WATERVILLE, Maine – Senior Sydnee Chaisson (Stratford, Prince Edward Island/Mount Academy) scored twice for the University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's ice hockey team came up short in a 3-2 loss to the No. 13 Colby College Mules. This is the first multiple-goal game of Chaisson's career and gives her a team-leading three goals on the season.
 
Colby had goals from Courtney Schumache, Emily Olsthoorn and Molly Lefebvre. Junior goalie Maggie Jones (St. John's, Newfoundland/Mount Academy) made 37 saves for the Huskies, while Colby's Ally Martiniello had 11 saves to earn the win.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 3-5-0
Colby: 2-1-0
 
Series History:
Colby leads the series 31-10-3.
 
The Goaltenders:
Southern Maine: Maggie Jones (3-5-0): 59:18, three goals allowed, 37 saves
Colby: Ally Martiniello (2-0-0): 60:00, two goals allowed, 11 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Colby took a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Schumache and Olsthoorn. Schumache scored 10:43 into the period with Jo Tattersall and Beth Sinson assisting. Olsthoorn extended the lead to 2-0 with 29 seconds left in the period.
• Southern Maine cut the lead to 2-1 when Eigner took advantage of a misplayed puck by Colby and set up a crashing Chaisson for the goal. The assist is her first point of the season.
• Lefebvre intercepted a pass and fired a shot to give the hosts a 3-1 lead 5:43 into the third period. The Huskies cut the lead to 3-2 on a power play goal by Chaisson with less than three minutes to play but the Mules were able to hang on for the win. Seniors Audrey Donahue (Timberlea, Nova Scotia/Kimball Union Academy) and Olivia Stewart (Fredericton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) had assists on the goal.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Colby outshot the Huskies 40-13 and led 40-24 in faceoff wins.
• Southern Maine went 1-for-4 on the power play, while Colby went 0-for-3.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will return to action on Friday, December 5 with a 7:30 pm road game at Keene State.