PORTLAND, Maine -- Led by two goals from Katie Paradis, the University of Southern Maine women's hockey team defeated Nichols College, 4-1, in ECAC East action Friday evening.
The Huskies improve to 12-6-4 overall and 11-3-2 in conference play, while the Bison slip to 2-19-1 overall and 1-15-1 in ECAC East games.The Huskies took a quick 2-0 lead after scoring a pair of tallies just over a minute apart in the first period, with Nani Jacobs lighting the lamp at 6:19 before Paradis potted her first of the night 1:08 later.
First-year defender Brittany Nardone (Billerica, Mass.) brought the Bison within one with her third goal of the season, picking up a power-play score on Nichols' first attempt, with assists coming from Ashley Parker (West Jordan, Utah) and Courney Carey (Belmont, Mass.) at 16:41.
Danielle Ward struck quickly for the Huskies in the second frame, putting the home team up, 3-1, just 1:39 into the middle stanza, but Nichols netminder Melissa Mansfield (Medford, N.Y.) stood tall the rest of the period, making 11 saves.
In the penalty-filled third, Mansfield kept the Huskies at bay, but Paradis struck on one of Southern Maine's 14 shots in the period, picking up her second score of the night for the 4-1 lead at 6:13.
Mansfield finished with 37 saves, while Kristen Gresko earned the win turning aside nine Bison shots. Nichols held Southern Maine scoreless in four power-play opportunities while scoring once in four power-play chances.
The Bison are back in action in a 2 p.m. game at Plymouth State Saturday.
The Huskies improve to 12-6-4 overall and 11-3-2 in conference play, while the Bison slip to 2-19-1 overall and 1-15-1 in ECAC East games.The Huskies took a quick 2-0 lead after scoring a pair of tallies just over a minute apart in the first period, with Nani Jacobs lighting the lamp at 6:19 before Paradis potted her first of the night 1:08 later.
First-year defender Brittany Nardone (Billerica, Mass.) brought the Bison within one with her third goal of the season, picking up a power-play score on Nichols' first attempt, with assists coming from Ashley Parker (West Jordan, Utah) and Courney Carey (Belmont, Mass.) at 16:41.
Danielle Ward struck quickly for the Huskies in the second frame, putting the home team up, 3-1, just 1:39 into the middle stanza, but Nichols netminder Melissa Mansfield (Medford, N.Y.) stood tall the rest of the period, making 11 saves.
In the penalty-filled third, Mansfield kept the Huskies at bay, but Paradis struck on one of Southern Maine's 14 shots in the period, picking up her second score of the night for the 4-1 lead at 6:13.
Mansfield finished with 37 saves, while Kristen Gresko earned the win turning aside nine Bison shots. Nichols held Southern Maine scoreless in four power-play opportunities while scoring once in four power-play chances.
The Bison are back in action in a 2 p.m. game at Plymouth State Saturday.
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