GORHAM, Maine – The New England College Pilgrims had goals from Alexis Hornsby and Molly Jones in the third period to overcome a 1-0 deficit and defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Friday evening in Little East Conference women's ice hockey action. Mae Lafferty and Jordan Pond each assisted on both goals. The Huskies' goal came from senior Audrey Donahue (Timberlea, Nova Scotia/Kimball Union Academy) in the second period from sophomore Sophia Capone (Cumberland, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey School).
 
Freshman goalie Megan Gawley (Calgary, Alberta) made her first career appearance in net and stopped 13 shots in her collegiate debut.
 
The Records:
NEC: 4-9-0 (3-4-0)
Southern Maine: 5-8-0 (4-3-0)
 
Series History:
The Huskies lead the series 27-19-3. Southern Maine had won the last 12 meetings, including a 4-0 shutout in Henniker earlier this season on November 7.
 
The Goaltenders:
NEC: Kayden Lallier Whissell (2-6-0): 59:57, one goal allowed, 45 saves
Southern Maine: Megan Gawley (0-1-0): 58:48, two goals allowed, 13 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Southern Maine outshot the Pilgrims 17-2 in the first period, but the period ended with the teams still tied at 0-0 thanks to a strong effort in net by Lallier Whissell.
• Donahue scored her third goal of the season off the rebound of Capone's shot 10:43 into the second period to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Gawley made six saves in the period, while NEC killed two penalties to keep the deficit at 1-0 heading into the third.
• The Pilgrims tied the game 7:35 into the third period when they pulled their goalie on a delayed penalty and scored just as a previous penalty was expiring for the Huskies. The visitors then took the lead with 5:45 left on a goal by Jones off the rebound of a shot by Pond. Lallier Whissell then made six saves the rest of the way to secure the win for the Pilgrims.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Southern Maine had a commanding lead in shots on goal at 46-14. The total is the team's second highest on the season behind the 48 they took against the Pilgrims in their meeting earlier this season.
• The teams split the faceoffs evenly at 29-29. Freshman Gracelyn Koch (Maple Grove, New Brunswick) led the Huskies at the dot with an 8-2 record.
• Donahue blocked three shots for the Huskies.

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