GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine Huskies and the Salem State University Vikings tied 1-1 on Friday night in a women's New England Hockey Conference contest at the USM Ice Arena. Salem State goaltender Kaia Hollingsworth made 47 saves while senior Haley McKim (Moncton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) stopped 26 shots for Southern Maine.
 
The Records:
Salem State: 5-10-0 (2-6-0 NEHC)
Southern Maine: 8-6-1 (5-2-1 NEHC)
 
Series History:
Salem State and Southern Maine have now played nine times with the Huskies leading the series 6-1-2. The teams split the series last season with the visiting team winning each game by a score of 2-1. The last time the teams tied was on January 25, 2019 at Salem.
 
The Goaltender:
SSU: Kaia Hollingsworth (5-7-1), 65:00, one goal allowed, 47 saves
Southern Maine: Haley McKim (5-4-2), 64:45, one goal allowed, 26 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Salem State scored first with a power-play goal by Lexi Warner following a rebound and heavy traffic in front of the net. Her goal came with just under five minutes left in the opening period.
• The Huskies caught the Vikings off-guard during a line change and got sophomore Caroline Thompson (Crapaud, Prince Edward Island/Mount Academy) across the blue line with plenty of open ice. Her pass towards goal was poked away by a Viking defender but the puck found its way to Isabella Colarusso-Sprang (Northfield, Ohio/Gilmour Academy) who sent the puck into the back of the net for her first goal of the season. Thompson and Ally Stymiest (Moncton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) had assists on the goal.
• The Huskies put 14 shots on goal in second but couldn't solve Hollingsworth. McKim made seven saves during the scoreless period.
• Hollingsworth made another 20 saves in the third period and the teams ended regulation still even at 1-1.
• Both teams had good chances in the overtime period with the Vikings putting two shots on the goal and the Huskies logging four shots on goal. The Huskies had a late chance when junior Madison Chagnon (St. Albans, Vt./Rice Memorial) chased down a long pass and found a crashing Thompson in front of the net. However, Thompson's shot rung off the crossbar with nine seconds left before the game ended in a draw.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Senior Amanda Crowley (South Yarmouth, Mass./Tilton School) played in her 100^th career game tonight and became the 25^th Husky to reach the milestone. The record for most games played in a career belongs to Shannon Colbert with 109 from 2017-2022.
• Colarusso-Sprang is the 15^th Husky to score a goal this season.
• Thompson's assist gives her seven points on the season to tie with Crowley and Chagnon for the team lead.
• The game featured 15 penalties but only one power-play goal. Salem State went 1-for-7 and Southern Maine went 0-for-6.

 
Up Next:
The two teams will play again tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 pm at Salem State.