GORHAM, Maine – On senior day, celebrating Rylie Binette (Milan, NH/Berlin), Shannon Colbert (Manomet, Mass./Tilton School), Brianna Doty (Lyndonville, Vt./Lyndon Institute), Shannon Douglas (Telford, England/Ontario Hockey Academy), and Julianne Nelson (Armstrong, BC/Shawnigan Lake School), the University of Southern Maine Huskies took down the Salem State University Vikings 4-1 in Gorham.

When and Where: Friday, February 11, 2022 – University of Southern Maine – USM Ice Arena

Score: Southern Maine 4, Salem State 1

History: This was the 5th meeting between the two programs. The Huskies now lead the series 4-0-1 

The Records: Southern Maine: 14-9, 11-6 NEHC; Salem State: 5-18, 2-15 NEHC

The Goaltenders: Haley McKim (Moncton, NB/The Mount Academy): 11 saves, .917 save percentage; Kaia Hollingsworth (Methuen, Mass./Methuen) 26 saves, .867 save percentage.

Stars of the Game:
First star: Shannon Douglas- senior day goal
Second star: Rylie Binette- senior day goal
Third Star: Georgie Snow- one goal, .750 faceoff win percentage

How It Happened/Inside the Box Score: 
-Georgie Snow (Yarmouth Port, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth) gave the Huskies an early 1-0 lead when she put in a nice wrap around goal midway through the first period.

-Giving the Huskies a two-goal cushion, Madison Chagnon (St. Albans, Vt./Rice Memorial) scored her 11th goal of the season in the 14th minute of play.

-Salem State answered back just five minutes into the second period when Carolyn Mahoney (Melrose, Mass. / Matignon) found the back of the net.
-The third period was dominated by Huskies' seniors as Douglas and Binette scored and Nelson and Doty both picked up assists.

-Southern Maine dominated on faceoffs, winning 42-of-60.

Up Next: The Huskies will travel to Salem State on Saturday, February 12 for a NEHC contest at 1pm.