BOSTON, Mass. – A three-goal second period lifted the University of Southern Maine to a 3-2 win over women's hockey Friday afternoon at the Edward T. Barry Ice Rink.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 2, U. of Southern Maine 3

UMass Boston (11-8-1, 7-5-0 New England Hockey Conference)
U. of Southern Maine (9-10-2, 7-5-0 New England Hockey Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

After two-goal first period, the Beacons quickly saw what was a comfortable lead begin to slip away.  Southern Maine cut the deficit in half just 51 seconds into the second stanza with Grace Simmons scoring her first goal of the campaign.

Fifteen minutes later Amanda Crowley and Petyon Dukas would score the tying and game-winning goals 41 seconds apart to give Southern Maine a 3-2 lead with just over three minutes to play before the second intermission.

The third period was dominated by the Beacons offense, but a strong defensive showing by the Huskies and netminder Whitney Padgett kept USM's lead intact. 

Jane Ann Drill (Madison, Wis.) scored the Beacons first goal of the contest on the power-play at the 11:03 mark off of an Addie Budington (Winnetka, Ill.) and Cailey Kozich (Wexford, Pa.) assist.  UMB then tacked on their second goal with .03 seconds left in the first period with Kelsey Ryan (Burlington, Mass.) poking home her seventh goal of the season.

Bri Colucci (Lancaster, N.Y.) and Mia Sacco (Plymouth, Mass.) each picked-up an assist on the play, which at the time was a huge momentum boost for the Beacons.

Caty Flagg (Methuen, Mass.) finished the contest with 24 stops, 13 of which came in the second period.  Padgett registered a 30 save performance to improve to 7-9-2 on the campaign.

BY THE NUMBERS

• With the win Southern Maine earns their first regular-season sweep of the Beacons since 2004-05
• The loss ended the Beacons seven-game conference win-streak which was tied for the longest in program history
• The Beacons finished 2-for-8 on the power-play, while the Huskies finished 0-for-5
• All-time the Beacons are now 20-9-2 against Southern Maine having dropped their first meeting in Gorham by the final of 4-2
• The Huskies extend their unbeaten streak which dates back to November 3, 2018 to 3-0-1

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will host Castleton University tomorrow at 1 p.m.