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Saturday, February 25, 2006
(Courtesy of UMass Boston Sports Information)
ECAC Women's East Playoffs -- First Round Game
UMass Boston Downs Southern Maine, 4-1
BOSTON -- Junior forward Melissa Belmonte (South Boston, MA) netted a
goal and added an assist to lead the University of Massachusetts Boston women's
ice hockey team over University of Southern Maine, 4-1, in the first round of
the ECAC Women's East tournament at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of
UMass Boston.
The fourth-seeded Beacons improve to 15-8-1 and will advance to next
weekend's semifinals hosted by Manhattanville College. Semifinal pairings and
game times will be announced. Top-seeded Manhattanville and second-seeded
R.I.T. received first round byes. The Huskies fall to 6-20-0 as their season
comes to an end.
Following a scoreless first period, junior forward Andrea Ciarletta
(Watertown, Mass.) took a feed from Belmonte and lifted a shot from the left
circle that snuck in the right side of the net for a 1-0 UMB lead just 1:29 into
the second stanza. Junior forward Katie Reardon (Burlington, Mass.) found the
puck in front of the net and scored top shelf at 5:42 to give the Beacons a 2-0
lead with senior forward Molly Norton (Milton, Mass.) and sophomore forward
Katherine Wall (Arlington, Mass.) assisting. UMass Boston took a 3-0 lead with
sophomore forward Casey Turner (Melrose, Mass.) collecting a rebound and potting
her 14th goal of the season at the 10:39 mark of the second period with junior
defenseman Melissa Wigmore (Duxbury, Mass.) and freshman forward Kerri Loranger
(Billerica, Mass.) getting credit for the helper. UMass Boston dominated the
period, outshooting Southern Maine 27-3.
Southern Maine got on the board when senior forward Meaghan Barnaby
(Hampton, N.H.) and junior forward Lauren Pierce (Westport, Conn.) combined to
find junior defenseman Jennifer Cordone (Fulton, N.Y.), whose shot just skidded
into the left corner of the net at 2:19 of the third period to cut the deficit
to 3-1.
Belmonte capped the game's scoring for the Beacons when Loranger found her
on the power play for a wrap-around into the right corner at 14:39 for a final
score of 4-1.
Junior goaltender Shannon Palmer (Lynn, Mass.) stopped 12 shots for UMass
Boston, while junior Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) made 43 saves for the Beacons.
At Boston, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (6-20-0) 0 0 1 1
UMass Boston (15-8-1) 0 3 1 4
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: 1. UMB, Andrea Ciarletta (Melissa Belmonte) 1:29; 2. UMB, Katie
Reardon (Molly Norton, Katherine Wall) 5:42; 3. UMB, Casey Turner (Melissa
Wigmore, Kerri Loranger) 10:39.
3rd Period: 4. SM, Jennifer Cordone (Meaghan Barnaby, Lauren Pierce) 2:19; 5.
UMB, Belmonte (Loranger) (pp) 14:39
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno 4-15-0 (47 shots, 43 saves) UMB, Shannon Palmer
7-1-0 (13-12)
Power-Play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 6 UMB, 1 for 6
Shots On Goal: SM, 4-3-6 = 12 UMB, 11-27-9 = 47
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Sunday, February 19, 2006
Junta Leads Saint Anselm Past Southern Maine, 8-0
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Junior Kendall Junta (Reading, Mass.) collected a
goal and three assists to lead the Saint Anselm College Hawks to an 8-0 victory
over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's East game
Sunday afternoon at the Sullivan Arena in Manchester, N.H.
The win was the sixth straight for the Hawks who improved to 18-6-0 overall
and 16-2-0 in the league. Southern Maine dropped its third straight to finish
the regular season at 6-19-0 overall and 6-13-0 in the league.
Junta helped set up the Hawks’ first goal that was scored by sophomore
Shellie Swan (Los Angeles, Calif.) at 9:42 of the first period. Senior Danielle
Campbell (Milton, Mass.) picked up the first of her two assists on the play.
Senior Emily Lapworth (Milton, Mass.) would give the Hawks a 2-0 advantage
in the first period with a power-play goal at 12:26. The Hawks would out shoot
the Huskies, 16-1, in the period.
In the middle period, Junta picked up assists on goals by sophomores Cindy
Lebel (Greenville, Maine) and Lindsay Snow (Amherst, Mass.) that made the score
4-0 before scoring the Hawks' final goal of a four-goal second period at 19:30.
Snow had two goals in the period.
Sophomore Mollie Welch (Medford, Mass.) and freshman Samantha Rowe
(Chelmsford, Mass.) added goals in the final period to account for the 8-0 final
tally.
Sophomore goalies Andrea Berlin (Durham, N.H.) and Kerri Clarke
(Burlington, Mass.) combined for the shutout for the Hawks. Berlin made eight
saves over the first two periods before Clarke registered four saves in the
third period. USM junior goaltender Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) finished with 32
saves.
Saint Anselm will host Salve Regina University in a rescheduled game on
Tuesday to close the regular season.
At Manchester, N.H. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (6-19-0; 6-13-0) 0 0 0 0
Saint Anselm (18-6-0; 16-2-0) 2 4 2 8
1st Period: 1. St. A, Shellie Swan (Kendall Junta, Danielle Campbell) 9:42; 2.
St. A, Emily Lapworth (Kathleen Twomey, Cindy Lebel) (pp) 12:26.
2nd Period: 3. St. A, Lebel (Junta, Campbell) 3:47; 4. St. A, Lindsay Snow
(Junta) (pp) 6:51; 5. St. A, Snow (Bevin Padgett, Twomey) 16:33; 6. St. A,
Junta (Mollie Welch, Arden Lyons) 19:30.
3rd Period: 7. St. A, Welch (unassisted) 3:02; 8. St. A, Samantha Rowe
(Twomey, Jessica Tobin) (pp) 9:12.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno 4-14-0 (40 shots, 32 saves) St. A, Andrea Berlin
17-6-0 (40:00 8-8), Kerri Clarke (20:00, 4-4)
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 2 St. A, 3 for 6
Shots On Goal: SM, 1-7-4 = 12 St. A, 16-16-8 = 40
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Saturday, February 18, 2006
New England College Shuts Out Southern Maine, 4-0
HENNIKER, N.H. -- Junior goalie Jacqui Parker (Keene, N.H.) stopped 24
shots to post her second shutout of the season as the New England College
Pilgrims posted a 4-0 victory over the visiting University of Southern Maine
Huskies in an ECAC Women's East game Saturday afternoon.
The win was the second straight, and fifth in the last six games, for the
Pilgrims who improved to 12-12-0 overall and 11-7-0 in league play. Southern
Maine dropped its second straight to fall to
6-18-0 overall and 6-12-0 in league games.
The Pilgrims grabbed the lead at 5:19 of the first period when freshman
Erin Shepard (Davenport, Iowa) slipped a shot past USM junior goalie Jen Arno
(Westford, Mass.). Freshman Sarah Tracey (Aurora, Ontario) would collect the
only assist. That would be the only shot to elude Arno in the opening 20
minutes as the Pilgrims enjoyed a 15-9 advantage in shots on goal.
Senior Marissa Porri (Lynbrook, N.Y.) tallied an unassisted short-handed
goal at 16:03 of the second period while the Pilgrims were down two skaters to
increase the lead to 2-0.
Freshmen Sarah Graham (Brampton, Ontario) and Jessica Donnelly (Casa
Grande, Ariz.) would tack on insurance goals in the final period. Graham's goal
was unassisted. Donnelly's goal, which was set up by freshman Jamie Collins
(Reading, Mass.). came while the Pilgrims were short handed.
Arno had an outstanding game for the Huskies, stopping 41 shots and was
selected as the game's first star.
Southern Maine will close the regular season on Sunday with a game at Saint
Anselm College. Game time is 3:00 p.m. New England College will host the
University of Massachusetts Boston on Sunday starting at 2:00 p.m.
At Henniker, N.H. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (6-18-0; 6-12-0) 0 0 0 0
New England College (12-12-0; 11-7-0) 1 1 2 4
1st Period: 1. NE, Erin Shepard (Sarah Tracey) 5:19.
2nd Period: 2. NE, Marissa Porri (unassisted) (sh) 16:03.
3rd Period: 3. NE, Sarah Graham (unassisted) 7:44; 4; NE, Jessica Donnelly
(Jamie Collins) (sh) 18:56.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno 4-13-0 (45 shots, 41 saves) NE, Jacqui Parker
6-9-0 (24-24)
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 7 NE, 0 for 7
Shots On Goal: SM, 9-10-5 = 24 NE, 15-15-15 = 45
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Holy Cross Edges Southern Maine 2-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Parnell Ormiston (Duxbury, Mass.) broke a 1-1
tie with a power-play goal midway through the second period to give the Holy
Cross Crusaders a 2-1 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in
an ECAC Women's East game Tuesday night at the USM Ice Arena. The game was
originally scheduled for Sunday, but was rescheduled due to the snowstorm that
covered the New England area on Sunday.
The win snapped a two-game skid for the Crusaders who improved to 9-12-1
overall and 9-8-0 in the league. Southern Maine dipped to 6-17-0 overall and
6-11-0 in league play.
Ormiston, stationed to the right of the goal cage, picked up a loose puck
and beat USM junior goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) from a bad angle to snap a
1-1 tie at 8:18 of the second period. Sophomore Casey Harvell (Lexington,
Mass.) and junior Shara Conroy (Londonderry, N.H.) picked up the assists.
Junior goalie Casey McCullion (Philadelphia, Pa.) and the Crusader defense
made the lead stand up over the remaining 32 minutes. McCullion finished with
14 saves to pick up her fourth win of the season.
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead midway through the first period on a power-
play goal by junior Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass.), set up by junior Jenna
Wasylak (Dunstable, Mass.) and senior Meaghan Barnaby (Hampton, N.H.).
Holy Cross got the equalizer five minutes later as senior captain Sarah
Wetherbee (Canton, Mass.) whipped a 30-foot shot past Arno's glove side into the
top corner for her team leading 13th goal of the season. Senior Kathleen
Remsberg (Arlington, Mass.) picked up the only assist.
Arno finished the game with 23 saves before being pulled with 38 seconds to
play in favor of the extra attacker.
Southern Maine closes the regular season this weekend with games at New
England College on Saturday (12:00 p.m.) and Saint Anselm on Sunday (3:00 p.m.).
Holy Cross finishes the regular season with a two-game series at R.I.T.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Holy Cross (9-12-1; 9-8-0) 1 1 0 2
Southern Maine (6-17-0; 6-11-0) 1 0 0 1
1st Period: 1. SM, Kelly Connors (Jenna Wasylak, Meaghan Barnaby) (pp) 9:26;
2. HC, Sarah Wetherbee (Kathleen Remsberg) 14:30.
2nd Period: 3. HC, Parnell Ormiston (Casey Harvell, Shara Conroy) (pp) 8:18.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Goalies: HC, Casey McCullion 4-7-1 (15 shots, 14 saves) SM, Jen Arno
4-12-0 (59:22, 25-23)
Power Play Opportunities: HC, 1 for 5 SM, 1 for 4
Shots On Goal: HC, 9-12-4 = 25 SM, 4-5-6 = 15
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Monday, February 13, 2006
USM-Holy Cross Make-up Date Announced
GORHAM, Maine -- The Department of Athletics at the University of
Southern Maine has announced that the women's ice hockey game between USM and
Holy Cross, originally scheduled for Sunday, will be played Tuesday, February
14, starting at 6:30 p.m. The game will be played at the USM Ice Arena.
The game between the Huskies (6-16-0; 6-10-0) and the Crusaders (8-12-1;
8-8-0) was postponed due to the snowstorm that blanketed the New England region
on Sunday.
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Saturday, February 11, 2006
USM-Holy Cross Game Postponed Due to Impending Snowstorm
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Saturday, February 11, 2006
Southern Maine Holds Off Salve Regina, 5-4
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Kristin Pappolla's (North Port, Fla.) goal with
4:24 to play proved to be the game winner as the University of Southern Maine
Huskies held on for a 5-4 victory over the Salve Regina University Seahawks in
an ECAC Women's East game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win improved the Huskies overall record to 6-16-0, and 6-10-0 in league
play. Salve Regina dropped its fourth straight game to fall to 3-15-0 overall
and 1-14-0 in the league.
Pappolla got the game winner as she jammed home the rebound of a shot by
sophomore Lindsay Herzog (Hightstown, N.J.) that Seahawks' freshman goalie
Michelle Chabot (Waterboro, Maine) made the initial save on, but was unable to
cover up the rebound before Pappolla got her stick on it. The goal, which made
the score 5-3 at the time, was the third of the season for Pappolla.
The Seahawks made things interesting as sophomore Kaitlyn Farrell (Canton,
Mass.) scored a short-handed goal at 17:37 off a pass from freshman Jennifer
Corcoran (Wilmington, Mass.). The Seahawks were unable to get the equalizer
over the final 2:33 to force overtime.
Southern Maine got the only goal of the first period as Herzog found the
net at 14:50. Junior Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) and sophomore Katie
Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) picked up the assists. All three players would
finish the game with a goal and two assists.
Quartuccio made it 2-0 in the first minute of the middle period before
freshman Caitlin Campbell (Hingham, Mass.) got Salve Regina on the board at
6:51. Connors scored at 7:19 to restore the Huskies' two-goal lead. That lead
disappeared over the next two minutes as freshman Amy Simard (Woonsocket, R.I.)
scored her first career goal at 7:56, and sophomore Aimee Provencher
(Manchester, N.H.) got the Seahawks even at 9:18.
Freshman Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) gave the Huskies the lead before
the end of the second period when she scored on the power play.
Freshman goalie Emily Barrett (Dartmouth, Mass.), who played only the third
period for USM, got the win after registering three saves. Junior Jen Arno
(Westford, Mass.), seeing her first action in four weeks, got the start and made
six saves over the first two periods. Chabot, who played particularly well in
the third period when USM out-shot Salve Regina, 19-4, finished with 36 saves.
Southern Maine's scheduled Sunday game with Holy Cross has been postponed
due to the impending snow storm. No make-up date has been announced. The
Huskies next scheduled game is next Saturday (12:00 p.m., February 18) at New
England College. Salve Regina is scheduled to host Castleton State next
Saturday (6:00 p.m.)
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Salve Regina (3-15-0; 1-14-0) 0 3 1 4
Southern Maine (6-16-0; 6-10-0) 1 3 1 5
1st Period: 1. SM, Lindsay Herzog (Kelly Connors, Katie Quartuccio) 14:50.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Quartuccio (Connors, Jenna Wasylak) 0:56; 3. Salve, Caitlin
Campbell (Shannon Ryan, Mariel Guay) 6:51; 4. SM, Connors (Quartuccio, Herzog)
7:19; 5. Salve, Amy Simard (Nora Connolly, Whitney Hossfeld) 7:56; 6. Salve,
Aimee Provencher (Ryan, Campbell) 9:18; 7. SM, Megan Irving (Jen Cordone) (pp)
15:23.
3rd Period: 8. SM, Kristin Pappolla (Herzog, Meaghan Barnaby) 15:36; 9. Salve,
Kaitlyn Farrell (Jennifer Corcoran) (sh) 17:37.
Goalies: Salve, Michelle Chabot 3-7-0 (59:42, 41 shots, 36 saves) SM, Jen
Arno (40:00, 9-6), Emily Barrett 2-5-0 (20:00, 4-3).
Power Play Opportunities: Salve, 0 for 3 SM, 1 for 6
Shots On Goal: Salve, 4-5-4 = 13 SM, 10-12-19 = 41
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Sunday, February 5, 2006
Castleton State Defeats Southern Maine in OT, 3-2
CASTLETON, Vt. -- Freshman Katelyn Greene (Westborough, Mass.) scored a
shorthanded goal 1:23 into overtime to give the Castleton State College Spartans
a 3-2, come-from-behind win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an
ECAC Women's East game Sunday afternoon.
The win improved the Spartans' overall record to 6-14-0, and 3-13-0 in the
league. Southern Maine slips to 5-16-0 overall and 5-10-0 in the league.
Greene took a pass from sophomore Kali Gagne (Highgate, Vt.), went in on
USM freshman goalie Emily Barrett (Dartmouth, Mass.), and beat Barrett for her
sixth goal of the season.
Trailing 2-0 early in the third period, Greene began the Spartans' comeback
at 4:38 with an unassisted power-play goal during a 5-on-3 advantage. The
Spartans, who dressed only nine skaters for the game, got the equalizer on
another power play later in the period. Freshman Jenn Saitta (Colchester,
Conn.) scored at 8:33 with assists going to Gagne and freshman Kayla Twigge
(Almonte, Ontario).
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead in the first period when sophomore Katie
Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) scored a power-play goal off a set up from
juniors Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) and Jenna Wasylak (Dunstable, Mass.).
After a scoreless second period, the Huskies doubled their lead when senior
Meaghan Barnaby (Hampton, N.H.) lit the lamp at 2:08 of the third period.
Juniors Caitlin Tassone (Woburn, Mass.) and Jess Broccoli (Mahopac, N.Y.) picked
up the assists.
Sophomore goalie Vanessa Carter (Summerstown, Ontario) picked up the win
for the Spartans making 30 saves. Barrett finished the game with 25 saves.
Southern Maine returns home next weekend to host Salve Regina University in
a rescheduled game on Saturday (12:00 p.m.) and Holy Cross on Sunday (2:00
p.m.). Castleton State will host Saint Anselm College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and
New England College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
At Castleton, Vt. 1 2 3 OT Final
Southern Maine (5-16-0; 5-10-0) 1 0 1 0 2
Castleton State (6-14-0; 3-13-0) 0 0 2 1 3
1st Period: 1. SM, Katie Quartuccio (Kelly Connors, Jenna Wasylak) (pp) 11:12.
2nd Period: no scoring.
3rd Period: 2. SM, Meaghan Barnaby (Caitlin Tassone, Jess Broccoli) 2:08; 3.
CS, Katelyn Greene (unassisted) (pp) 4:38; 4. CS, Jenn Saitta (Kali Gagne,
Kayla Twigge) (pp) 8:33.
Overtime: CS, Greene (Gagne) (sh) 1:23.
Goalies: SM, Emily Barrett 1-5-0 (28 shots, 25 saves) CS, Vanessa Carter
6-14-0 (32-30)
Power-Play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 4 CS, 2 for 9
Shots On Goal: SM, 15-9-7-1 = 32 CS, 4-7-14-3 = 28
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Saturday, February 4, 2006
Southern Maine Rallies to Down Saint Michael's, 4-2
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored
four unanswered goals over the final two periods to erase a two-goal deficit en
route to a 4-2 victory over the Saint Michael's College Purple Knights in an
ECAC Women's East game Saturday afternoon at Cairns Arena in South Burlington,
Vt.
The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Huskies, and improved
their records to 5-15-0 overall and 5-9-0 in the league. It also gave the
Huskies a sweep of the season series, and extended their winning streak against
the Purple Knights to 10 games. St. Michael's, which dropped its fourth
straight, falls to 4-16-0 overall and 3-12-0 in the league.
