GORHAM, Maine – Another complete team performance carried women's ice hockey to a huge New England Hockey Conference win as the Beacons defeated the University of Southern Maine by the final of 3-1 at USM Ice Arena.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 3, University of Southern Maine 1

UMass Boston (4-4-0, 4-2-0 New England Hockey Conference)
University of Southern Maine (1-4-1, 1-4-1 New England Hockey Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Fresh off of a huge conference win yesterday afternoon, the Beacons continued to roll as they got two goals midway through the first period, and one early in the third to post their first four-point weekend of the year. 

Getting UMass Boston on the board at 8:39 of the first period was Edy Moritz (Guilford, Conn.), as she drove home her first career goal as a Beacon.  Fresh off of her first-ever two point contest, senior Kristina Bove (Medford, Mass.) continued her strong play as she assisted on the Moritz goal, along with Katie Barry (Abington, Mass.).

Just over three minutes later, Katie Jeter (Winthrop, Mass.) got in on the scoring as she made it a two-goal affair at 11:50.  Senior Alexandra Karlis (Denver, Colo.) and junior Kat Armstrong (Boulder, Colo.) were both credited with an assist in the huge momentum shifter.

The Huskies lone tally of the afternoon was almost two minutes after the Beacons second score, as Lynn Kozlowski cut UMB's lead in half at 13:49.

Despite the goal, the Beacons continued to pressure USM for the remainder of the first period, as they outshot their conference rivals 10-6.  In the second period, UMass would hold a 7-5 advantage in shots on goal, but could not get the puck past Nia Kelly. 

In the third, Barry registered the clinching goal for the Beacons at 4:39, off of an Alexa Cappione (Massena, N.Y.) and Samantha Fallon (Pembroke, Mass.) assist.  Barry's goal, sealed a three point weekend (1g, 2a) for the sophomore.

Between the pipes, the Beacons saw sophomore Rachel Myette (Pembroke, Mass.) earned her first-ever 2-0 weekend as she made 16 saves in the victory.  With the win the Division I transfer improved to 3-1-0 on the year, as the Beacons moved their overall record back to .500.

BY THE NUMBERS

• With the win the Beacons are now 17-6-1 overall when facing the Huskies
• They are unbeaten in their last four meetings (3-0-1) with Southern Maine
• After Saturday's game a total of 15 different players have at-least one point this season
• Following Saturday's win, Myette now has a 1.76 goals against average, and a .924 save percentage

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will travel to Maine to face Colby College on Sunday, November 29.  Game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start.