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Home is where the heart is.
That heart will finally be back at the Alfond Arena as the University of Maine women’s ice hockey team (5-7-1 overall, 1-5-1 in ECAC Eastern play) begins a nine-game home stand after playing its last nine games on the road. This weekend the Black Bears face Wayne State (3-10-2) of the Great Lake’s Women’s Hockey Association.
“It’s such a relief to know we finally do not have to load that bus for yet another weekend on the road,” sophomore forward Meagan Aarts said.
The Black Bears ended their nine-game road swing last weekend with two losses against No. 3 Dartmouth College.
Despite the losses, head coach Rick Filighera couldn’t praise his team’s effort enough as the Black Bears overcame many obstacles. UMaine was able to overcome being behind, being beat 6-0 the night before and having the tying goal disallowed with four minutes left in Saturday’s game.
“I am so proud of my team,” Filighera said. “I think that’s the best they have ever played in the program against the elite and it bodes well in what direction we are going in.”
Wayne State is led by freshman Kelly Zamora, who has six goals and seven assists.
“We are going to see [Wayne State] collapse on the goal and we’re going to have a tough time getting pucks through,” Filighera said.
But obstacles and injuries won’t deter this team from making an impression in front of its home fans, especially if the team plays with intensity, according to the starting goaltender.
“We need to come out and have a good first period, and an even better second period, then finish with a spectacular third period,” senior goaltender Amanda Cronin said. “We tend to come out flying, then slow down in the second and then kick back in the third. We need to eliminate this approach.”
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