Saint Michael's jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on a pair of
power-play goals by freshman Jess Tourville (Baltimore, Vt.). Tourville's first
goal, unassisted, came at the 2:29 mark. Her second goal, assisted by classmate
Anne Altieri (Stamford, Conn.) and sophomore Brittany O'Brien (Stowe, Vt.), came
at 6:44.
Freshman Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) got the Huskies on the board with
a power-play goal at 1:44 of the second period off a pass from sophomore Amy
McNally (East Waterboro, Maine). Junior Kristin Pappolla (North Port, Fla.)
tied the game at 8:42, set up by junior Caitlin Tassone (Woburn, Mass.) and
senior Meaghan Barnaby (Hampton, N.H.).
Senior Caitlin Cashman (Tariffville, Conn.) netted what proved to be the
game winner at 14:42 scoring a power-play goal, assisted by junior Jenna Wasylak
(Dunstable, Mass.).
Junior Jess Broccoli (Mahopac, N.Y.) added an insurance goal for the
Huskies in the third period. Barnaby and junior Jen Cordone (Fulton, N.Y.)
picked up the assists.
Freshman goalie Emily Barrett (Dartmouth, Mass.) picked up her first win
making 16 saves. Freshman Melanie Cullen (Derry, N.H.) was credited with 26
saves for Saint Michael's.
Southern Maine travels to Castleton State College on Sunday. Game time is
2:00 p.m. St. Michael's returns to action next weekend hosting New England
College on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
At South Burlington, Vt. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (5-15-0; 5-9-0) 0 3 1 4
St. Michael's (4-16-0; 3-12-0) 2 0 0 2
1st Period: 1. St. M, Jess Tourville (unassisted) (pp) 2:29; 2. St. M,
Tourville (Anne Altieri, Brittany O'Brien) (pp) 6:44.
2nd Period: 3. SM, Megan Irving (Amy McNally) (pp) 1:33; 4. SM, Kristin
Pappolla (Caitlin Tassone, Meaghan Barnaby) 8:42; 5. SM, Caitlin Cashman (Jenna
Wasylak) (pp) 14:42.
3rd Period: 6. SM, Jess Broccoli (Jen Cordone, Barnaby) (pp) 11:35.
Goalies: SM, Emily Barrett 1-4-0 (18 shots, 16 saves) St. M, Melanie
Cullen 1-6-0 (30-26)
Power-Play Opportunities: SM, 3 for 9 St. M, 2 for 9
Shots on Goal: SM, 12-13-5 = 30 St. M, 7-6-5 = 18
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Sunday, January 29, 2006
Manhattanville Routs Southern Maine 10-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Darcie Jarvis (Newmarket, Ontario) and freshman
Danielle Nagymarosi (Uxbridge, Ontario) each had two goals to lead the
nationally ranked Manhattanville College Valiants to a 10-0 rout of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's East game Sunday
afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The was the 15th straight for the Valiants who were ranked fourth in the
latest USCHO.com Division III poll. The Valiants are now 16-2-0 overall and
13-1-0 in the league, tied atop the standings with R.I.T. Southern Maine
dropped its fifth straight game to fall to 4-15-0 overall and 4-9-0 in the
league.
Sophomore Amanda Nonis (Brampton, Ontario) put the Valiants on the board
with what proved to be the game-winning goal at 4:25 of the first period while
her team enjoyed a five-on-three advantage. Jarvis scored the first of her two
markers, a power-play goal, at 5:48 to make it 2-0.
The Valiants kept up their unrelenting pressure on USM freshman goalie
Emily Barrett (Dartmouth, Mass.), putting 32 shots on goal in the opening 20
minutes. Freshman Michelle Witz (Pelham, N.Y.), sophomore Cory Alcorn
(Orangeville, Ontario), Nagymarosi and senior Jessica Temesy (Blenheim, Ontario)
would score before the end of the first period to make it 6-0.
Nagymarosi, Jarvis and sophomore Dani Poupart (Fernie, B.C.) would light the
lamp in the second period for Manhattanville. Freshman Alex Blackwell
(Brewster, N.Y.) netted the only goal of the final period.
Nonis had three assists in addition to her game-winning goal, and Jarvis
picked up a pair of assists as each had four points. Senior Ashley Trimble
(Carleton Place, Ontario) also had a pair of assists. Thirteen of the Valiants'
18 skaters who played in the game had a point.
Freshman goalie Karine Turmel (Ste-Marguerite, Quebec) posted the shutout
for the Valiants stopping all 12 shots she faced. Barrett finished the game
with 49 saves.
Southern Maine hits the road for games at St. Michael's College on Saturday
(3:00 p.m.) and Castleton State College on Sunday (2:00 p.m.). Manhattanville
travels to M.I.T. on Friday night (7:00 p.m.) and Holy Cross on Saturday (2:00
p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Manhattanville (16-2-0; 13-1-0) 6 3 1 10
Southern Maine (4-15-0; 4-9-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: 1. M, Amanda Nonis (Ashley Trimble, Darcie Jarvis) (pp) 4:25; 2.
M, Jarvis (Nonis, Danielle Nagymarosi) (pp) 5:48; 3. M, Michelle Witz (Natalie
Zitek) 6:10; 4. Cory Alcorn (Erin McAllister, Jesse Garner) 6:52; 5. M,
Nagymarosi (Trimble) 8:40; 6. Jessica Temesy (Jarvis) 15:31.
2nd Period: 7. M, Nagymarosi (Alex Blackwell) 3:59; 8. Jarvis (unassisted)
(pp) 14:57; 9. M, Dani Poupart (Nonis) 18:00.
3rd Period: 10. M, Blackwell (Nonis, Lisa-Marie Simard) 4:12.
Goalies: M, Karine Turmel 5-0-0 (12 shots, 12 saves) SM, Emily Barrett
0-4-0 (59-49)
Power-Play Opportunities: M, 3 for 5 SM, 0 for 6
Shots On Goal: M, 32-14-13 = 59 SM, 3-5-4 = 12
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
USM-Salve Regina Women's Hockey Game Postponed to February 11
GORHAM, Maine -- The women's ice hockey game between the University of
Southern Maine and Salve Regina University, scheduled for this Saturday night
(7:00 p.m., January 28) has been postponed. The game has been rescheduled to
Saturday, February 11, starting at 12:00 p.m.
This weekend's game was postponed due to injuries that have depleted the
Salve Regina roster to only a handful of healthy skaters.
Southern Maine's next game will be Sunday when nationally-ranked
Manhattanville College comes to the USM Ice Arena. Game time is 3:00 p.m.
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Friday, January 20, 2006
(Courtesy of Sacred Heart Univ. Sports Information)
Sacred Heart Blanks Southern Maine, 5-0
MILFORD, Conn. -- Freshman Gina Arnone (Bridgewater, N.J.) scored a pair
of goals 29 seconds apart in the first period and assisted on another in the
second to lead the Sacred Heart University women's hockey team to a 5-0 win over
the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference game
Friday night.
Sacred Heart, now 8-8-3, outshot the Huskies 13-1 in the first period and
got on the board at 11:51 on a power-play goal by Arnone from freshman Kristina
Feltz (Edison, N.J.). She lit the lamp again at 12:20 with an assist from
sophomore Katelin McLaughlin (Hingham, Mass.).
The Pioneers scored two more power-play goals in the second period. Senior
defenseman Jane Auxier (Palm Beach, Fla.) notched her second goal of the year at
2:54 of the period from Arnone. Senior Jessica Felt (Killingworth, Conn.)
scored her third at 16:24 from her roommate, senior defenseman Nikki Farrelly
(Windsor, Conn.).
Arnone completed her first career hat trick with an unassisted power-play
goal at 15:09 of the third period. The Pioneers finished four of seven with the
extra skater.
Junior goalie Stephanie Boulay (Anchorage, AK) completed her first shutout
of the season with 13 saves. The win was the fourth straight for Sacred Heart.
Freshman Emily Barrett (Dartmouth, Mass.) finished with 28 saves for USM.
Southern Maine is off until Salve Regina University visits the USM Ice
Arena on January 28. Sacred Heart travels to instate rival Wesleyan University
on Tuesday.
At Milford, Conn. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (4-14-0) 0 0 0 0
Sacred Heart (8-8-3) 2 2 1 5
1st period: 1, SHU, Gina Arnone (Kristina Feltz) 11:51 (pp). 2, SHU, Arnone
(Katelin McLaughlin) 12:20.
2nd period: 3, SHU, Jane Auxier (Arnone) 2:54 (pp). 4, SHU, Jessica Felt (Nicole
Farrelly) 16:24 (pp).
3rd period: 5, SHU, Arnone 15:09 (pp).
Goalies: SM, Emily Barrett 0-3-0 (33 shots-28 saves); SHU, Stephanie Boulay
8-8-3 (13-13).
Power plays: SM 0 of 4; SHU 4 of 7.
Shots on goal: SM 1-5-7 13; SHU 13-14-6 33.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Bowdoin Thrashes Southern Maine, 11-1
GORHAM, Maine -- The Bowdoin College Polar Bears received goals from ten
different players en route to an 11-1 rout of the University of Southern Maine
Huskies in a non-conference women's ice hockey game Tuesday night at the USM Ice
Arena.
The ninth-ranked Polar Bears improved to 7-5-0 overall with their third
straight win. Southern Maine dropped its third straight game to fall to 4-13-0.
Junior forward Meghan Gillis (Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia) picked up four
points (1g, 3a) in the game to become the eighth player in the history of the
Bowdoin women's program to reach the 100-point plateau. She reached the century
mark when she assisted on a first period goal by freshman Beth Battin
(Lexington, Mass.).
