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WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. - A power play goal by freshman
Katie Paradis (Rochester, N.H.) midway through the second period
proved to be the game-winner Saturday afternoon as the University
of Southern Maine defeated Plymouth State University, 2-1, in ECAC
Women's East Conference ice hockey action at Waterville Valley Ice
Arena.
The Huskies
finished with a 46-23 advantage in shots on goal, but had only a
goal in the first minute of the game and Paradis' marker to show
for it. PSU added a power play goal of its own late in the
second period to slice the 2-0 deficit in half, but a scoreless
third period gave USM the win. Southern Maine is now 6-3-0
overall and 6-1-0 in the ECAC East, while PSU is 0-6-0 both overall
and in conference play.
Freshman
Christina Hart (Saugus, Mass.) put Southern Maine on the board on
its first shot on goal just 32 seconds after the opening
face-off. It was her third of the season and was assisted by
freshman Joanna Gaube (Woodstock, Conn.). That ended up as
the only goal of the opening frame.
Paradis rifled
a shot into the upper right corner past a screened PSU senior
goaltender Lindsay DeLorie
(Holliston, Mass.) at the 12:58 mark of the second period, putting
the Huskies up by two. Freshman Jaimie
Camara (Portsmouth, R.I.) countered for PSU with a power
play goal at 16:50, with assists from freshmen Danielle
Shea (Billerica, Mass.) and Abby Van
Wormer (Marston Mills, Mass.).
USM outshot PSU
17-5 in the third period, several shots coming on a two-man
advantage, but neither team was able to find the net in the final
frame.
Plymouth State
was whistled for 10 penalties and Southern Maine 11, with the
Panthers going 1-for-11 and the Huskies 1-for-10 on the power play.
DeLorie
finished with 44 saves for the Panthers, her fourth 40-plus save
effort this season. Freshman Dessi McEntee (Oakdale, Conn.)
made 22 saves to pick up the win in her first collegiate start.
Plymouth State
has another home game next Friday, Dec. 12, at 6:00 p.m.
against Saint Michael's College, the final game of the first
semester. Southern Maine hosts MIT Thursday at 4:00 p.m.
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