HENNIKER, N.H. - For the second game in a row Victoria Kennedy was unflappable in goal. The senior goaltender saved all 26 shots she faced to record her fifth career shutout and lift UMass Boston Women's Ice Hockey to their third straight victory.

THE BASICS
UMass Boston 3, New England College 0

UMass Boston (6-9-3, 5-4-0 NEHC)
New England College (5-13-0, 1-11-0 NEHC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
A pair of power play opportunities per side did little to help the offenses of UMass Boston and New England College in the first period on Friday. Kennedy knocked down all nine shots wagered by the Pilgrims, while the Beacons 10 opening period attempts all met the glove of Amy Donnelly. 

The defensive standstill did not last long in the second period. With just shy of four minutes run off the clock, Kristen Briggs and Liz Kramp connected to set up Isabella Henningson-Brown for her first goal of the season. Eleven saves apiece from Kennedy and Donnelly kept the score frozen at 1-0 for the remainder of the the second.

Once again, the Beacons came out of the locker room hot to start the third period. The team's very first shot of the frame found the back of the net to give Hannah MacDougall her second score of the season and extend the lead to 2-0. Emma Webster and Allie Reifler were credited with assists on MacDougall's goal.

After helping out on the insurance goal, Reifler was once again feeling generous in search of the dagger. She took a pass from Gabby Shontz and secured her second assist of the evening, setting up Jenna Fitzsimmons' first career goal for a 3-0 lead.

BY THE NUMBERS

• In her last two games, Kennedy has recorded 48 saves while allowing just one goal, lowering her goals against average to 1.13
  • In just shy of 210 minutes played against New England College in her career, Kennedy has let up one goal to the Pilgrims
• MacDougall's goal marked the 15th of her career and her 25th point overall
• Emily Hansen dominated the faceoff circle for the Beacons, winning 13 of her 18 draws
• Margeaux Butters blocked six shots to help preserve the shutout
• The Beacons have won 20 straight against New England College including nine shutouts, three in a row

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will cross the Connecticut River to Vermont on Saturday to take on the eighth-ranked team in the nation in the Norwich Cadets. That game will start at 6 PM.