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Saturday, October 8
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Photo by: Stu Horne
Wildcats Fall 4-0 at Maine
10/8/2022 9:46:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's hockey team skated to a 4-0 victory against the University of New Hampshire on Saturday at Alfond Arena.
Grad student and captain Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made 24 saves and allowed four goals before exiting the game with 15 minutes, 13 seconds remaining. Senior Nicky Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.) stopped all five shots in her relief stint.
Brooklyn Oakes made 33 saves to record the shutout while both Grace Heiting and Lilli Welcke finished with a goal and an assist.
UNH is now 1-4-0 overall and 0-2-0 in Hockey East. Maine completed the weekend sweep of the Border Battle, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, to improve to 3-2-0, 2-0-0.
UP NEXT
FIRST PERIOD
SECOND PERIOD
THIRD PERIOD
GAME NOTEBOOK
UNH NOTEBOOK
SERIES NOTEBOOK
Grad student and captain Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made 24 saves and allowed four goals before exiting the game with 15 minutes, 13 seconds remaining. Senior Nicky Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.) stopped all five shots in her relief stint.
Brooklyn Oakes made 33 saves to record the shutout while both Grace Heiting and Lilli Welcke finished with a goal and an assist.
UNH is now 1-4-0 overall and 0-2-0 in Hockey East. Maine completed the weekend sweep of the Border Battle, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, to improve to 3-2-0, 2-0-0.
UP NEXT
- UNH returns to action Friday, Oct. 14 (7 p.m.) on NESN against Boston University. Buy tickets onlineby CLICKING HERE, by calling (603) 862-4000 or visiting the Whittemore Center Ticket Office.
FIRST PERIOD
- Maine recorded a 10-9 shot advantage in the scoreless opening stanza.
SECOND PERIOD
- The Black Bears scored three times in the second period to build a 3-0 lead.
- Heiting struck 1:35 into the frame and then Welcke struck at 6:16 to quickly transform a scoreless game into a two-goal advantage.
- Kennedy Little potted a goal at 17:45 to extend the margin to 3-0.
THIRD PERIOD
- Morgan Trimper's goal at 4:47 gave Maine a 4-0 lead and prompted Boutilier's exit from the game.
GAME NOTEBOOK
- Maine finished with a 33-23 shot advantage.
- Both teams were o-for-2 on the power play.
- UNH had a 24-22 edge in the faceoff circle.
- The Wildcats were credited with 10 blocked shots; Maine had six.
UNH NOTEBOOK
- Grad student and captain Lauren Martin (Cambridge, Ontario) and sophomore Marina Alvarez (Center Moriches, N.Y.) led all skaters with three blocks apiece.
- Junior Brianna Brooks (Whitby, Ontario) won 8 of 11 faceoffs for a .727 win percentage.
- Classmate Nicole Kelly (Brantford, Ontario) was 8-for-12 in the faceoff circle.
- Freshman Kelly Harty (Billerica, Mass.) had a team-high four shots.
SERIES NOTEBOOK
- UNH has a 45-21-8 lifetime record against Maine. The Black Bears have won four straight – all at Alfond Arena – against the Wildcats.
Team Stats
UNH
MAI
Shots
23
33
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
2
Penalty Mins
4
4
Faceoffs Won
24
22
Game Leaders
Skaters
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0
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
0
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