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UMaine falls short against PC

By Ryan Clark

Posted on Monday, November 14th, 2005, 12:00 am

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The power play helped them tie the game, but in the end, it was the reason they lost.

After scoring three power play goals to tie the game at 3-3, a late Providence goal saw the Friars defeat the University of Maine women’s hockey team 4-3 on Sunday at Schneider Arena. UMaine also tied the Friars 3-3 on Saturday, to give them one point in Hockey East play for the weekend.

UMaine’s record now stands at 5-3-2 and 1-3-2 in Hockey East. The one point that the Black Bears garnered puts them in a three-way tie with Connecticut and New Hampshire for fourth place. As for the Friars, they improved to 4-3-2 and 3-1-1, giving them top spot in conference standings with a one point lead over newcomers Boston University.

Sunday’s game saw the Friars score just eight seconds into the game as Sonny Watrous beat Genevieve Turgeon for a 1-0 lead. The second period saw Providence have another early strike as Jenna Keilch gave the Friars a 2-0 lead just 90 seconds into the period.

However, Sonia Corriveau and Brigitte LaFlamme both scored on the power play to tie the game at 2-2.

Although Providence’s Kelli Doolin sent the Friars into the second intermission with a 3-2 lead with two minutes left, UMaine tied the game in the third.

It took five minutes into the frame for freshman Vanessa Vani to score on the power play to the game at 3-3. The goal was UMaine’s third out of 12 chances on the power play on the afternoon.

In the end, it was Watrous who scored off the power play with 10 minutes left for the eventual 4-3 win.

Saturday’s game saw senior captain Cheryl White notch two goals for UMaine with Sheri Wauters adding another for the 3-3 tie.

UMaine’s offensive presence was felt in the first as Jenna Cowan and Chantal Jaillet worked the puck to Wauters, giving Maine a 1-0 lead.

A little more than a minute later, Thatcher, who was first-team Hockey East last season, scored her sixth goal of the season and her nation-leading fourth short-hander to tie the game at 1-1.

Providence closed out the period with the 2-1 advantage with a goal from Katelynn Laffin with around two minutes left.

The second period saw UMaine strike back early in the second period as White scored on the power play off a set up from Vani and Kelly Law.

Minutes later, freshman Katy Beach picked a good time to score her first collegiate goal as she gave the Friars a 3-2 lead. However, White scored another goal on the power play to tie the game at 3-3 and sent it to overtime, where the Friars held a 3-2 edge in shots.