Sophomore Katie Coyne (Madison, Wis.) got the Bears off to a flying start
as she slipped a shot past USM rookie goalie Emily Barrett (Dartmouth, Mass.)
off assists from Gillis and Battin at 1:47. Gillis netted a shorthanded tally
at 4:28 to make it 2-0. Sophomore Caroline Currie (Hanover, N.H.), junior Kate
Leonard (Eliot, Maine) and Battin would score before the end of the period to
make it 5-0 after 20 minutes of play.
Southern Maine scored its only goal of the game at 6:14 of the middle
period when sophomore Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) swung around the net
to beat freshman goalie Emileigh Mercer (Newton, Mass.).
Freshman Scooter Walsh (Urbana, Illinois) made it 6-1 at 14:22 of the
second.
The Polar Bears scored five unanswered goals in the final period to turn
the game into a rout. Fourteen of the 15 skaters who dressed for Bowdoin picked
up a point in the game. Senior Kelsey Wilcox (Cumberland, Maine), who had the
first goal in the final period, lead the offense with five points (1g, 4a).
Barrett, who was under constant pressure all game, finished with 45 saves.
Mercer had seven saves before giving way to senior Cat MacEachern (Berwick, Nova
Scotia) midway through the second period. MacEachern was credited with four
saves over the final 30:39.
Southern Maine travels to Connecticut on Friday to play Sacred Heart
University in a non-conference game. Bowdoin also travels to the Nutmeg State
for a NESCAC game at Connecticut College.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Bowdoin (7-5-0) 5 1 5 11
Southern Maine (4-13-0) 0 1 0 1
1st Period: 1. B, Katie Coyne (Meghan Gillis, Beth Battin) 1:47; 2. B, Gillis
(Battin ) (sh) 4:28; 3. B, Caroline Currie (Jayme Woogerd, Katie Forney) 10:30;
4. B, Kate Leonard (Scooter Walsh, Kelsey Wilcox) 16:29; 5. B, Battin (Gillis,
Meghan Tanguay) 19:39.
2nd Period: 6. SM, Katie Quartuccio (Caitlin Cashman) 6:14; 7. B, Walsh
(Wilcox, Leonard) 14:22.
3rd Period: 8. B, Wilcox (Kat Popoff) 1:14; 9. B, Kristen Cameron (Leonard,
Wilcox) 3:33; 10. B, Cameron (Tanguay, Walsh) 15:55; 11. B, Julia King
(Wilcox, Walsh) 17:44; 12. B, Rebecca Selden (Gillis, Currie) 17:57.
Goalies: B, Emileigh Mercer 1-0-0 (29:21, 8 shots, 7 saves), Cat MacEachern
(4-4) SM, Emily Barrett 0-2-0 (56-45)
Power Play Opportunities: B, 0 for 0 SM, 0 for 5
Shots On Goal: B, 15-18-23 = 56 SM, 4-6-2 = 12
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Sunday, January 15, 2006
NEC Pilgrims Sail Past USM Huskies, 6-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior forward Marissa Porri (Lynbrook, N.Y.) scored a
pair of goals and senior defenseman Caitlin Jordan (Cape Elizabeth, Maine)
dished out three assists to lead the New England College Pilgrims to a 6-2
victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's East
game Sunday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win snapped the Pilgrims' six-game losing streak. The Pilgrims are now
6-7-0 overall and 6-5-0 in the league. Southern Maine dropped its second
straight to fall to 4-12-0 overall and 4-8-0 in the league.
Porri put the Pilgrims on the board at 4:36 of the first period as she
picked up a loose puck at the top of the goal crease and deposited a shot into
the net over USM freshman goalie Emily Barrett (Dartmouth, Mass.). Jordan and
freshman forward Sarah Tracey (Aurora, Ontario) picked up the assists.
Porri's second goal, coming on the power play at 7:31, gave the visitors a
2-0 lead. Junior Ashley Watkins (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) would score what proved to
be the game winner at 14:19 to make it 3-0. The Pilgrims dominated the play
territorially and out-shot the Huskies 12-3.
The advantage grew to 4-0 early in the second period as Tracey scored,
assisted by Jordan and sophomore Elizabeth Ross (West Hartford, Conn.).
Southern Maine got on the board at 8:59 of the middle period when sophomore
forward Lindsay Herzog (Hightstown, N.J.) intercepted an errant clearing pass
and scored an unassisted short-handed goal into an empty net.
Freshman Sarah Graham (Brampton, Ontario) would make it 5-1 for the
Pilgrims at 18:29 of the second period.
NEC freshman Erin Shepard (Davenport, Iowa) and USM sophomore Amy McNally
(East Waterboro, Maine) would trade third period tallies to account for the 6-2
final.
Barrett, who was making her first appearance in a collegiate game, finished
with 32 saves. Junior Jacquelyn Parker (Keene, N.H.) started for the Pilgrims
and made three saves in one period of action. Sophomore Aime Simmons (Hamlin,
N.Y.) took over in goal and made nine saves over the final two periods.
Southern Maine returns to action Tuesday (January 17) night when Bowdoin
College visits the USM Ice Arena for a 7:00 p.m. game. New England College
travels to Salve Regina University on Saturday for its next game.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
New England College (6-7-0; 6-5-0) 3 2 1 6
Southern Maine (4-12-0; 4-8-0) 0 1 1 2
1st Period: 1. NE, Marissa Porri (Caitlin Jordan, Sarah Tracey) 4:36; 2. NE,
Porri (Jordan) (pp) 7:31; 3. NE, Ashley Watkins (Kristen MacKenzie) 14:19.
2nd Period: 4. NE, Tracey (Elizabeth Ross, Jordan) 1:04; 5. SM, Lindsay Herzog
(unassisted) (sh) 8:59; 6. NE, Sarah Graham (Jen Carboni) 18:29.
3rd Period: 7. NE, Erin Shepard (Ross) 12:50; 8. SM, Amy McNally (unassisted)
(pp) 16:59.
Goalies: NE, Jacquelyn Parker 1-4-0 (20:00, 3 shots, 3 saves), Aime Simmons
(40:00, 11-9) SM, Emily Barrett 0-1-0 (38-32).
Power Play Opportunities: NE, 1 for 4 SM, 1 for 3
Shots On Goal: NE 12-14-12 = 38 SM 3-4-7 = 14
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Saturday, January 14, 2006
Saint Anselm Overpowers Southern Maine, 7-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Kathleen Twomey (Londonderry, N.H.) scored a
pair of goals in the first period to help the Saint Anselm College Hawks
overpower the University of Southern Maine Huskies 7-0 in an ECAC Women's East
game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win improved the Hawks' overall mark to 9-3-0. The Hawks are unbeaten
in the league with an 8-0-0 record. Southern Maine dropped to 4-11-0 overall
and 4-7-0 in the league.
The Hawks took the lead just 52 seconds into the game as senior Danielle
Campbell (Milton, Mass.) took a long pass from sophomore Shellie Swan (Los
Angeles, Calif.) at the USM blue line and skated in alone on goalie Jen Arno
(Westford, Mass.). Campbell made a nifty move in front and slip the puck past
Arno.
Twomey made it 2-0 with her first goal of the period at 5:13, set up by
sophomore Lindsay Snow (Amherst, N.H.). Sophomore Brittany Kretzman (Edina,
Minn.) potted a power-play goal at 7:54, and Twomey added an unassisted short-
handed goal with five seconds left in the period to make it 4-0 after the first
stanza.
The Hawks poured on the offense in the second period, out-shooting the
Huskies 25-6. Arno kept the swift skating Hawks at bay until midway through the
period when Kendall Junta (Reading, Mass.) found the net at 10:14. Sophomore
Arden Lyons (Westford, Mass.) blasted a shot just under the crossbar for an
unassisted goal at 14:46. Junior Bevin Padgett (Needham, Mass.), who also had
an assist on the Junta goal, closed out the scoring at 15:41.
Neither team scored in the final period.
Arno finished the game with 40 saves for the Huskies. Sophomore Andrea
Berlin (Durham, N.H.) was credited with 16 saves before being relieved by
sophomore Kerri Clarke (Burlington, Mass.) with 4:34 to go. Clarke made one
save.
Southern Maine returns to action Sunday afternoon (3:00 p.m.) when its host
New England College. Saint Anselm travels to the University of Massachusetts
Boston in Sunday (12:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Saint Anselm (9-3-0; 8-0-0) 4 3 0 7
Southern Maine (4-11-0; 4-7-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: 1. St. A, Danielle Campbell (Shellie Swan) 0:52; 2. St. A,
Kathleen Twomey (Lindsay Snow) 5:13; 3. St. A, Brittany Kretzman (Emily
Lapworth, Cindy Lebel) (pp) 7:54; 4. St. A, Twomey (unassisted) (sh) 19:55.
2nd Period: 5. St. A, Kendall Junta (Ingrid Mintautas, Bevin Padgett) 10:14;
6. St. A, Arden Lyons (unassisted) 14:46; 7. St. A, Padgett (Lapworth, Lebel)
15:41.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Goalies: St. A, Andrea Berlin 9-3-0 (55:14, 16 shots, 16 saves), Keri Clarke
(4:34, 1-1) SM, Jen Arno 4-11-0 (47-40)
Power Play Opportunities: St. A, 1 for 6 SM, 0 for 7
Shots On Goal: St. A, 14-25-8 = 47 SM, 5-6-6 = 17
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Saturday, January 7, 2006
(Courtesy of MIT Sports Information)
Irving Leads Southern Maine Past M.I.T., 10-2
CAMBRDIGE, Mass. -- Freshman Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) scored two
goals and dished off five assists to lead the University of Southern Maine to a
10-2 victory over the Engineers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
ECAC East women's ice hockey action on Saturday afternoon.
