WATERVILLE, Maine – The University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team traveled north to take on no. 8 nationally-ranked Colby College Tuesday evening in their final game before Thanksgiving break. 
 
When and Where: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 – Alfond Ice Arena
 
Score: #8 Mules 4, Huskies 1
 
History: This was the 41st meeting between the two programs. Colby leads the series 28-10-3. 
 
The Records: Southern Maine: 5-4-0; Colby: 3-0-0
 
The Goaltenders: sophomore Haley McKim (Moncton, NB, Canada): 5-3-0, 31 saves, .886 save percentage; Paige Bolyard: 1-0-0, 17 saves, .944 save percentage.
 
Standout Husky: sophomore forward Georgie Snow (Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts): one goal, one point, one blocked shot
 
Standout Mule: Lexi Cafiero: two goals, one assist, three points
 
How It Happened/Inside the Box Score:
 
-Roughly 13 minutes into the first period, Colby senior Lexi Cafiero converted a feed from teammate Meg Rittenhouse for the contest's first score. In the second stanza, Georgie Snow evened the margin at 1-1 on the power play and a 5-on-3 chance with about 13 minutes left on the clock. Rittenhouse then put her squad at the 11:59 mark 2-1 off a Cafiero feed. Trailing 2-1 the Huskies kept attacking, however, Colby pulled away late with Cafiero's third point of the duel and Elizabeth Brashich's first goal of the game making it a 4-1 contest. 
 
-Graduate forward Shannon Colbert (Manomet, Massachusetts) was the Huskies' leader in face off wins tallying 13 wins and only seven defeats. 
 
-USM blocked 20 shots in the game compared to Colby's nine. 
 
-Colby outshot Southern Maine 35-to-18.
 
-Both teams scored a goal on the power play.
  
Up Next: Southern Maine heads back to Gorham to host no. 10 nationally-ranked and New England Hockey Conference opponent Norwich University on Friday, December 3rd at 6:00 p.m.
 
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