GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine Huskies women's hockey team picked up key conference points with a 3-0 win over the New England College Pilgrims on Saturday night in Gorham. The Huskies' offense was led by goals from sophomores Zoe Solomons (Saugus, Mass./St. Mary's High School) and Georgie Snow (Yarmouth Port, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth) and freshman Ally Stymiest (Moncton, NB, Canada/The Mount Academy), while freshman Ellie Fredenburg (Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge and Latin School) stood strong in goal to lead the Huskies' defense.

When and Where: Saturday, December 4, 2021 – University of Southern Maine – USM Ice Arena

Score: Southern Maine Huskies: 3, New England College Pilgrims 0.

History: This was the 40th meeting between the two programs. Southern Maine now leads the series 19-18-3.

The Records: Southern Maine: 6-5-0, 5-3-0 NEHC; NEC: 2-7-0, 0-6-0 NEHC

The Goaltenders: Fredenburg: 1-0-0 record, 19 saves, 1.00 save percentage; Sean D'urso (Andover, Mass./Andover): 1-1-0 record, 51 saves, .944 save percentage.

Stars of the game:
First Star: Zoe Solomons- game-winning goal
Second Star: Ellie Fredenburg- first career win and shutout
Third Star: Georgie Snow- one goal and four face off wins

How It Happened/Inside the Box Score: 
-The Huskies jumped out to an early lead when Zoe Solomons scored the first goal of the night and the eventual game-winner, just 8:58 into the first period. The goal was Solomons' second of the season.

-The score stayed at 1-0, despite power play opportunities for both teams early in the second period, until Snow's goal at 9:33 gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead.

-Symiest put the game away early in the third period with her third goal of the season.

-D'urso stood strong in goal for the Pilgrims, making 39 of her 51 saves in the second and third periods of play.
-The Huskies won 28 of the 50 face offs over the course of the game and had 54 shots on goal to the Pilgrim's 19. 

Up Next: Southern Maine travels to Bowdoin College on Tuesday, December 7th for a non-conference matchup at 7 pm.

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