N.Y. 1 2 3 OT Final
Southern Maine (4-0-2; 4-0-2) 1 0 1 0 2
R.I.T. (5-0-1; 2-0-1) 1 1 0 0 2
1st Period - 1. R, Erin Topley (Jen Gorczynski) 12:45; 2. SM, Courtney Rideout
(Holly Manning, Rachael Wollstadt) 16:26. 2nd Period - 3. R, Erin Moran
(Kendra Bredlau, Marrick Jensen) 6:17. 3rd Period - 4. SM, Manning (Katie
True, Karen Jamnik) 17:28. OT - no scoring.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (15 shots, 13 saves) R, Elaine Vonderembse (27
shots, 25 saves)
Power Plays: SM 0 for 4 RIT 0 for 3
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Tuesday, December 4, 2001
USM's Rachael Wollstadt Named ECAC Rookie of the Week
Molly Duer, Karen Harrison Named to ECAC Honor Roll
GORHAM, Maine: Freshman forward Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine)
earned ECAC Rookie of the Week Honors to highlight a list of three University of
Southern Maine women's hockey players to receive ECAC recognition after leading
the Huskies to a trio of wins last week.
Senior forward Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Cal.), who registered six assists
in the three wins, and senior goalie Molly Duer (Montreal, Que.), who posted a
pair of shutouts, were each named to the league's weekly honor roll.
Wollstadt tallied four goals and three assists for seven points, as the
Huskies posted consecutive wins over MIT (8-0), Holy Cross (4-1), and Salve
Regina (7-0). She began the week by netting a goal and an assist against MIT,
before coming a goal short of her first collegiate hat trick, when she scored a
pair against Holy Cross. Wollstadt added a goal and two assists in the 7-0 win
over Salve Regina to close out the week.
Through five games, Wollstadt leads the team with five goals, while she
has added three assists for a team-leading eight points. Of her goals, none has
been more memorable than her first, when she netted the tying goal with 26
seconds remaining in regulation in the season-opening 2-2 tie at number-three
ranked Manhattanville.
Wollstadt's offensive heroics have helped lead Southern Maine to a 4-0-1
record, the top spot in the ECAC East, and an overall National Ranking of 10th.
Following the tie with Manhattanville, the Huskies have roared to four
consecutive wins, including three by shutout.
Southern Maine will look to continue its early-season success this weekend
when it travels to upstate New York to face Rochester Institute of Technology on
Saturday and Union on Sunday.
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Saturday, December 1, 2001
Southern Maine Skates Away From Salve Regina, 7-0
GORHAM, Maine: Junior forward Holly Manning (Northfield, V.t.) scored a
pair of goals and the University of Southern Maine erupted for five third period
goals en route to a 7-0 triumph over visiting Salve Regina Saturday afternoon at
the USM Ice Arena.
Manning's first goal proved to be the game winner, as she beat Salve
Regina freshman goalie Kristin Suslowicz (Stoughton, Mass.) to the glove side at
10:53 of the first period off a set up from junior forward Courtney Rideout
(South Portland, Maine) to junior defenseman Stephanie Slater (Acton, Mass.).
Senior forward Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead at
12:52 of the first period, with assists going to senior forward Karen Harrison
(Lakewood, Cal.) and junior defenseman Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.).
Southern Maine had several opportunities to increase its lead, but the
stellar play of Suslowicz in the Seahawks net kept the score 2-0. Suslowicz
turned aside 41-of-43 shots in the first two periods, and made 57 saves overall.
However, the Huskies broke through for five goals in a span of 5:55 late
in the third period for the 7-0 final. Senior forward Heather Hill (Pascoag,
R.I.) began the barrage with a shorthanded goal at 12:39, while Manning added
her second goal at 13:51. Also scoring for the Huskies were Rideout at 14:16;
freshman forward Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine) at 18:13, and senior
defenseman Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine) at 18:34.
Senior goalie Molly Duer (Montreal, Que.) turned aside nine shots to post
the shutout for Southern Maine, which improved to 4-0-1 overall and 4-0-1 in the
ECAC East. Salve Regina fell to 2-4-0 (2-4-0)
@ Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Salve Regina (2-4-0; 2-4-0) 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (4-0-1; 4-0-1) 2 0 5 7
Scoring: 1st Period - 1. USM, Holly Manning (Courtney Rideout, Stephanie Slater)
10:53; 2. USM, Beth Fulton (Karen Harrison, Katie True) 12:52. 2nd Period - No
Scoring. 3rd Period - 3. USM, Heather Hill (Amy Matuewezski) (shg) 12:39; 4.