The win lifts the Huskies to 4-10-0 on the year and 4-6-0 in conference
play. The Engineers' record drops to 0-7-0 overall and 0-4-0 in the ECAC East.
The Huskies opened the scoring 4:02 into the contest when sophomore Amy
McNally (East Waterboro, Maine) converted a pass from Irving. Junior Caitlin
Tassone (Woburn, Mass.) provided an unassisted goal late in the period resulting
in a 2-0 advantage at the first intermission.
Sophomore Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Irving collaborated on
back-to-back scores midway through the second stanza. The first proved to be
the game-winner at 7:14 while the second was a power-play goal. Junior Kelly
Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) extended Southern Maine's lead to 5-0 by connecting
on a feed from freshman Stephanie King (East Sandwich, Mass.). MIT ended the
shutout at 16:58 when junior Mary Harding (Wilton, Conn.) set-up classmate
Amanda Hunter (Cornwall, Conn.) for her first goal of the season.
Irving scored 35 seconds into the third period just as a power-play expired
on passes by McNally and Quartuccio. The Huskies notched two more goals before
Tech freshman Sara John (Plymouth, Minn.) recorded an unassisted tally at 8:28,
bringing the score to 8-2. Southern Maine's next goal came from Quartuccio at
11:12, resulting in a hat-trick and McNally's third assist in the frame.
Quartuccio's three goals equals the school record for goals by a defenseman in
one game. Senior Caitlin Cashman (Tariffville, Conn.) closed the scoring a
minute later on an unassisted goal.
Freshman Sally Simpson (Minneapolis, Minn.) collected 48 saves for the
Engineers while junior Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) stopped 30 shots for the
Huskies.
The next game for MIT will be next Saturday (January 14) when its travels
to Rochester Institute of Technology. Southern Maine will host Saint Anselm
College next Saturday.
At Cambridge Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (4-10-0; 4-6-0 ECAC) 2 3 5 10
M.I.T. (0-7-0; 0-4-0 ECAC) 0 1 1 2
1st Period: 1. SM, Amy McNally (Megan Irving) 4:02; 2. SM. Caitlin Tassone
(unassisted) 16:15.
2nd Period: 3. SM, Katie Quartuccio (Irving) 7:14; 4. SM, Quartuccio (Irving)
ppg 12:48; 5. SM, Kelly Connors (Stephanie King) 15:46; 6. MIT, Amanda Hunter
(Mary Harding) 16:58.
3rd Period: 7. SM, Irving (McNally, Quartuccio) 0:35; 8. SM, Jennifer Cordone
(Irving, Jessica Broccoli) 3:50; 9. SM, Irving (McNally, King) 8:00; 10. MIT,
Sara John (unassisted) 8:28; 11. SM, Quartuccio (McNally, Irving) 11:12; 12.
SM, Caitlin Cashman (unassisted) 12:16.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno 4-10-0 (32 shots, 30 saves) MIT. Sally Simpson 0-4-0
(58-48)
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 2 MIT, 0 for 3
Shots On Goal: SM, 13-19-26 = 58 MIT, 9-17-6 = 32
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Friday, January 6, 2006
(Courtesy of Holy Cross Athletic Media Relations)
Holy Cross Downs Southern Maine 5-2
WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Holy Cross women's ice hockey team (5-5-1, 5-3-0
ECAC) started off the second half of their season with a convincing 5-2 win over
the University of Southern Maine (3-10-0, 3-6-0 ECAC) Friday night at the Hart
Athletic Center.
Senior captain Sarah Wetherbee (Canton, Mass.) led the Crusaders with two
goals as freshman goaltender Jennifer Van Dongen (Calgary, Alberta) picked up
her third win of the season.
Sophomore Katherine Falkowski (East Sandwich, Mass.) got the scoring
started by stealing a pass and skating in unassisted just under four minutes
into the game. The Crusader would increase their lead to 2-0 on a goal by
freshman Amy McGhee (Newtown, Pa.). McGhee's goal was assisted by sophomores Sam
Rush (Wakefield, Mass.) and Meghan Donovan (Reading, Mass.).
The Huskies would cut into the Crusader lead when sophomore Amy McNally
(East Waterboro, Maine) scored during a scramble in front of the net. Just over
14 minutes into the second period, senior captain Kolt Bloxson (Fitchburg,
Mass.) would knock home what proved to be the game winning goal when she flipped
a loose puck past Southern Maine junior goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.). Arno
finished the game with 31 saves.
Southern Maine would score a power-play goal by sophomore defender Katie
Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) just under four minutes later, but it would not
be enough.
Wetherbee's two goals, coming with 1:15 left in the second period and 44
seconds into the third period, would push the Holy Cross lead back to 5-2.
The Crusader women will host conference opponent UMass-Boston tomorrow,
January 7 at the Hart Center. The puck will drop at 2:00 p.m.
At Worcester, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (3-10-0; 3-6-0) 1 1 0 2
Holy Cross (5-5-1; 5-3-0) 2 2 1 5
1st Period: 1. HC, Katherine Falkowski (unassisted) 3:54; 2. HC, Amy McGhee
(Samantha Rush, Megham Donovan) 12:36; 3. SM, Amy McNally (Megan Irving, Kelly
Connors) 17:21.
2nd Period: 4. HC, Kolt Bloxson (Casey Harvel) 14:21; 5. SM, Katie Quartuccio
(Caitlin Cashman) ppg 18:13; 6. HC, Sarah Weatherbee (Kathleen Remsberg) 18:45.
3rd Period: 7. HS, Weatherbee (unassisted) 0:44.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno 3-10-0 (36 shots, 31 saves) HC, Jennifer Van Dongen
3-2-0 (19-17)
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 5 HC, 0 for 6
Shots On Goal: SM, 10-2-7 = 19 HC, 6-16-13 = 36
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Saturday, December 10, 2005
(Courtesy of UMass Boston Sports Information)
Boucher, UMass Boston Blank Southern Maine 4-0
BOSTON -- Senior goaltender Amanda Boucher (Billerica, Mass.) stopped all
23 shots she faced to register her second shutout in eight days and lead the
University of Massachusetts Boston women's ice hockey team over University of
Southern Maine, 4-0, in an ECAC East contest this afternoon at the Clark
Athletic Center on the campus of UMass Boston.
The win gave the Beacons a sweep of the home-and-home weekend series. UMB
won Friday's night's game at USM, 7-1. The Beacons improve to 5-3-0 overall and
5-3-0 in ECAC East play. The Huskies fall to 3-9-0 and 3-5-0.
Junior forward Andrea Ciarletta (Watertown, Mass.) took a feed from
classmate Melissa Belmonte (South Boston, Mass.) and opened the scoring with her
team-leading eighth goal of the season at the 8:11 mark of the first period to
give UMB a 1-0 edge.
Junior defenseman Melissa Wigmore (Duxbury, Mass.) found freshman forward
Maria Guanci (Everett, Mass.) for the Beacons' second goal of the day at 12:38
of the second period on the power play and senior defenseman Kristen Wilson
(Grand Forks, N.D.) tallied her first career shorthanded goal with just three
seconds left in the middle period with sophomore forwards Casey Turner (Melrose,
Mass.) and Katherine Wall (Arlington, Mass.) in on the assist.
Turner capped the scoring for UMass Boston with her seventh goal of the
season coming on the power play at 11:08 of the third period.
Junior goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) made 36 saves for Southern Maine,
which was out shot, 40-23 on the day.
The Beacons will be in action again on Tuesday, December 13 when they host
Connecticut College at 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Athletic Center, while the Huskies
take a month-long hiatus before traveling to Worcester, MA to take on College of
the Holy Cross on Friday, January 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Boston, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (3-5-0, 3-9-0) 0 0 0 0
UMass Boston (5-3-0, 5-3-0) 1 2 1 4
First Period: 1. UMB, Andrea Ciarletta (Melissa Belmonte) 8:11.
Second Period: 2. UMB, Maria Guanci (Melissa Wigmore) ppg 12:38. 3. UMB,
Kristin Wilson (Casey Turner, Katherine Wall) shg 19:57.
Third Period: 4. UMB, Turner (Belmonte, Ciarletta) ppg 11:08.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno 3-9-0 (40 shots, 36 saves) UMB, Amanda Boucher 3-3-0
(23-23)
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 3 UMB, 2 for 3
Shots On Goal: SM, 9-11-3 = 23 UMB, 18-10-12 = 40
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Friday, December 9, 2005
UMass Boston Dumps Southern Maine 7-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior forward Andrea Ciarletta (Watertown, Mass.)
scored a pair of goals and passed out two assists to lead the University of
Massachusetts Boston Beacons to a 7-1 victory over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's East game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the third straight for the Beacons who improved to 4-3-0
overall and in the league. The Huskies had their modest two-game winning streak
stopped to fall to 3-8-0 overall and 3-4-0 in the league. The two teams meet
again Saturday afternoon (2:00 p.m.) at UMass Boston.
Ciarletta scored the only goal of the first period at 12:53 off assists
from junior Melissa Belmonte (South Boston, Mass.) and freshman Maria Guanci
(Everett, Mass.). Ciarletta was set up in close and her shot struck USM junior
goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) on the shoulder and came down just across the
goal line.
Sophomore Christina Lynch (Salisbury, Mass.) scored what proved to be the
game-winning goal at 12:02 of the second period. Belmonte added a power-play
goal, assisted by Ciarletta and junior Melissa Wigmore (Duxbury, Mass.), at
15:47, and Ciarletta scored her second of the game at 17:27 to make it 4-0 after
two periods.
Southern Maine got on the board with a power-play goal at 10:59 of the
third period. Senior Meaghan Barnaby (Hampton, N.H.) got the goal with assists
going to sophomore Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and senior Caitlin
Cashman (Tariffville, Conn.).
Sophomore Casey Turner (Melrose, Mass.) made it 5-1 for the Beacons at
11:43. Senior Molly Norton (Milton, Mass.) and sophomore Rose Devlin (Quincy,
Mass.) score 45 second apart in the final two minutes to account for the 7-1
final. Ciarletta and Belmonte assisted on Devlin's goal.
Junior goalie Amanda Boucher (Billerica, Mass.) stopped 14 of 15 shots she
faced for the Beacons. Arno finished the game with 30 saves as the Beacons out
shot the Huskies 37-15.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
UMass Boston (4-3-0; 4-3-0) 1 3 3 7
Southern Maine (3-8-0; 3-4-0) 0 0 1 1
1st Period: 1. UMB, Andrea Ciarletta (Melissa Belmonte, Maria Guanci) 12:53.
2nd Period: 2. UMB, Christina Lynch (Rose Devlin, Lauren O'Connor) 12:02; 3.
UMB, Belmonte (Ciarletta, Melissa Wigmore) ppg 15:47; 4. UMB, Ciarletta
(Belmonte) 17:27.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Meaghan Barnaby (Katie Quartuccio, Caitlin Cashman) ppg
10:59; 6. UMB, Casey Turner (Devlin) 11:43; 7. UMB, Molly Norton (Turner)
18:14; 8. UMB, Devlin (Belmonte, Ciarletta) 18:59.
Goalies: UMB, Amanda Boucher 2-3-0 (15 shots, 14 saves) SM, Jen Arno 3-8-0
(37-30)
Power Play Opportunities: UMB 1 for 5 SM 1 for 2
Shots On Goal: UMB 12-11-14 = 37 SM 2-4-9 = 15
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Saturday, December 3, 2005
Southern Maine Tops Castleton State 5-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior wing Caitlin Tassone (Woburn, Mass.) scored a
pair of goals to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 5-2 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 shut out St. Michael's
College Friday night, 3-0. Southern Maine raised its record to .500 in league
play at 3-3-0, and 3-7-0 overall. Castleton State dropped its seventh
consecutive game to fall to 1-8-0 overall and 0-7-0 in the league.
Tassone scored what proved to be the game-winning goal midway through the
second period converting a pass from junior Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) for
her second goal of the season. She added an insurance goal early in the third
period assisted by junior Lauren Pierce (Westport, Conn.). The line of Tassone,
Pierce and Connors combined for four goals and three assists in the game.
Pierce scored the game's first goal with just 11.6 seconds to play in the
first period tapping a pass from Connors into a wide open net. Connors picked
up a loose puck just inside the blue line after the last Spartan defender fell,
skated in off the left wing with Pierce cruising down the slot uncovered.
Connors drew the goalie to her and slid the pass across to Pierce.
Connors picked up an unassisted goal at 2:50 of the second period to make
it 2-0. Tassone's first score increased the lead to 3-0. Sophomore Amy McNally
(East Waterboro, Maine) made it 4-0 with a power-play goal at 14:31.
Sophomore Kali Gagne (Highgate, Vt.) got the Spartans on the board at 17:59
of the middle period with a power-play goal.
Senior Halley Grabarz (Manchester Center, Vt.) closed the scoring for the
Spartans with a goal late in the final period.
Southern Maine junior goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.), denied in her bid
to post back-to-back shutouts, finished with 29 saves. Castleton State
sophomore goalie Vanessa Carter (Summerstown, Ontario) was credited with 46
saves.
The Huskies close out the first semester next weekend with a home-and-home
series with the University of Massachusetts Boston. The teams play Friday night
at USM, followed by a Saturday afternoon matinee in Boston. Castleton State
will host RIT for two games next Saturday and Sunday.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Castleton State (1-8-0; 0-7-0) 0 1 1 2
Southern Maine (3-7-0; 3-3-0) 1 3 1 5
1st Period: 1. SM, Lauren Pierce (Kelly Connors) 19:48.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Connors (unassisted) 2:50; 3. SM, Caitlin Tassone (Connors)
12:10; 4. SM, Amy McNally (Megan Irving, Kristin Pappolla) ppg 14:31; 5. CS,
Kali Gagne (Katelyn Greene, Beth Iamondo) ppg 17:59.
3rd Period: 6. SM, Tassone (Pierce) 2:34; 7. CS, Halley Grabarz (Ashley
Whitehouse) 18:33.
Goalies: CS, Vanessa Carter 1-8-0 (51 shots, 46 saves)
SM, Jen Arno 3-7-0 (31 shots, 29 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: CS, 1 for 9 SM, 1 for 6
Shots On Goal: CS, 5-19-7 = 31 SM, 14-19-18 = 51
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Friday, December 2, 2005
Southern Maine Blanks St. Michael's 3-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) stopped all 19
shots she faced to backstop the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-0
victory over the St. Michael's College Purple Knights in an ECAC Women's East
game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win stopped a two-game skid for the Huskies who improve to 2-7-0
overall and 2-3-0 in the league. The Purple Knights dropped their third
straight game to fall to 3-4-0 overall and 2-4-0 in the league.
Arno provided steady goaltending all night for the Huskies, coming up with
big saves when she was called upon. The shutout was the second of her career.
Southern Maine grabbed the lead at 3:39 of the first period while on the
power play. Freshman Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) collected her first
collegiate goal when she beat St. Michael's rookie goalie Melanie Cullen (Derry,
N.H.) from about 15 feet out in the slot. Sophomore Amy McNally (East
Waterboro, Maine) and junior Kristin Pappolla (North Port, Fla.) picked up the
assists on the play.
Junior Lauren Pierce (Westport, Conn.) increased the Huskies lead early in
the second period with an unassisted goal on a shot from the top of the left
wing circle.
McNally and Irving teamed up late in the third period on a faceoff to give
the Huskies their second power play goal of the game. Irving won the draw to
McNally who beat Cullen for her fourth goal of the season.
Cullen played well for the Purple Knights in her first career start. She
finished with the game with 29 saves.
Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow afternoon hosting Castleton State
College for a 1:00 p.m. game at the USM Ice Arena. St. Michael's travels to
Boston to take on the University of Massachusetts Boston at 1:00 p.m.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
St. Michael's (3-4-0; 2-4-0) 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (2-7-0; 2-3-0) 1 1 1 3
1st Period: 1. SM, Megan Irving (Kristin Pappolla, Amy McNally) ppg 3:39.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Lauren Pierce (unassisted) 2:26.
3rd Period: 3. SM, McNally (Irving) ppg 14:33.
Goalies: St. Mike's, Melanie Cullen (0-1-0) 12-1-6 = 29
SM, Jen Arno (2-7-0) 7-5-7 = 19
Power Play Opportunities: St. Mike's 0 for 6 SM, 2 for 3
Shots On Goal: St. Mike's 7-5-7 = 19 SM, 13-12-7 = 32
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Colby Downs Southern Maine 5-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Laura Clemson (Anchorage, Alaska)
scored a pair of first period goals as the Colby College Mules never trailed en
route to a 5-2 non-conference victory over the University of Southern Maine
Huskies Tuesday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the third straight for the Mules, now 3-1-0, since a season-
opening loss at home to Connecticut College. Southern Maine dropped its second
straight to the Mules to fall to 1-7-0. Colby won the first game of the home-
and-home series last week 7-0.
Clemson put the visitors in the board just 45 seconds into the contest
converting a pass from sophomore Lauren Goethals (Needham, Mass.). Just over
five minutes later, an uncovered Clemson tapped home a pass for a power-play
goal and a 2-0 lead.
Junior forward Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) cut the deficit in half for
Southern Maine at 2:01 of the second period when she picked up a Colby turnover
at the blue line, skated in on freshman goalie Lacey Brown (Freeport, Maine),
and beat the rookie netminder with a wrist shot.
Thirteen second later, freshman forward Laura Anning (Ingramport, Nova
Scotia) restored the Mules two-goal advantage off a set up from Goethals and
freshman Amanda Comeau (Southbury, Conn.).
Late in the third period, the Huskies climbed back within one when
sophomore defense Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie. N.Y.) tapped in a loose puck
after some good hard work out front by senior Caitlin Cashman (Tariffville,
Conn.) and sophomore Lindsay Herzog (Hightstown, N.J.). The goal came at 17:09.
Any thoughts of a Huskies comeback were dashed eight seconds later as
freshman center Colette Finley (St. Paul, Minn.) took the faceoff and skated
through the defense to beat junior goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.). Freshman
Rebecca Julian (South Windsor, Conn.) added another insurance goal for the Mules
at 18:07.
Arno finished the night with 24 saves for Southern Maine. Brown was
credited with 14 stops for Colby.
Southern Maine returns to action on Friday hosting St. Michael's College
(7:00 p.m.). Colby is off until December 10 when it travels to Bowdoin College.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Colby (3-1-0) 2 1 2 5
Southern Maine (1-7-0) 0 1 1 2
1st Period: 1. C, Laura Clemson (Lauren Goethals) 0:45; 2. C, Clemson (Nicole
Crocker, Heather Nickerson) ppg 5:50.
2nd Period: 3. SM, Kelly Connors (unassisted) 2:01; 4. C, Laura Anning
(Goethals, Amanda Comeau) 2:14.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Katie Quartuccio (Caitlin Cashman, Lindsay Herzog) 17:09;
6. C, Colette Finley (unassisted) 17:17; 7. C, Rebecca Julian (Comeau, Anning)
18:07.
