Boxscore
Williamstown, MA – The Williams women's ice hockey
team (1-8-0) faced Colby College (5-4-2) this evening at the
Lansing Chapman Rink. With a tough 5-2 loss to the Mules, the Ephs
are now 1-3-0 in conference play.
The first goal of the game came at 5:52 into the first period
during a Colby power play. Colette Finley, assisted by Becky
Julian, knocked in a rebound, putting the Mules up 1-0. Amanda
Comeau extended the lead when she managed to get past the Eph
defense and score on a breakaway at 16:20. Comeau was assisted by
Laura Anning. Colby scored again at 18:16 when Becky Julian slipped
the puck just inside the right post. Nicole Crocker and Finley
collected assists on the play.
Junior Sam Tarnasky answered for the Ephs, near the end of the
second period, when she skated past the Colby defenders and blasted
the puck deep into the top right corner of the net to put Williams
on the board.
The Ephs brought it to within one, at 11:58 in the third period,
when sophomore Kait O'Brien netted an assist from sophomore
Torrey Taussig. The Ephs, however, were unable to find the
equalizer and Colby scored twice more before the end of the game.
Finley, assisted by Marissa Mullane and Julian, found the back of
the net at 16:38 to put the Mules up 4-2. