RUTLAND, Vt. – Seniors Ally Stymiest (Moncton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) and Madison Chagnon (St. Albans, Vt./Rice Memorial) each scored their third goal of the season to help the University of Southern Maine to a 3-1 win against the Vermont State University Castleton Spartans. Fellow senior Madelyn McLeish (Dedham, Mass.) also had a goal for the Huskies. The Huskies earned their first New England Hockey Conference win of the season with the victory.
 
Senior goaltender Haley McKim (Moncton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) had another great game with 27 saves. Freshman Joely Power (Clarenville, Newfoundland) recorded her first career point with an assist on McLeish's goal.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 2-1-0 (1-0-1 NEHC)
VTSU Castleton: 1-1-1 (0-1-1 NEHC)
 
Series History:
The teams have now played 41 times with Castleton leading the series 22-14-5.
 
The Goaltenders:
Southern Maine: Haley McKim (2-1-1): 60:00, one goal allowed, 27 saves
VTSU Castleton: Victoria Bakopanos (1-1-1): 57:32, three goals allowed, 27 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Stymiest made a heads-up play to grab a loose puck after the Spartans failed to complete a pass and fired a shot past Bakopanos for her third goal of the season 11:37 into the first period.
• Chagnon doubled the lead with a power play goal 11:24 into the second period by scoring off the rebound of her own shot. Seniors Amelie St-Amant (Ottawa, Ontario/ Ontario Hockey Academy) and Jess MacLean (Red Point, Nova Scotia) had the assists on the goal.
• The Huskies added another goal with just under four minutes left in the period when McLeish cleaned up the rebound of a shot by Power that was blocked. Sophomore Morgan Rochefort (Bangor, Maine/ Brooks School) also had an assist on the goal.
• Moa Carlsson spoiled McKim's shutout bid 3:04 into the third period with assists from Maysa Ford and Mikayla Brightman.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Chagnon and Stymiest are tied for the most goals on the team with three each. Chagnon has scored in three of the Huskies' four games this season.
• Chagnon now has seven career power play goals. She also has extended her program record for game-winning goals to 15.
• Castleton led 31-25 in faceoff wins. Meg Aiken and senior Jillian Jackson (Fredericton, New Brunswick/Ontario Hockey Academy) each won 10 for their team. Jackson finished 10-for-15 on draws.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will host William Smith College for a two-game series next weekend. The first game will be on Friday, November 15 at 6:00 pm in the USM Ice Arena.