USM, Manning (Rachael Wollstadt) 13:51; 5. USM, Rideout (Heather Aube,
Wollstadt) 14:16; 6. USM, Wollstadt (Rideout) 18:13; 7. USM, Breanne Fortiguerra
(unassisted) 18:34.
Saves: USM, Molly Duer (9); SRU, Kristin Suslowicz (57).
Power Plays: USM, 0-1; SRU, 0-2.
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Friday, November 30, 2001
Southern Maine Dumps Holy Cross, 4-1
GORHAM, Maine: Freshman forward Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine) scored
a pair of goals to lift the University of Southern Maine to a 4-1 ECAC triumph
over the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
Following a scoreless first period, Wollstadt gave Southern Maine the lead
when she followed a rebound of her own shot to beat junior goalie Jenelle
DiSanto (North Reading, Mass.) at 11:07 of the second period. Senior forward
Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Cal.) and junior forward Holly Manning recorded
assists on the play.
Just under two minutes later, Manning collected a pass from senior
defenseman Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine) and raced the length of the ice
before beating DiSanto to the stick side to give the Huskies a 2-0 lead at
13:06. Sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, RI) also received an assist on
the play.
Wollstadt scored her second of the night on a power play off a drop pass
from Manning at 18:54 of the second.
Jamnik, who turned aside 9 Holy Cross shots, saw her bid for a shutout end
at 12:07 of the third period, when senior forward Stephanie Lieblich (Rockleigh,
N.J.) deflected a shot from freshman defenseman Meghan Mahoney into the net.
Sophomore defenseman Caitlin Andrew (So. Burlington, V.t.) also received an
assist.
Junior forward Amy Matuewezski (Woonsocket, RI) scored an unassisted goal
at 18:38 of the third to restore the three-goal lead for Southern Maine. DiSanto
made 36 saves for Holy Cross, which fell to 1-4. Southern Maine improved to 3-0-
1.
at Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Holy Cross (1-4-0; 1-4-0) 0 0 1 1
Southern Maine (3-0-1; 3-0-1) 0 3 1 4
Scoring: 1st Period: no scoring. 2nd Period - 1. USM, Rachael Wollstadt (Holly
Manning, Karen Harrison) 11:07; 2. USM, Manning (Breanne Fortiguerra, Karen
Jamnik) 13:06; 3. USM, Wollstadt (Manning) (pp) 18:54; 3rd Period - 4. HC,
Stephanie Lieblich (Caitlin Andrew, Meghan Mahoney) (pp) 12:07; 5. USM Amy
Matuewezski (unassisted) 18:38.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (10 shots, 9 saves); HC, Jenelle DiSanto (40 shots, 36
saves).
Power Plays: SM, 1-3; HC 1-4.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Zogby Nets Hat Trick to Lead USM Past MIT, 8-0
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Freshman Molly Zogby (New Hartford, N.Y.) collected
her first collegiate hat trick as the University of Southern Maine Huskies
blanked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 8-0 Tuesday night in
an ECAC Women's Division III East game.
The win improved the Huskies league and overall records to 2-0-1. M.I.T.,
which has been outscored 41-0 this season, dropped to 0-3-0.
Zogby netted a pair of goals, including the eventual game winner, in the
first period as the Huskies built a 4-0 lead. Senior forwards Beth Fulton
(Exeter, N.H.) and Jill Powers (Beverly, Mass.) had the other goals. USM
dominated play, outshooting the Engineers 20-0 in the period.
USM added a pair of goals in the second period by junior defenseman Avery
McGill (Middlebury, Vt.) and freshman forward Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town,
Maine).
Zogby and sophomore defenseman Jeanna Leclerc (Penobscot, Maine) lit the
lamp in the final period.
Fulton passed out three assists along with her goal for a four-point
night. Senior forward Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) dished out four
assists.
Senior Molly Duer (Montreal, Quebec) picked up the shutout for the Huskies
without making a save. Freshmen Regina Sullivan (Shoreline, Wash.) and Alana
Lafferty (Chapel Hill, N.C.) combined to make 49 saves for M.I.T.
