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The University of Maine women’s hockey team took on the University of Vermont this weekend, sweeping the Catamounts Friday and Saturday. With the two wins, the Black Bears have run their unbeaten streak to six games and improve to 5-9-5 overall and 3-5-3-1 in Hockey East.
On Friday afternoon Jenna Ouellette assisted four times as the Black Beats defeated Vermont 4-1. UMaine’s first goal was at 7:59 into the first period, when Dawn Sullivan scored on a rebound from Taryn Peacock, who shot from her knees from the face-off circle. Ouellette assisted on the goal, and it was Sullivan’s first goal of the season.
Maine scored a power-play goal at 19:04 into the second period, extending their lead 2-0. Goalie Brittany Ott passed the puck to Ouellette, who assisted to Lexie Hoffmeyer. Vermont scored their first goal at 5:14, and just 15 seconds later, UMaine scored their third goal. Ouellette assisted to a wide-open Peacock for her sixth goal of the season. Late in the third period, Peacock scored a Hoffmeyer shot from the blue line, making it her seventh goal of the season. Ouellette assisted a fourth time on every UMaine goal of the game. Ott made 31 saves, improving to 3-4-3 on the season.
On Saturday afternoon, UMaine defeated Vermont 1-0, with a winning goal from Ouellette in the third period. Both teams played scoreless throughout the first two periods, with UMaine holding a 20-18 lead with shots on goal. During the third period, Ouellette scored a Hoffmeyer shot from the blue line at 12:23, making her seventh goal of the season. Peacock assisted on the goal. Ott made 22 saves and moves to 4-4-3 on the season. UMaine outshot Vermont 26-22 in the game.
The Black Bears will travel to Schenectady, N.Y., to play Union College on Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m.
