Box Score BURLINGTON, Vt. – A goal by Kristen Embrey (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) midway through the second period proved to be the deciding tally as No. 9 women's hockey secured a 2-1 conference win over St. Michael's College Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
#9 UMass Boston 2, St. Michael's College 1
UMass Boston (5-1-0, 3-1-0 New England Hockey Conference)
St. Michael's College (0-6-0, 0-4-0 New England Hockey Conference)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Embrey's game-winning goal came at the 11:30 mark of the second period, when she scored off of a pass from Kaleigh Beauregard (Gaylord, Mich.). The senior forward, registered her first goal of the season to help the Beacons win their third straight game.
Edy Moritz (Guilford, Conn.) put the Beacons on the scoreboard early in the first period, as the sophomore scored an unassisted goal less than three minutes in. The Beacons defense was solid from start to finish in the conference win, as they held the Purple Knights to just 16 total shots, and a 0-for-4 day on the power-play.
The Beacons offense had plenty of chances to blow Saturday's game wide open, but were held to the two goals by St. Michael's goaltender Tina Frasca, who made 43 saves in the loss. On the power-play, UMass also had a variety of chances, as they played in another whistled filled affair. In total the Beacons finished 0-for-7 on the man-up opportunities.
Between the pipes, Alyssa DePippo (Pittsburgh, Pa.) collected her second career win in a Beacons jersey. The sophomore netminder made 15 saves to earn the conference win, and came so close to earning her second collegiate shutout as well.
Athena Akiki scored the lone goal for the Purple Knights at the 15:36 mark of the third period, which ended the Beacons shutout bid.
BY THE NUMBERS
- All-time UMass Boston is now 19-1-1 against St. Michael's College
- The Beacons are currently 10-0-1 since their last lost to St. Michael's which occurred on November 30, 2007
- Embrey's game-winning goal was the second of her career, and first since the 2014-15 season
- The Beacons 5-1 start marks their best start to a season since the 2014-15 season when they went 5-1-3
- The Beacons entered Saturday's contest ranked 9th in Division III on the most recent D3Hockey.com National Poll
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will host Salve Regina University next Friday at 4 p.m.
