HENNIKER, N.H. – The New England College women's ice hockey team lost 3-1 against visiting University of Southern Maine on Friday evening at Lee Clement Arena in Henniker, New Hampshire in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action.
THE BASICS
Score: Univ. of Southern Maine 3, New England College 1
Records: Pilgrims 6-18-0, 1-16-0 NEHC | Huskies 13-9-2, 10-5-0 NEHC
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Down 2-0 going into the third period, NEC sophomore forward Meadow Gilchrist (Stamford, Conn.) scored her eighth goal of the season with 17:03 left in the game to pull the 'Grims to within one, assisted by graduate forward Cassie Kelly (Alexandria, Minn.) and sophomore forward Olivia Lindberg (Stockholm, Sweden). But a costly penalty in the closing minutes against the hosts allowed the Huskies to score an insurance goal with 44 seconds remaining, and the Pilgrims were unable to close the gap.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- NEC graduate goaltender Sean D'urso (Andover, Mass.) tallied 44 saves on the night. With her 22nd save – at 9:01 into the second period – D'urso became the fourth Pilgrim in school history to reach the 1000th save plateau.
- USM senior goaltender Haley McKim (Moncton, NB) finished with 20 saves between the pipes.
- The Huskies had goals from sophomore defender Isabella Colarusso-Sprang (Northfield, Ohio), graduate forward Jordan Colbert (Manomet, Mass.) and senior forward Maddy Young (Westford, Vt.) with Colarusso-Sprang's shot proving to be the eventual game-winner.
UP NEXT
- NEC is back on the ice on Saturday when they host Salem State University at 3:00 p.m. in their season finale.
- Southern Maine plays their next game at Norwich University, that also on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
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