GORHAM, Maine – Freshman Charlotte Hughes (Mississauga, Ontario) had a pair of goals to help lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's ice hockey team to a 4-1 win over New England College on Saturday afternoon. Freshman Gracelyn Koch (Maple Grove, New Brunswick) also had multiple points with two assists.
 
The Huskies also had goals from sophomore Makenzie Woodford (Cornwall, Prince Edward Island/Mount Academy) and senior Jillian Jackson (Fredericton, New Brunswick/Ontario Hockey Academy). Graduate student Madison Chagnon (St. Albans, Vt./Rice Memorial) appeared in her 100th career game becoming the 31st Husky to reach the milestone.
 
Junior Maggie Jones (St. John's, Newfoundland/Mount Academy) picked up the win in net with a 24-saves effort.
 
The Records:
NEC: 4-10-0 (3-5-0)
Southern Maine: 6-8-0 (5-3-0)
 
Series History:
The Huskies take the season series 2-1 thanks to today's victory and lead the all-time series 28-19-3.
 
The Goaltenders:
NEC: Anna McGinty (2-4-0): 59:50, three goal allowed, 37 saves
Southern Maine: Maggie Jones (6-7-0): 59:23, one goal allowed, 24 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Hughes put the Huskies ahead 1-0 4:18 into the game after Koch intercepted a pass in the offensive zone and set her up for the score.
• Her second goal of the game came 9:42 into the third period with Chagnon and Koch providing the assists. The Huskies added a third goal just over two minutes later when Woodford found the back of the net for first time in her career off the rebound of a shot by senior Caroline Thompson (Crapaud, Prince Edward Island/Mount Academy). The secondary assist was credited to Saige MacLeod (Dryden, Ontario).
• The Pilgrims spoiled Jones' shutout bid when Meadow Gilchrist scored on a breakaway to make it 3-1 less than a minute after Woodford's goal. Jackson added an empty-net goal with 1:03 to go for the 4-1 final with sophomore

 
Inside The Stats:

• Southern Maine led 41-25 in shots on goal.
• NEC had a 24-18 advantage in faceoff wins.
• Neither team scored on the power play as the Huskies went 0-for-1 and the Pilgrims were 0-for-2.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will play a two-game series at UMass Boston next weekend starting on Friday, January 16 at 3:00 pm.