Southern Maine will play its first two home games of the season this
weekend, hosting the College of the Holy Cross on Friday evening (7:00 p.m.) and
Salve Regina University Saturday afternoon (4:00 p.m.). M.I.T. hosts Salve
Regina on Friday night and Holy Cross on Saturday.
at Cambridge, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (2-0-1) 4 2 2 8
M.I.T. (0-3-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: Molly Zogby (Beth Fulton, Karen Harrison) 5:12; SM, Fulton
(Steph Slater, Harrison) 7:30; SM, Zogby (Jeanna Leclerc, Harrison) (pp) 13:01;
SM, Jill Powers (Slater, Fulton) 18:29. 2nd Period: SM, Avery McGill (Tara
O'Donohue) 5:16; SM, Rachael Wollstadt (Heather Hill, Powers) 10:49. 3rd
Period: SM, Zogby (Fulton, Harrison) 9:11; SM, Leclerc (Hill, Wollstadt)
15:40.
Goalie Saves: SM, Molly Duer (0 shots, 0 saves) MIT, Regina Sullivan
(55:23, 51 shots, 44 saves), Alana Lafferty (4:37, 6 shots, 5 saves).
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Wednesday, November 21, 2001
Women's Ice Hockey Players Earn ECAC Honors
GORHAM, Maine: Junior forward Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine)
and sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) have earned ECAC honors after
helping the Southern Maine women's ice hockey team open the 2001-02 season with
a win and a tie in two road games last weekend.
The Huskies began the year with a 2-2 draw at Manhattanville on Friday
night, and added a 3-0 shutout at Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon. Against
Manhattanville, Southern Maine twice rallied from a one-goal deficit, and tied
the game at 2-2 with only 26 seconds remaining.
Jamnik was named Goaltender of the Week, after turning aside 50 of the 52
shots she faced for a .962 save percentage and a 0.96 goals against average. In
the 3-0 win over Sacred Heart, she made 27 saves to post her fifth career
shutout.
Her performance marked a continuation of her stellar freshman campaign, in
which she started 13 games and saw action in 14. On the year, Jamnik made 279
saves, while yielding just 13 goals for a .955 save percentage and a 1.07 goals
against average. She finished the year with an overall mark of 9-4-1.
While Jamnik anchored the team's defense last weekend, Rideout played a
large role in the team's offense. She factored in all three goals against Sacred
Heart, setting up the eventual game winner at 3:45 of the first period, and
scoring the two insurance goals.
Rideout's strong early showing is reminiscent of her stellar freshman
campaign, in which she tallied seven goals and added 16 assists for 23 points.
As a sophomore, she scored four goals, including three game winners, and set up
seven others for 11 points. Her career totals currently stand at 13 goals and 24
assists for 37 points.
A year ago, Southern Maine posted an overall mark of 15-6-2, and made its
first appearance in the ECAC Tournament, where it suffered a 2-1 opening round
loss to Manhattanville. During one 15-game stretch a year ago, the Huskies
registered a 12-1-2 slate.
Southern Maine will look to continue its early-season success on November
27, when it concludes a three-game season-opening road trip at MIT. The Huskies
will open the home portion of their schedule when they host Holy Cross on
November 30 and Salve Regina on December 1.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2001
Women's Ice Hockey Captains Named at USM
GORHAM, Maine: Senior forward Karen Harrison (Lakewood, Calif.) and
senior defenseman Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman, Maine) have been named captains
of the University of Southern Maine 2001-02 women's ice hockey team, while
senior forwards Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) and Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.) will
serve as alternate captains.
"This marks the second consecutive year these four will serve as captains,
and I am excited about the leadership and stability they will provide to our
program," said second-year head coach David Venditti. "We enjoyed a degree of
success last year, and we have essentially the same team returning this year. It
gives me a great deal of confidence to know that our captains are familiar with
their roles, and are well aware of the hard work required to reach our goals."
The quartet highlights a list of 18 returning letterwinners, who will be
joined by five new faces to comprise the 2001-02 edition of Southern Maine
women's ice hockey. The club will look to improve upon a successful 2000-01
campaign, in which the club compiled a league ledger of 13-4-1 and advanced to
the first round of the ECAC Tournament, before finishing with an overall mark of
15-6-2. During one 15-game stretch the Huskies posted an impressive 12-1-2
slate.
