SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Senior Curtis Judd (Newton, Mass./Albany Academy) scored both Husky goals in a 6-2 New England Hockey Conference loss as Skidmore College defeated the University of Southern Maine 6-2 on Saturday evening.
 
When and Where: Saturday, November 19, 2022 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
 
Score: Thoroughbreds 6, Huskies 2
 
The Records:  Skidmore: 6-2-1 (2-1-1 NEHC); Southern Maine: 1-6-0 (1-5-0 NEHC)
 
The Goaltenders:  Tate Brandon: 4-2-1, 27 saves, two goals allowed; sophomore Mason Palmer (Cumming, Ga./Connections Academy): 0-3-0, 36 saves, six goals allowed;
 
How It Happened/Inside the Boxscore:

• Palmer made 17 saves in a scoreless first period while Brandon made 11.
• The Thoroughbreds drew first blood with an unassisted Kevin Urquhart goal 6:50 into the second period.
• Judd tied the game at 1-1 at the 11:43 mark of the period with freshman Jakub Suran (Liberec, Czech Republic) providing the assist.
• Skidmore answered quickly with a Jaden York goal 22 seconds later with Nick Cozzi and Matthew Monk assisting.
• Zach Frisk put the Thoroughbreds up 3-1 just over a minute and a half later.
• Skidmore scored three goals in the third period to extend the lead to 6-1.
• Judd scored his second goal of the contest in the third period with Cole Ouellette (Lewiston, Maine) recording his fourth assist of the season and Austin Marini (Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial) logging his second.
• 14 different players for Skidmore recorded a point with six different players scoring goals. York (one goal and one assist) and Jacob Franczak (two assists) each had multiple points.
• Everett Wardle went 15-1 on faceoffs for Skidmore.

Up Next: The Huskies will play a non-conference game at Salem State University on Tuesday night at 7PM.
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