BOSTON, Mass. –Senior goalie Haley McKim (Moncton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) made 33 saves on her way to her seventh shutout of the season and the 16th of her career on Saturday afternoon in a 5-0 win for the University of Southern Maine Huskies over the UMass Boston Beacons in the quarterfinals of the women's New England Hockey Conference Tournament. McKim broke her own program record for shutouts in a season and surpassed the career record of 15 set by Karen Jamnik (2000-2004).
 
Junior Madison Chagnon (St. Albans, Vt./Rice Memorial) scored twice for Southern Maine and was one of three Huskies with multiple points. Sophomore Olivia Stewart (Fredericton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) contributed a pair of assists and sophomore Jess MacLean (Red Point, Nova Scotia/Rankin School of the Narrows) had a goal and an assist. Chagnon's first goal served as the game-winner and is the 13th of her career, which ties the program record set by Holly Manning (1999-2003).
 
The Records:
No. 5 Southern Maine: 14-10-2 (10-6-2 NEHC)
No. 4 UMass Boston: 11-12-2 (10-6-2 NEHC)
 
Series History:
The Beacons and Huskies have now played 40 times with UMass Boston leading the series 22-15-3. Six of those meetings have come in the conference tournament. The Beacons won the first three playoff meetings, all during the conference's ECAC era, but the Huskies have now won the last three including a 3-2 triple overtime victory in 2020.
 
The Goaltenders:
Southern Maine: Haley McKim (11-8-2), 60:00, shutout, 33 saves
UMass Boston: Leah Bosch (5-12-3), 40:00, three goals allowed, 15 saves
UMass Boston: Victoria Kennedy, 20:00, two goals allowed, seven saves
 
How It Happened:

• Chagnon kicked off the scoring in the 17th minute of the first period with her seventh of the season to break a tie with Stewart for the team lead. The Huskies went up 2-0 52 seconds later off of a goal by senior Amanda Crowley (South Yarmouth, Mass./Tilton School) from Stewart.
• Chagnon scored again 10:44 into the second period with the Huskies on the power-play with MacLean assisting.
• Kennedy replaced Bosch in net for the third period but conceded goals to junior Ally Stymiest (Moncton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) and MacLean to make the final score 5-0. Sophomore Sydnee Chaisson (Stratford, Prince Edward Island/Mount Academy) and MacLean had assists in the period.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Crowley became the program's leader in career games with her 110th appearance.
• The teams were even in both blocked shots and faceoffs. Each team blocked nine shots and won 28 faceoffs.
• Junior Amelie St-Amant (Cornwall, Ontario/ Ontario Hockey Academy) blocked four shots for the Huskies.
• The Huskies were 1-for-3 on power-plays while the Beacons went 0-for-4.
• McKim has now shutout UMass Boston four times in her career.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will travel to face No. 1 seed Norwich University next Saturday in the NEHC Semifinals. The two teams met the semifinals last season with Norwich escaping with a 2-1 win. The time of the game is still being determined.