Through two games this year, the team is off strong start, rallying for a
2-2 draw at Manhattanville in the season-opener, before blanking Sacred Heart,
3-0.
Fulton set-up the game-tying goal against Manhattanville, and remains one
of the team's top offensive threats. She finished second on the team in scoring
a year ago with six goals and 14 assists for 20 points. As a freshman she
enjoyed her finest offensive season, registering six goals and 26 assists for a
team-leading 32 points. She added four goals and 25 assists as a sophomore, and
her career totals currently stand at 16 goals and 66 assists for 82 points.
"Beth complements her scoring talents with a degree of spirit and
grittyness," said Venditti. "She is equally comfortable finishing off the play
from in front of the net as she is going into the corner to win the battle for
the puck and initiate the play."
A solid two-way player, Fortiguerra has been a mainstay on the team's
defense, while supplying timely scoring. She scored a pair of game-winning goals
last year and set up the first goal in the team's 3-0 win at Sacred Heart
earlier this year. Her career totals now stand at 13 goals and 23 assists for 36
points, and she has helped the team blank 20 foes during her time on the
blueline.
"Breanne is enrolled in a five-year program of study, and this will be her
fifth year with the team and her fifth year as a captain," said Venditti.
"During her freshman year our program played at the club level, and she has been
instrumental in helping us making the transition to a competitive Division III
outfit."
Harrison, who has been a consistent offensive contributor throughout her
first three years, has additionally seen time on the special teams. She scored a
pair of power play goals as a freshman and added a shorthanded goal a year ago.
She registered 16 points in each of her first two seasons, and her career totals
stand a 17 goals and 20 assists for 37 points
"Karen is a level-headed student-athlete, who's maturity has helped guide
our program through its early years of varsity existence," said Venditti
Hill commenced the 2001-02 season by scoring the team's first goal in the
2-2 draw at Manhattanville. During her sophomore campaign, she netted a pair of
hat tricks and added four assists to finish with 17 points. Overall, she has
scored 25 goals and added 10 assists for 35 points.
"Heather epitomizes our entire program," said Venditti. "Through her work
ethic and dedication, she has developed into a solid all-around player."
Fulton, Fortiguerra, Harrison and Hill will lead the club on a challenging
25-game, regular-season schedule, which includes 12 home dates and a full slate
of 18 ECAC East league contests. The Huskies will close out their current three-
game season-opening road trip at MIT (7:30) on Nov. 30.
Southern Maine will host Holy Cross (7:00) on Nov. 30; and Salve Regina
(4:00) on Dec. 1; before travelling to RIT (5:30) on Dec. 8; and Union (2:00) on
Dec. 9.
The month of January will consist of games on Jan. 5, St. Michael's
(7:00); Jan. 6, Rensselaer (3:00); Jan. 8, Wesleyan (4:30); Jan. 12, at Williams
(7:30); Jan. 13, at Amherst (3:00); Jan. 15, Bowdoin (7:00); Jan. 19, Union
(7:00); Jan. 20 RIT (1:00); Jan, 22, at Colby (7:00); Jan. 26, at Slave Regina
(4:30); Jan. 27, at Holy Cross (2:00); and Jan. 29, Colby (7:00).
Southern Maine will close out the regular season with games on Feb. 1,
Sacred Heart (7:00); Feb. 2, Manhattanville (4:00); Feb. 6, at Bowdoin (7:00);
Feb. 9, MIT (7:00); Feb. 15, at Rensselaer (7:00); and Feb. 16, at St. Michael's
(3:00).
The postseason will feature the ECAC Tournament, which includes first-
round games over the weekend of Feb. 23-25. The top four teams will advance to
the semifinals and finals, over the weekend of March 1-2 at the site of the
highest remaining seed.
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Sunday, November 18, 2001
Rideout, Jamnik Lead Huskies Past Pioneers 3-0
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Junior Courtney Rideout (South Portland, Maine)
scored a pair of goals and set up a third, and sophomore goalie Karen Jamnik
(Cranston, R.I.) kicked out 27 shots, as the University of Southern Maine
Huskies defeated the Sacred Heart University Pioneers 3-0 in an ECAC Division
III Women's East game Sunday afternoon.
