BOSTON, Mass. – An Emily Harris extra attacker goal with 11 seconds left in regulation lifted Castleton University to a 3-2 win over women's hockey Friday evening in the Edward T. Barry Ice Rink.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 2, Castleton University 3
UMass Boston (11-12-0, 10-7-0 New England Hockey Conference)
Castleton University (12-9-2, 10-6-1 New England Hockey Conference)
HOW IT HAPPENED
With just over a minute left, Castleton pulled their goaltender as they moved the puck into the offensive zone. Harris and Emery Bonner would each fire-off a shot both of which were blocked. Harris would get the game-clinching shot with 11 ticks on the clock. Courtney Gauthier assisted on the play to give the Spartans three points in the conference standings.
Harris got the Spartans on the scoreboard at the midway point of the first period.
Rachael Burum (Marshfield, Mass.) would counter the Harris goal in the second as she recorded her fifth goal of the season on the power-play. Eight minutes later Gauthier pushed the Spartans back in front with a power-play goal to make it 3-2 heading into the third period.
Jane Ann Drill (Madison, Wis.), who assisted on the Burum goal tied the contest at 2-2 at 11:39 of the third period on the power play.
Victoria Kennedy (Winthrop, Mass.) made 33 saves for the Beacons, while Castleton's Kirsten DiCicco finished with 35 stops including 19 in the second period.
BY THE NUMBERS
- UMass Boston finished 1-for-4 on the power play while Castleton went 2-for-3
- Senior Kelsey Ryan (Burlington, Mass.) played in her 100th career game Friday evening; She is now the second senior this year to eclipse the century mark with Leffler reaching the career mark on Tuesday
- All-time the Beacons are now 22-7-2 against Castleton
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will host Plymouth State University tomorrow at 3 p.m. on senior day.
