GENEVA, N.Y. – Freshman forward
Sydney Leonard scored her first collegiate goal in overtime against William Smith College on Saturday afternoon as UMass Boston Women's Ice Hockey snapped a two-game scoreless and losing streak to defeat the Herons, 2-1, on the road.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 2, William Smith College 1
UMass Boston (4-3-0, 3-3-0 NEHC)
William Smith College (4-3-1, 3-3-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Sophomore forward
Allie Reifler got the Beacons on the scoreboard first near the end of the first period as freshman forwards
Kristen Briggs and
Isabella Henningsson-Brown teamed up to find Reifler for the opportunity which put UMass Boston ahead 1-0.
Senior forward Mia LaPlante would knot the game up at one all near the end of the second period as senior defender Lauren Jackson and sophomore forward Kayla Ketchabaw assisted LaPlante on her third goal of the season.
Standing strong in net for the Beacons was freshman goalie
Leah Bosch who made 29 saves in regulation against the Herons to help force overtime. In the three-on-three battle for five minutes each team would have their fair share of opportunities to come away victorious before freshman forward
Emily Hansen and freshman defender
Mia Boyd hit Leonard on the breakaway to give UMass Boston their third conference victory of the season and move back to an over .500 record.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Making her first conference start, Leah Bosch made 31 saves on the 32 shot attempts she faced from William Smith
- Junior goalie Annie Hauser stopped 22 of 24 shots taken by UMass Boston during regulation and overtime
- The first period goal snapped a stretch of seven consecutive periods without a goal for the Beacons
- UMass Boston has now won three straight games against the Herons, all by identical scores of 2-1
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons return to Edward T. Barry Ice Rink for the 15
th Annual Codfish Bowl Tournament which will feature Colby College, Bowdoin College, and Nazareth College next weekend. UMass Boston will take on Colby College in the opening round of the tournament on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 PM.