Southern Maine Athletics

GORHAM, Maine – Seniors Owen Drummey (Falmouth, Manie) and Ethan MacDuff (Lloydminster, Alberta) each scored two goals to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's ice hockey team to a 4-3 win over Keene State College for the team's first win of the 2026-27 season. Additionally, sophomore Ben Aucoin (Moncton, New Brunswick) recorded three points with a trio of assists. Drummey scored the game-winning goal with 1:01 left in regulation after the Owls tied the game at 3-3 just 35 seconds earlier. Keene scored twice in the third period with both goals coming from Marcus Chrisafideis.
 
Sophomore Loic Morin (Drummondville, Quebec) made 27 saves to earn his first win of the season. Keene State goaltender Ethan Swanson made 22 stops.
 
The Records:
Keene State: 0-3-0 (0-2-0 LEC)
Southern Maine: 1-1-1 (1-0-1 LEC)
 
Series History:
Tonight's game was the third between the Huskies and Owls. The Huskies swept the season series with a 3-0 shutout at Keene on November 8, 2026, and a 6-5 overtime win at home on January 23, 2026.
 
The Goaltenders:
Keene State: Ethan Swanson (0-0-0), 60:00, four goals allowed, 22 saves
Southern Maine: Loic Morin (1-1-1): 60:00, three goals allowed, 27 saves
 
How It Happened:

• MacDuff scored both of his goals in the first period to give the Huskies a 2-0 lead after the first 20 minutes of play. His first goal came off a rebound in front of the net with senior Kayde Kinaschuk (Calgary, Alberta) and Aucoin assisting on the power play score. He then added a second goal with 1:56 left on the clock when junior Gage LeTourneau (Presque Isle, Maine) stole the puck and set him up for a slapshot that beat the Keene State goaltender.
• Drummey got his first goal of the game 9:12 into the second period after senior Ethan Hoover (Hershey, Penn.) knocked a puck in the direction of Aucoin, who then set up a crashing Drummey to tap the puck into the net.
• Keene State answered with a goal of their own from Collin Patterson with 5:05 left in the second period to cut the score to 3-1.
• Back-to-back goals by Chrisafideis tied the game at 3-3 with 1:36 left to play before a check by Hoover forced a turnover in the offensive zone. Aucoin grabbed the loose puck and set up Drummey to fire a shot past the goalie for what would go down as the game-winning goal.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Keene State led 30-26 in shots on goal and 44-35 in faceoff wins.
• Drummey and MacDuff each won 12 faceoffs for the Huskies.
• Both teams went 1-for-2 on the power play.
• Aucoin now leads the team with five points on the season on a goal and four assists.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will travel to Vermont next weekend for games against Vermont State University Castleton and Norwich University. The Huskies will face the Spartans on Friday, November 13 at 7:00 pm before taking on Norwich on Saturday, November 14 at 4:00 pm.