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It was a give-and-take weekend for the University of Maine women’s hockey team as they extended their unbeaten streak to six games with a 3-2 victory against the University of Vermont, but dropped the weekend finale to the Catamounts 4-3 in overtime.
Junior and senior forwards Danielle Ward and Jennie Gallo highlighted the weekend with two goals apiece, as the Black Bear offense was in the zone over the weekend. The Black Bears fall to 7-7-3 and 2-3-2 in Hockey East play, while Vermont’s record after the weekend is 2-8-8, as they picked up their first WHEC victory and improved to 1-6-4 in conference.
The opening game saw the Black Bears take the lead five minutes in. After a five-minute major by the Catamounts for hitting from behind, Gallo found the net after passes from freshman defender Kelly McDonald and senior forward Jordan Colliton.
The Catamounts equalized the score on a power play of their own. Senior defender Hannah Westbrook found sophomore forward Erin Wente for the game-tying goal.
The scoring took a break in the second period, but was in abundance in the third. Sophomore forward Brittany Dougherty scored on another Black Bear power play. Ward found junior forward Dawn Sullivan, who strung a pass to Dougherty for the go-ahead goal.
It would take just 45 seconds for the Catamounts to knot things up. Wente proved too much for sophomore goalie Brittany Ott, tallying her second goal of the night.
But, the Black Bears made sure the game wouldn’t see extra time, as Sullivan scored with fewer than 10 seconds remaning. Sullivan forced a turnover in the Catamounts’ zone and fired a shot into the top corner.
Trying to ride the emotional victory into the next night, the Black Bears came up short in another thriller in Burlington, falling 4-3 in overtime.
The Catamounts gained the advantage first in this contest, scoring midway through the first period.
Vermont added a second goal early in the second period, as junior forward Chelsea Rapin scored off a rebound.
The Black Bears would counter three minutes later, as Ward scored her seventh goal of the season. Dougherty maintained control behind the Catamount net until she found an open Ward, who fired a wrist shot past freshman goalie Roxanne Douville.
The rest of the scoring was saved for the third period, as the Catamounts regained their two-goal lead. Wente once again scored for Vermont, her third of the weekend.
It took eight seconds for the Black Bears to counter, before Gallo found the back of the net. Freshman forward Missy Denk and Gallo broke out on a 2-1, where Denk found Gallo for her 10th goal of the season.
The Black Bears tied things up with seven minutes remaining as Ward scored her second goal of the game on a power play. Ward and McDonald achieved a give-and-go prior to Ward one-timing the puck past Douville.
The goal would bring the game to overtime, where it wouldn’t stay for long, as Wente proved villainous for the Black again, ending the game 4-3 two minutes into the extra period.
The Black Bears return home for a weekend series against Union College on Dec. 10 and Dec. 11. The pucks drop at 2 p.m. and 12 p.m. respectively.
Bangor Daily News