BOSTON – The University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's ice hockey team overcame an early 2-0 deficit to earn a 2-2 tie with the UMass Boston Beacons on Friday afternoon in Little East Conference action. The Beacons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the game before the fifth-year senior Jillian Jackson (Fredericton, New Brunswick/Ontario Hockey Academy) cut the lead in half with less than five minutes left in the first period. The Huskies then tied the game on a score by Sydnee Chaisson (Stratford, Prince Edward Island/Mount Academy) in the second period.
 
Following a scoreless third period and five minutes of overtime action, the Beacons took the shootout on a goal by Mia Boyd before goaltender Leah Bosch denied the equalizer attempt by the Huskies. Huskies' junior Maggie Jones (St. John's, Newfoundland/Mount Academy) made 24 saves.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 6-8-1 (5-3-1)
UMass Boston: 8-4-2 (4-2-1)
 
Series History:
The Beacons lead the series 24-16-4 including a 1-0 win earlier this season on November 8.
 
The Goaltenders:
UMass Boston: Leah Bosch (6-2-1): 65:00, two goals allowed, 20 saves
Southern Maine: Maggie Jones (6-7-1): 65:00, two goals allowed, 24 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Shea Nolan scored just under four minutes into the first period off the rebound of a shot by Grace Lynch that was saved by Jones to give the Beacons a 1-0 lead. Maggie Lynch then added another Beacons goal to extend the lead to 2-0 6:53 into the period by driving the puck into the net off the rebound of a shot by Grace Lynch.
• The Huskies got on the board with 4:24 left in the opening period when a backhander by Jackson found its way into the net after the rebound of Stewart's shot. Junior Shannon Murphy (Pembroke, Mass./Brewster Academy) recorded the secondary assist for her first point of the season.
• Chaisson tied the game at 2-2 4:02 in the second period after a pass from sophomore Makenzie Woodford (Cornwall, Prince Edward Island/Mount Academy) found her alone in front of the net with space to shoot. Senior Saige MacLeod (Dryden, Ontario) had an assist on the goal as well.
• The third period was scoreless with each goaltender making key saves down the stretch.
• Jones made seven saves in the overtime period while Bosch made three at the other end of the ice.
• Boyd scored the lone goal of the shootout on the third attempt for the Beacons. Bosch then saved an attempt by freshman Charlotte Hughes (Mississauga, Ontario) to end the contest.

 
Inside The Stats:

• UMass Boston had a 26-22 lead in shots on goal.
• The Beacons led 29-19 in faceoff wins. Graduate student Madison Chagnon (St. Albans, Vt./Rice Memorial) led the Huskies with a 6-1 record on faceoffs.
• Neither team scored on the power play. UMass Boston killed off five penalties while the Huskies went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.
• The Beacons had a 13-9 lead in blocked shots. Freshman Gracelyn Koch (Maple Grove, New Brunswick) blocked three shots for the Huskies.

 
Up Next:
The two teams will wrap up the season series tomorrow at 1:00 pm.