GORHAM, Maine – Curtis Judd (Newton, Mass./Albany Academy) Austin Marini (Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial) each recorded two points on Senior for the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Saturday in a 5-2 loss to the No. 9 Norwich University Cadets. Judd recorded a goal and an assist and Marini assisted on both Southern Maine goals. Norwich was led by Paul Schmid with two assists and Bryan O'Mara with a goal and an assist.
 
Before the game the Huskies honored seniors Zach Ellsworth (Saranac Lake, NY Northwood School), Judd, Marini, Tanner McClure (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle), Nolan McElhaney (Natick, Mass./Long Island University), Tyler Mitchell (Burlington, Ontario), Christopher Morrison (Ridgefield, Conn./Nichols School), Nick Nault (Goffstown, N.H), Cole Ouellette (Lewiston, Maine) and Nick Ritmo (Niskayuna, N.Y.).
 
The Records:
Norwich: 14-7-4 (11-4-3 NEHC)
Southern Maine: 9-13-3 (6-9-3 NEHC)
 
Series History:
Today was the 49th meeting between the two teams. Norwich leads the series 44-3-2.
 
The Goaltenders:
Norwich: Sami Molu (7-5-2), 60:00, two goals allowed, 30 saves
Southern Maine: Kyle Penton (5-9-1), 59:11, four goals allowed, 32 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Norwich went ahead 1-0 4:32 into the first period thanks to a Holden Doggett goal that was assisted by Hayden Heinrich and Harris Hilfiker.
• The Huskies tied the game with 45 seconds left in period with a one-timer goal by freshman Ethan MacDuff (Lloydminster, Alberta) from a feed by Judd. Marini also had an assist on the goal.
• Norwich pulled away with three goals in the second period. Ben Van Waterschoot scored the first with O'Mara assisting. Patrick Del Vecchio scored the second goal with help from Johnny Johnson and Schmid. Norwich's third goal in the stanza was scored by O'Mara with an assist from Owen Sclisizzi.
• Judd cut the deficit to 4-2 with 11:08 left on the clock by cleaning up the rebound of his own shot after Molu came out of his net to take on the initial wide-angle shot. Marini and Jakub Suran (Liberec, Czech Republic) assisted on the play.
• Colin Elliott added an empty-net goal with four seconds left to close out the win for Norwich.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Only one penalty was committed in the game, a trip by Norwich. The Huskies put four shots on goal that were all stopped by Molu.
• Both sides blocked 18 shots. Sophomore Kadin Ilott (Kenora, Ontario/Beaver Brae Secondary School) led the Huskies with four and tied with Heinrich for the most in the game. Ouellette blocked three shots for the Huskies.
• The Huskies led in faceoffs wins at 37-33.
• Marini finishes the regular season with 24 points from eight goals and 16 assists. His point total ties for ninth in the conference and his 16 assists tie for 10th.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies are the seventh seed in the upcoming NEHC Championship Tournament and will have a rematch with Norwich next Saturday at 7:00 pm.