The win gave the Huskies (1-0-1) three of a possible four points in the
standings for their two-game, season-opening road trip. USM tied Manhattanville
College, 2-2, in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Saturday. Sacred Heart lost for the
first time this season after posting three straight wins.
Rideout led the Huskies' three-goal first period outburst that proved to
be more than enough. She and senior defenseman Breanne Fortiguerra (Lyman,
Maine) combined to set up junior forward Holly Manning (Northfield, Vt.) for a
power play goal at 3:45 of the period. It was Manning's first goal of the
season.
Ten minutes later, Rideout netted the first of her two goals, unassisted,
by putting a shot past Pioneer sophomore goalie Taryn Catania (Moonackie, N.J.).
Rideout closed out the scoring at 18:26, converting a pass from junior
defenseman Katie True (Chelmsford, Mass.).
Jamnik, last year's ECAC Division III Women's League All-Rookie team
goalie, picked right up where she left off last season. She stopped all 27
Pioneer shots she faced to collect her first shutout of the season, and the
fifth of her career. During the two weekend games, she stopped 50 of 52 shots.
Catania made 30 saves for the Pioneers.
The Huskies return to action after the Thanksgiving break when they travel
to Cambridge, Mass., to play the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on
November 27. Sacred Heart will be back in action on December 1 when they travel
to Middlebury College for a non-conference game.
Summary
at Fairfield, Conn. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (1-0-1) 3 0 0 3
Sacred Heart (3-1-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: 1. SM, Holly Manning 1 (Courtney Rideout, Breanne Fortiguerra) (pp)
3:45; 2. SM, Rideout 1 (unassisted) 13:39; 3. SM, Rideout (Katie True) 18:26.
2nd Period: no scoring. 3rd Period: no scoring.
Goalies: SM, Karen Jamnik (27 shots, 27 saves) SH, Taryn Catania (33 shots,
30 saves).
Power Plays: SM 1 for 4 SH 0 for 4
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Saturday, November 17, 2001
Huskies Come From Behind to Salvage 2-2 Tie in Season Opener
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Freshman Rachael Wollstadt (Old Town, Maine)
scored her first collegiate goal with 26 seconds remaining in regulation as the
University of Southern Maine Huskies twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2
overtime tie with the Manhattanville College Valiants in an ECAC Women's East
game Saturday afternoon.
The game was the season opener for the Huskies. Manhattanville, which
opened its season last weekend, remained unbeaten at 2-0-1.
Wollstadt converted a set-up from seniors Jill Powers (Beverly, Mass.) and
Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) at 19:34 to give the Huskies the tie.
The Valiants had taken a 2-1 lead at 11:35 of the third period when junior
Kristen Sahlem (West Seneca, N.Y.) scored a power play goal.
Southern Maine tied the game at 1-1 early in the third period as senior
Heather Hill (Pascoag, R.I.) scored, assisted by Powers and junior Amy
Matuewezski (Woonsocket, R.I.).
Manhattanville had the only goal of the first 40 minutes as freshman
Cherie Stewart (Lake Forest, Calif.) netted her second goal of the season at
1:46 of the second period.
Sophomore Karen Jamnik (Cranston, R.I.) was credited with 23 saves for
Southern Maine while sophomore Renee Kirnan (DeWitt, N.Y.) had 19 saves for
Manhattanville.
at New Rochelle, N.Y. 1 2 3 OT Final
Southern Maine (0-0-1) 0 0 2 0 2
Manhattanville (2-0-1) 0 1 1 0 2
Scoring: 1st Period: no scoring. 2nd Period: 1. M, Cherie Stewart 2 (Ali
Annunziato) 1:46. 3rd Period: 2. SM, Heather Hill 1 (Amy Matuewezski, Jill
Powers) 1:35; 3. M, Kristin Sahlem 6 (Jennifer Mulick, Melissa Hawkins) (pp)
11:35; 4. SM, Rachael Wollstadt 1 (Powers, Beth Fulton) 19:34. OT: no scoring.
Goalie Saves: SM, Karen Jamnik (25 shots, 23 saves) M, Renee Kirnan (21
shots, 19 saves)
Power Plays: SM 0 for 4 M 1 for 1
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