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UMass Boston

Katie Wilbert
Sarah Harlinski
3
Winner Castleton CAS 14-9-2
2
UMass Boston UMB 12-13-0
Winner
Castleton CAS
14-9-2
3
Final
2
UMass Boston UMB
12-13-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Castleton CAS 2 0 0 1 3
UMass Boston UMB 2 0 0 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey | | Dave Walberg, SID

#5 Castleton Stuns #4 Women’s Hockey In OT In NEHC Tournament Quarterfinal

Beacons season comes to a close following 3-2 loss to the Spartans



BOSTON, Mass. – A Darby Palisi goal at the midway point of the first overtime gave the fifth-seeded Spartans of Castleton University a 3-2 win over the fourth-seeded Beacons in the quarterfinal round of the NECH Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Edward T. Barry Ice Rink.

THE BASICS

#4 UMass Boston 2, #5 Castleton University 3

UMass Boston (12-13-0)
Castleton University (14-9-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Palisi would score a breakaway goal after forcing a turnover in the neutral zone. She brought the puck and scored top corner to push the Spartans into the semi-final round of the NEHC Tournament. With the loss the Beacons 2021-22 season comes to a close.

All four goals in Saturday's quarterfinal match-up came in the first period. Castleton University struck first just 37 seconds into the contest. They then made it a 2-0 lead at the 6:27 mark with Brooke Greenwood and Courtney Gauthier giving their team the early advantage.

UMass Boston cut the deficit to one with Cailey Kozich (Wexford, Pa.) scoring her 10th of the season. Nine minutes later it was senior Kelsey Ryan (Burlington, Mass.) tying the game at 2-2, with Katie Wilbert (Pittsburgh, Pa.) assisting both goals in the final game of her sophomore campaign.

Castleton would lead in shots in the first period 16-9. They would lead the Beacons 10-9 in the second period, before UMB hit their stride in the third as they outshot Castleton 15-12. UMass held a 3-2 lead in shots in the overtime, and nearly got the game winner in the first five minutes on two separate occasions.

Kirsten DiCicco earned the win after making 34 stops, while Victoria Kennedy (Winthrop, Mass.) closed out an impressive sophomore season with 37 saves.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • On the night the Beacons finished 0-for-3 on the power-play, while Castleton went 0-for-4
  • Saturday's contest marked the final in the careers of Ryan, Kate Leffler (Key Largo, Fla.) Jane Ann Drill (Madison, Wis.), and Rachael Burum (Marshfield, Mass.)
  • All-time the Beacons are now 22-8-2 against Castleton
  • UMB is now 4-1 against Castleton in conference tournament games
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