Goalie Saves: C, Lacey Brown (1-0-0) 4-4-6 = 14
SM, Jen Arno (1-7-0) 11-4-9 = 24
Power Play Opportunities: C 1 for 5 SM 0 for 5
Shots On Goal: C 13-5-11 = 29 SM 4-5-7 = 16
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
(Courtesy of Colby College Sports Information)
COLBY WOMEN'S HOCKEY SHUTS OUT SOUTHERN MAINE
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Colby College's first-year players continued to
shine with all seven goals in leading the Mules to a 7-0 victory over University
of Southern Maine in a non-conference women's hockey game Tuesday night at
Alfond Rink.
Laura Anning (Ingramport, Nova Scotia) had two goals and two assists to
lead Colby (2-1). Amanda Comeau (Southbury, Conn.) added one goal and three
assists, Colette Finley (St. Paul, Minn.) had two goals, Heather Nickerson
(Falmouth, Mass.) had one goal and one assist, and Rebecca Julian (South
Windsor, Conn.) had one goal. Nicole Crocker (Dover, Mass.), another first-year
player, had two assists.
Genevieve Triganne (Point-Claire, Quebec) and first-year goalie Lacey Brown
(Freeport, Maine) combined for 14 saves for the shutouts. Junior Jen Arno
(Westford, Mass.) stopped 27 shots for Southern Maine (1-6).
At Waterville, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (1-6-0) 0 0 0 0
Colby (2-1-0) 2 2 3 7
1st period: 1. C, Rebecca Julian (Amanda Comeau, Lauren Goethals), 10:48; 2. C,
Amanda Comeau (Laura Anning, Heather Nickerson), 16:23.
2nd period: 3. C, Colette Finley (Nicole Crocker), 7:27; 4. C, Laura Anning
(Laura Clemson), 12:15.
3rd period: 5. C, Heather Nickerson (Laura Anning, Amanda Comeau), 6:10; 6. C,
Laura Anning (Amanda Comeau), 8:40; 7. C, Colette Finley (Nicole Crocker),
16:04.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno (1-6-0) 27 C, Genevieve Triganne (35:23) 5,
Lacey Brown (24:37) 9
Shots On Goal: SM, 14 C, 34
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Sunday, November 20, 2005
Southern Maine Gets First Win, Downs Salve Regina 6-4
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- Sophomore Amy McNally (East Waterboro, Maine) scored
a pair of goals and assisted on another to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a 6-4 victory over the Salve Regina University Seahawks in an ECAC
Women's East game Sunday afternoon at the St. George Arena in Middletown, R.I.
The win was the first of the season for the Huskies after five straight
losses. The Huskies are now 1-5-0 overall and 1-3-0 in the league. The
Seahawks dropped their sixth straight game to fall to 0-6-0 overall and in
league play.
McNally put the Huskies on the board first with a power-play goal at 12:18
of the first period. Sophomore Kaitlyn Farrell (Canton, Mass.) scored a power-
play goal a minute later for the Seahawks to tie the game. Farrell also had two
assists in the game for the Seahawks.
The Huskies took the lead for good in the second period with three straight
goals. McNally's second goal of the game at 7:24 of the period made it 2-1.
Junior Lauren Pierce (Westport, Conn.) increase the margin to 3-1 at 11:53, and
junior Kristin Pappolla (North Port. Fla.) made it 4-1 with a power-play goal at
17:46. McNally picked up one of the assists on Pappolla's goal.
Salve Regina tried to mount a comeback in the final period when freshman
Caitlin Campbell (Hingham, Mass.) scored a power-play goal at 3:39. Junior
Kelly Connors (Topsfield, Mass.) restored the Huskies' three-goal advantage with
what proved to be the game-winning goal at 8:08.
In the final four minutes, freshmen Jillian Donnelly (Everett, Mass.) and
Whitney Hossfeld (Brewster, Mass.) scored for the Seahawks, sandwiching a goal
by USM sophomore Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), to account for the 6-4
final score. Quartuccio also had two assists in the game.
Junior goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) picked up her first win of the
season for USM making 19 saves. Freshman Michelle Chabot (Waterboro, Maine) had
45 saves for the Seahawks. Southern Maine out-shot Salve Regina, 51-23, during
the game.
Southern Maine returns to action Tuesday night (7:00 p.m.) when it plays
its fifth straight road game at Colby College. Salve Regina is off until
November 30 when it plays a non-league game at Trinity College.
At Middletown, R.I. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (1-5-0; 1-3-0) 1 3 2 6
Salve Regina (0-6-0; 0-6-0) 1 0 3 4
1st Period: 1, USM, Amy McNally (Kristin Pappolla) ppg 12:18; 2, SRU, Kaitlyn
Farrell (Jennifer Corcoran, Ashley Coffin) ppg 13:18.
2nd Period: USM, Amy McNally (Katie Quartuccio, Megan Irving) 7:24; 4, USM,
Lauren Pierce (Katie Quartuccio, Kelly Connors) 11:53; 5, USM, Kristin Pappolla
(Amy McNally, Megan Irving) ppg 17:46.
3rd Period: 6, SRU, Caitlin Campbell (Corrie van Reuth, Mariel Guay) ppg 3:39;
7, USM, Kelly Connors (Jessica Broccoli) 8:08; 8, SRU, Jillian Donnelly
(Kaitlyn Farrell, Corrie van Reuth) 16:29; 9, USM, Katie Quartuccio (Kelly
Connors, Jen Amell) 18:23; 10, SRU, Whitney Hossfeld (Jillian Donnelly, Kaitlyn
Farrell) 18:47.
Goalies: USM, Jen Arno (1-5-0) SRU, Michelle Chabot (0-3-0)
Power Play Opportunities: USM, 2 for 8 SRU, 2 for 5
Shots On Goal: USM, 17-14-20 = 51 SRU, 8-9-6 = 23
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Saturday, November 19, 2005
Manhattanville Wears Down Southern Maine, 6-1
RYE, N.Y. -- The Manhattanville College Valiants scored four goals in the
final period to break open a close game en route to a 6-1 victory over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's East game Saturday
afternoon at the Playland Ice Casino in Rye, N.Y.
The win was the third straight for the nationally ranked Valiants who
improved to 4-2-0 overall and 4-1-0 in the league. Southern Maine dropped its
fifth straight to fall to 0-5-0 overall and 0-3-0 in the league.
Despite being out-shot 59-3 for the game, the Huskies found themselves in a
one-goal game after two periods thanks to the work of junior goalie Jen Arno
(Westford, Mass.). Arno had 41 saves in the first 40 minutes to keep the score
at 2-1 before succumbing to the relentless Valiant pressure.
Manhattanville took a 1-0 lead in the first period on a goal by sophomore
Amanda Nonis (Brampton, Ontario) at 14:33. The Valiants held the Huskies
without a shot in the first 20 minutes, but Nonis' shot was the only one to slip
past Arno.
The Huskies tied the game at 13:31 of the second period when junior Caitlin
Tassone (Woburn, Mass.) scored off a feed from junior Lauren Pierce (Westport,
Conn.).
The tie lasted two minutes as the Valiants regained the lead for good on a
power-play goal by senior Jessica Temesy (Blenheim, Ontario).
In the final period, sophomore Cory Alcorn (Orangeville, Ontario) and
senior Jesse Garner (Idaho Falls, Idaho) scored 40 seconds apart to give the
Valiants a three-goal lead. The hosts clinched the outing with goals by Temesy
and sophomore Jessica Zimmerman (Wauseon, Ohio) in the final two minutes.
Arno finished the game with a career-high 53 saves. Sophomore Liane Ortis
(Mississauga, Ontario) was credited with two saves for Manhattanville.
Southern Maine returns to action Sunday afternoon (2:00 p.m.) with a game
on the road against Salve Regina University. Manhattanville will host the
University of Massachusetts Boston on Sunday (2:00 p.m.).
At Rye, N.Y. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (0-5-0; 0-3-0) 0 1 0 1
Manhattanville (4-2-0; 4-1-0) 1 1 4 6
1st Period: 1. M, Amanda Nonis (Natalie Zitek) 14:33.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Caitlin Tassone (Lauren Pierce) 13:31; 3. M, Jessica Temesy
(Zitek, Ashley Trimble) ppg 15:31.
3rd Period: 4. M, Cory Alcorn (Jesse Garner, Trimble) 5:45; 5. M, Garner
(Nonis) 6:25; 6. N, Temesy (Jessica Zimmerman, Jami Grasby) ppg 18:18; 7. M,
Zimmerman (Temesy, Grasby) 19:59.6.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno (0-5-0) 25-16-12 = 53
M, Liane Ortis (4-2-0) 0-1-1 = 2
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 6 M, 2 for 9
Shots On Goal: SM, 0-1-1 = 2 M, 26-17-16 = 59
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Sunday, November 6, 2005
RIT Blanks Southern Maine, 8-0, to Sweep Weekend Series
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Junior Stacey McConnell (Strabane, Ontario) and
sophomore Sarah Wilson (Stoney Creek, Ontario) each scored a pair of goals to
lead the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers to an 8-0 victory over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's Division III East game
Sunday afternoon at Ritter Arena.
The win gave the Tigers a sweep of the two-game weekend series, and
improved their record to 2-0-0 overall and in conference. Southern Maine
dropped its fourth straight to fall to 0-4-0 overall and 0-2-0 in league play.
McConnell put the Tigers on the board at 10:00 of the first period.
Thirty-seven second later, Wilson blasted home a shot for the first of three
Tiger power play goals in the game. Before the end of the period, freshman
Brittany Davies (Coquitlam, B.C.) and senior Nicole Gedney (Maple Grove, Minn.)
would light the lamp to make it 4-0 after 20 minutes of play. Gedney also had
three assists in the game.
The Tigers would score the only goal of the middle period as McConnell
tallied her second goal of the game, a power-play goal, at 14:36.
