Zukow stopped a season-high 42 shots in goal for the Skyhawks. (Photo Credit Mary Gettens).

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (October 7, 2023) – The Stonehill College women's ice hockey team fell at home to the University of Maine, 7-1, in the second game of a two-game weekend series Saturday afternoon.

Highlights

• Graduate student Ida Kuoppala recorded her first career hat trick, scoring three goals and dishing out an assist for the Black Bears.
• Postgrad forward Ann-Frederique Guay added a pair of goals for Maine, while senior Rahel Enzler and first-year student Haley Ryan found the back of the net for the first time this season.
• First-year netminder Julia Bachetti earned her first collegiate win in net after registering 14 saves for the Black Bears.
• Senior defender Grace Parker recorded her first career goal on the power play off assists from both sophomore Alexis Petford and senior Paige Whaley.
• Junior goaltender Hanna Zukow tallied a season-high 42 saves in goal for the Skyhawks.

How it Happened

• After Maine opened the scoring at the 3:38 mark of the opening period, Zukow and the Skyhawks defense would settle in, stopping 10 shots over the next 15 minutes of action.
• The Black Bears regained their early momentum, scoring two goals over the final minutes of the first off the sticks of Ryan and Kuoppala to take a 3-0 lead into the first intermission.
• Coming out of the break, both sides would go back and forth until the 8:40 mark of the second, where sophomore trio of Kathryn Karo, Sarah Taylar, and Lily Barrett peppered the Black Bears goaltender with a combined five shots on goal in less than 30 seconds. However, the Skyhawks were unable to break through.
• After drawing a penalty at the 19:47 mark of the second, Stonehill would start the third on the power play.
• The Skyhawks wouldn't waste any time in the third, scoring their first goal of the season on the power play 25 seconds into the final frame of regulation after a wrist shot from Parker found its way into the back of the net.
• Despite cutting the deficit to 3-1, Maine regained its momentum once again from the first, outshooting Stonehill 26-3 in the third and taking home the 7-1 victory.

Noteworthy

• Maine now leads the all-time series over Stonehill 2-0.
• The Skyhawks won the faceoff battle over the Black Bears 36-28.
• Zukow registered a season-high of 42 saves in between the pipes for Stonehill.

Up Next

Stonehill (0-4-0, 0-0-0 NEWHA) returns to action on Friday at 5 P.M., for game one of a two-game weekend at home against conference opponent Post University.

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