Box Score WINCHENDON, Mass. – With 33 saves by sophomore Rachel Myette (Pembroke, Mass.) and a goal by Edy Moritz (Guilford, Conn.) women's hockey earned a crucial New England Hockey Conference win as they defeated Franklin Pierce University by the final of 2-1 Friday evening at Jason Ritchie Ice Arena.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 2, Franklin Pierce University 1
UMass Boston (13-11-0, 11-5-0 NEHC)
Franklin Pierce University (15-7-1, 9-7-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite being outshot 34-12, the Beacons were fueled by Myette's game changing performance, as the sophomore netminder stayed strong for all 60 minutes. Moritz secured the win for the Beacons, at the 6:46 mark of the third period, as she knocked in her first career game-winning tally.
Assisting on the play was Kristina Bove (Medford, Mass.) and Kristen Embrey (Highlands Ranch, Colo.). Bove initially took the shot, which was saved but not stopped completely. Moritz picked-up the loose puck and rifled it home to give the Beacons the edge on the scoreboard.
UMass Boston actually struck first in the contest, as senior Jenny Currie netted her 13th goal of the year, and fifth in the last three games. Currie deked the goaltender on a great play and tucked it away into the right post to give UMass a 1-0 lead.
Embrey earned her first assist of the night on the play, with senior Alexandra Karlis (Denver, Colo.) also earning an assist on the play. For Karlis, the helper marked her sixth in the last three games, as she continues to lead the Beacons to one of their best seasons in recent history.
For Franklin Pierce, Karsyn Baker scored the team's only goal at 19:21 of the second period on the PP, which at the time tied the game at 1-1. Noelle White was handed the loss, as she made just 10 saves in Friday's conference game.
BY THE NUMBERS
- On the night UMass Boston finish 0-for-2 on the PP, while FPU went 1-for-7
- Myette's 33 save saves marks the second straight 30+ save performance
- All-time UMass Boston and Franklin Pierce are even with two wins each
- The win was the first for the Beacons over FPU since their first meeting in 2013 (4-2)
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will close out their regular season tomorrow at 3 p.m. when they take on the University of New England.
