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Women’s hockey: UM comes out of gates strong with opening weekend sweep

Black Bears score 20 goals in sweep of Sacred Heart

By Dayna Margarita

Posted on Sept. 28, 2009, at 2:25 a.m.

The University of Maine’s women’s hockey team started off their 2009-2010 campaign with a strong showing, sweeping Sacred Heart University Friday night and Saturday afternoon. On Friday they scored four goals in the final 2:29 of the second period and exploded with a 9-0 defeat. On Saturday they won 11-4.

Friday evening began with the first goal of the season for the Black Bears. Myriam Croussette beat Sacred Heart goalie Raelene Sydor with a power play goal 4:57 into the game. Jenna Ouellette and Chloe Tinkler each assisted on the first goal. A second power play goal by the Black Bears was added at 17:47 when Jen Gallo scored off assists from Dawn Sullivan and Ashley Norum. The Black Bears took the 2-0 lead at the first intermission.

Jordan Colliton scored the third goal for the Black Bears just 1:55 in the second period with an unassisted goal. Rookie player Brianne Kilgour scored her first collegiate goal at 17:31 and was assisted by Taryn Peacock. Norum then scored her first goal of the season 41 seconds later, with assists from Ouellette and Gallo. Gallo scored a goal just 46 seconds later from Sullivan. Captain Amy Stech scored her first goal of the season with only 30 seconds remaining in the second period, which gave Maine a 7-0 lead.

Maine kept the lead until 15:42 into the third period. Elyce Thomas assisted a goal to Ouellette, and then 17:12 into the game Gallo got a hat trick. Jessica Bond assisted the ninth goal of the game.

UMaine had 49 shots in goal and outshot Sacred Heart 49-16. UMaine goalie Candice Currier made 16 saves in goal and received her first career shutout.

The Black Bears returned Saturday afternoon with Sacred Heart and started the game with a goal just 2:08 into the first period. Ouellette assisted a goal to Colliton who beat Sacred Heart goalie Sydor with a shot from the top of the slot. Abby Barton scored a minute later when she received her first goal of the season unassisted.

The Black Bears made a 3-0 lead only 4:56 into the first period when Melissa Gagnon and Ouellete assisted to Gallo, making Gallo’s fourth goal of the season in just two games. UMaine took the 4-0 lead when Peacock scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Croussette.

Maine took the 5-0 lead when Kilgour scored her second collegiate goal from Dominique Goutsis at 13:01.

The Black Bears dominated again when Ouellette and Gallo assisted to Lexie Hoffmeyer at 17:12. Maine ended the first period when Barton scored her second goal of the period, unassisted.

Sacred Heart scored their first goal 6:17 into the second period of the game when Lauren Fontaine received her first goal of the season, assisted by Nicole Palazzo.

UMaine scored less than two minutes after Sacred Heart when Croussette scored on goalie Emily Siira. Stech assisted to Bond, who slammed a shot on goal that was saved, and then was collected by Croussette for the point.

Peacock scored her second goal of the game at 12:48 of the second period from Kilgour. Sacred Heart scored their second goal of the period at 14:41. They scored their third goal at 17:20. UMaine scored at 18:27 when Croussette received an assist by Peacock.

Gallo scored her second goal of the game in the beginning of the third period, which was assisted by Ouellette at 1:45. Sacred Heart received their fourth goal 13:11 into the period for the final scoring of the game.

Goalie Brittany Ott helped the victory with her first collegiate start in net for the Black Bears, making 11 saves.

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