GORHAM, Maine – Sophomore
Madison Chagnon (St. Albans, Vt./Rice Memorial) logged two points and junior goalkeeper
Haley McKim (Moncton, NB, Canada/The Mount Academy) made 27 saves to help the University of Southern Maine women's ice hockey team defeat the UMass Boston Beacons in the quarterfinals of the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) tournament. With her efforts in goal tonight McKim broke the program record of 710 saves in a season set by Jordan Lee in 2010-11. McKim now has 722 save on the year.
When and Where: Saturday, February 18, 2023 – Gorham, Maine – USM Ice Arena
Score: Huskies 3, Beacons 1
The Records: Southern Maine: 14-11-1, 11-6-1 NEHC, UMB: 10-14-2, 8-8-2NEHC.
The Goaltenders: McKim: 13-9-1, 27 saves, one goal allowed; Leah Bosch: 6-8-1, 22 saves, three goals allowed.
How It Happened/Inside the Boxscore:
- The Beacons had nine shots on goal and allowed just two to the Huskies. However, McKim stopped all nine shots she faced to keep the game scoreless.
- Chagnon scored the first goal of the game 6:25 into the second with her 23rd goal of the season. Freshman Olivia Stewart (Fredericton, NB, Canada/The Mount Academy) and sophomore Jess MacLean (Red Point, NS, Canada/Rankin School of the Narrows) recorded the assists.
- Katie Wilbert tied the game for UMass Boston at 14:42 into the period but senior Amanda Crowley (South Yarmouth, Mass./Tilton School) scored a resilient goal after having her shot blocked twice to put Southern Maine ahead 2-1. Chagnon and senior Maddy Young (Westford, Vt.) assisted.
- Sophomore Amelie St-Amant (Cornwall, Ontario/Ontario Hockey Academy) gave the Huskies some breathing room with an insurance goal in the third after receiving a pass from senior Jordan Colbert (Manomet, Mass./Plymouth) and skating all the way down the center of the ice from her own zone before ripping a shot past Bosch.
- Neither team scored on their three power play opportunities.
Up Next: The Huskies will face number two seed Norwich next Saturday at 3PM on the road in the NEHC semifinals.
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