Senior Kaley Ostanek (Binghamton, N.Y.), freshman Jerica Young (Jay, N.Y.)
and Wilson would score in the third period to account for the 8-0 final.
Young's goal came while the Tigers were short handed. Wilson's goal came while
the Tigers enjoyed a 5-on-3 advantage.
Junior goalie Nicki Werner (Quakertown, Penn.) stopped all 11 USM shots she
faced to post the shutout. Junior Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) was credited with
23 saves for the Huskies.
Southern Maine returns to action on November 19 when it travels to
Manhattanville College, the defending league champion. RIT will travel to
Buffalo State College this Wednesday (November 9) for a non-conference game.
At Rochester, N.Y. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (0-4-0; 0-2-0) 0 0 0 0
R.I.T (2-0-0; 2-0-0) 4 1 3 8
1st Period: 1. R, Stacey McConnell (Kaley Ostanek, Lindsay Latour) 10:00; 2.
R, Sarah Wilson (Becky Jaiven, Nicole Gedney) ppg 10:37; 3. R, Brittany Davies
(Isabelle Richard) 11:26; 4. R, Gedney (Dayna Birch, Jessica Ciarmella) 15:04.
2nd Period: 5. R, McConnell (Birch) ppg 14:36.
3rd Period: 6. Kaley Ostanek (Allison Bernstein) 6:21; 7. R, Jerica Young
(Gedney, Wilson) shg 8:17; 8. R, Wilson (Gedney, McConnell) ppg 17:28.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno (0-4-0) 6-8-9 = 23 R, Nicki Werner (2-0-0) 3-5-3 = 11
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 8 R, 3 for 8
Shots On Goal: SM, 3-5-3 = 11 R, 10-9-12 = 31
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Saturday, November 5, 2005
Four-Goal Second Period Gives RIT Win Over Southern Maine
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Freshman forward Maegan Geypens (Oshawa, Ontario)
scored a pair of goals as the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers exploded
for four goals in the second period en route to a 4-1 win over the University of
Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Women's Division III East game at Ritter Arena
Saturday afternoon.
The game was the season opener for the Tigers. The Huskies dropped their
third straight to fall to 0-3. The two teams will meet again Sunday afternoon
(1:00 p.m.) at Ritter Arena.
Trailing 1-0 after one period of play, the Tigers roared to life in the
middle frame to take control of the game. Senior Nicole Gedney (Maple Grove,
Minn.) gave the Tigers a spark when she tallied a short-handed goal at 1:57 to
tie the score. Geypens put the Tigers ahead for good with a power-play goal at
4:30 of the period.
Geypens' second goal of the period at 14:36 gave the Tigers a two-goal
advantage. After a USM timeout, the Tigers needed just 19 seconds to light the
lamp for the final time as sophomore Sarah Wilson (Stoney Creek, Ontario)
scored.
Southern Maine grabbed a 1-0 lead late in the first period when freshman
Jen Amell (Northfield, Vt.) scored her first collegiate goal off an assist by
freshman Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine). The power-play goal came at 18:31.
Junior goalie Jen Arno (Westford, Mass.) finished the game with 35 saves
for the Huskies as the Tigers enjoyed a 39-13 advantage in shots on goal.
Junior Nicki Werner (Quakertown, Penn.) had 12 saves for the Tigers.
At Rochester, N.Y. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (0-3-0) 1 0 0 1
RIT (1-0-0) 0 4 0 4
1st Period: 1. SM, Jen Amell (Megan Irving) ppg 18:31.
2nd Period: 2. R, Nicole Gedney (Jessica Ciarmella, Stacey McConnell) shg 1:57;
3. R, Maegan Geypens (McConnell) ppg 4:30; 4. R, Geypens (Isabelle Richard,
Brittany Davies) 14:36; 5. R, Sarah Wilson (Kiersten Shinrock, Gedney) 14:55.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Goalies: SM, Jen Arno (0-3-0) 13-8-14 = 35 R, Nicki Werner (1-0-0) 6-3-3 = 12
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 8 R, 1 for 3
Shots On Goal: SM, 7-3-3 = 13 R, 13-12-14 = 39
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Sunday, October 23, 2005
Buffalo State Rallies to Defeat Southern Maine 3-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Nicole Muszynski (Southgate, Mich.) scored a
power-play goal with 8:33 remaining to snap a 2-2 tie and give the Buffalo State
College Bengals a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in a non-conference game Sunday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win gives the Bengals a sweep of two-game weekend series and improved
their overall record to 2-0-0. Southern Maine drops to 0-2-0.
Muszynski stuffed home a short pass from freshman Sara Sharp (Dearborn,
Mich.) out of a scramble in front of USM junior goaltender Jen Arno (Westford,
Mass.) to give the Bengals their only lead of the game.
Senior goalie Rachel Bennett (Howell, Mich.) and the Bengal defense made
the lead stand up over the final 8:33, including the final 50 seconds when the
Huskies pulled Arno in favor of the extra attacker. Bennett finished the game
stopping 22 shots.
Southern Maine, shut out in the first game of the series, got on the board
first as senior Meaghan Barnaby (Hampton, N.H.) lit the lamp at 4:31 of the
opening period off assists from freshman Jen Amell (Northfield, Vt.) and junior
Lauren Pierce (Westport, Conn.). The lead grew to 2-0 less than two minutes
later when sophomore Amy McNally (East Waterboro, Maine) found the net behind
Bennett off a nifty indirect pass from junior Jen Cordone (Fulton, N.Y.).
Buffalo State cut the deficit in half at 13:54 of the first period while
enjoying a 5-on-3 advantage. Freshman Samantha Simpson (Fairbanks, Alaska) got
the goal off an assist from rookie Abby Greenbaum (Kittaning, Pa.).
After a scoreless second period, the Bengals tied the game early in the
third period on a goal by sophomore Leah Eyerman (Mountaintop, Pa.). Sharp had
the first of her two assists on the play.
The Bengals had a 30-24 advantage in shots on goal during the game,
including a 14-7 edge in the final period. Arno finished the day with 27 saves
before being lifted for the extra skater.
Southern Maine is off until November 5-6 when it travels to R.I.T. for a
two-game ECAC East series. Buffalo State will play Finlandia University on
Friday (October 28).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Buffalo State (2-0-0) 1 0 2 3
Southern Maine (0-2-0) 2 0 0 2
1st Period: 1. SM, Meaghan Barnaby (Jen Amell, Lauren Pierce) 4:31; 2. SM, Amy
McNally (Jen Cordone) 6:19; 3. BS, Samantha Simpson (Abby Greenbaum) ppg 13:54.
2nd Period: no scoring.
3rd Period: 4. BS, Leah Eyerman (Sara Sharp, Jessica Thieme) 2:41; 5. BS,
Nicole Muszynski (Sharp) ppg 11:27.
Goalie Saves: BS, Rachel Bennett (1-0-0) 3-12-7=22
SM, Jen Arno (0-2-0) 6-9-12=27
Power Play Opportunities: BS, 2 for 8 SM, 0 for 6
Shots On Goal: BS, 7-9-14=30 SM, 5-12-7=24
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Saturday, October 22, 2005
Buffalo State Downs Southern Maine 3-0 in Season Opener
GORHAM, Maine -- The Buffalo State College Bengals scored three times in
a span of 3:51 in the second period and made it stand up for a 3-0 victory over
the University of Southern Maine Huskies at the USM Ice Arena Saturday night in
the season-opening game for both teams.
After a scoreless first period, the Bengals got on the scoreboard at 6:20
of the middle period as sophomore Mary Cohen (Ann Arbor, Mich.) tallied a power-
play goal off an assist from freshman Sara Sharp (Dearborn, Mich.).
Enjoying another power play, the Bengals scored again 19 seconds later as
freshman Melissa Jeckovich (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) put a shot in off USM junior
goaltender Jen Arno's (Westford, Mass.) shoulder. Sophomores Jackie Blanchard
(Delmar, N.Y.) and Leah Eyerman (Mountaintop. Penn.) drew the assists.
Sophomore Jessica Thieme (Roselle. Ill.) got credit for the final goal,
coming at 10:11, as a pass from freshman Nicole Muszynski (Southgate, Mich.)
deflected in off her skate.
Sophomore goalie Shannon Anesetti (Canonsburg, Penn.) posted the shutout
for Buffalo State stopping all 20 shots she faced. Arno finished the game with
28 saves.
The two teams face-off in the second game of the weekend series Sunday
afternoon. Game time is 1:00 p.m.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Buffalo State (1-0-0) 0 3 0 3
Southern Maine (0-1-0) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: 1. BS, Mary Cohen (Sara Sharp) ppg 6:20; 2. BS, Melissa Jeckovich
(Jackie Blanchard, Leah Eyerman) ppg 6:39; 3. BS, Jessica Thieme (Nicole
Muszynski) 10:11.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Goalie Saves: BS, Shannon Anesetti (1-0-0) 7-8-5=20 SM, Jen Arno (0-1-0)
9-13-6=28
Power Play Opportunities: BS 2 for 6 SM 0 for 8
Shots On Goal: BS 9-16-6=31 SM 7-8-5=20
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Saturday, October 22, 2005
For Immediate Release
USM Women's Ice Hockey Opens 2005-06 Season
Both Games with Buffalo State to be Webcast
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team
will open its 2005-06 season this weekend with a pair of non-conference home
games against the Buffalo State College Bengals.
The season-opening game will be played Saturday starting at 5:30 p.m. The
second game of the series will take place Sunday afternoon with a 1:00 p.m.
opening face-off.
Both games will be broadcast over the Internet at
http://www.usm.maine.edu/~jkessler/athletics/ with Jim Ward calling the play-by-
play.
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