BIDDEFORD, Maine – A pair of third-period power-play goals helped the University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team to a 2-1 win over local rival University of New England on Friday evening in the season-opener for both squads. Senior Georgie Snow (Yarmouth Port, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth) netted the game-winner with 13:04 left to play and junior goaltender Ellie Fredenburg (Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge and Latin) held off a late surge by the Nor'easters to secure the victory.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 1-0
UNE: 0-1
 
Series History:
Tonight's game was the 21st meeting between the local rivals. UNE leads the all-time series 11-8-2. The teams split the season series 1-1 last year with the home team winning each contest. The Nor'easters won the season-opener 2-1 and the Huskies won 3-1 the second time the teams played.
 
The Goaltender:
Southern Maine: Ellie Fredenburg (1-0), 60:00, one goal allowed, 17 saves
UNE: Delanie Corcoran (0-1), 59:01, two goals allowed, 30 saves
 
How It Happened:

• UNE scored first with a goal by Piper Desorcie 17:21 into the first period that was assisted by Jamie Ryan.
• The second period was scoreless despite the Huskies consistently putting the puck on goal with Corcoran making 17 saves in the period. On the other side of the ice Fredenburg stopped all six shots she faced.
• A UNE hooking penalty gave the Huskies a power-play and 1:05 later senior captain Amanda Crowley (South Yarmouth, Mass./Tilton School) scored the first goal of the season for Southern Maine. Fellow captains Maddy Young (Westford, Vt.) and Jess MacLean (Red Point, Nova Scotia/Rankin School of the Narrows) received credit for the assists on the game-tying goal.
• The Huskies took advantage of another Nor'easters as Snow scored her first goal of the season with MacLean recording her second assist of the game on the play.
• Freedenburg made five saves over the last five minutes of play to keep the Huskies ahead.

Inside The Stats:

• The teams combined for 13 penalties in the game. Southern Maine went 2-for-8 on power-plays and UNE went 0-for-5 with the advantage.
• Southern Maine led 26-21 in faceoffs with Young going 16-of-27 on the draw.
• UNE blocked 15 shots in the contest led by three from Hannah Humes.
• With the win today Huskies' head coach John Lauziere '02 has reached 150 career wins.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will travel to Endicott College tomorrow to face the Gulls at 5:00 pm. Endicott is in the Others Receiving Votes category of the first United States College Hockey Online (USCHO) Division III Top 15 poll of the season.