MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Anselm women's ice
hockey team hosted the University of Southern Maine Huskies this
evening for their second match-up of the season. The game was
tied for a majority of the game, but midway through the third, the
Hawks took the lead and held onto it for a 3-1 victory over the
Huskies. The Hawks improve to 11-8-1 (9-4-1 ECAC East), while
the Huskies drop to 7-11-2 (5-9 ECAC East).
The first half of the game was scoreless, but at 10:27 in the
second period, a Hawk tripping penalty sent Danielle
Ward to center ice for a penalty shot. Amy
Zappen (Huntington Beach, Calif.) did her best to guard
the net, but Ward got by her, scoring the first goal of the
game. During the next Hawk possession, Kathryn
Picarello (West Roxbury, Mass.) took a shot from out in
front of the goal which got past the body of goaltender
Kimmy Flanders, but she spun around and just
barely knocked the puck out of the way with her stick to protect
the Huskies' lead.
At 17:22 in the second, Kristen Byrne (Duxbury,
Mass.) sent at quick pass to Sarah Ellins
(Greeley, Colo.) right in front of the net, who flipped it
up and over Flanders to tie the game at one heading into the third
period. The game remained tied for the first half of the
final period, until at 10:54, Jamie Lynn Comrie (Ashburn,
Virg.) took a shot from out front, which ricocheted off
Flanders and into the net to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead. The
Hawks held onto their one-goal lead into the final minute of play,
and with 50 seconds remaining in regulation, the Huskies took out
Flanders and sent in an extra attacker. 32 seconds later, at
19:42, senior Maria Dougherty (Middletown, R.I.)
won the puck near the blue line and slipped an empty-net goal past
the Huskies' defense to secure the Hawks a 3-1 victory.
The Hawks' offense dominated in the game, outshooting the
Huskies 48-19. Husky Kimmy Flanders made 45 saves in the
game, and Amy Zappen stopped 18 shots for the Hawks. The
Hawks conclude their homestand tomorrow afternoon, when they host
the Panthers of Plymouth State University in an ECAC East
Conference game beginning at 1:00 pm.
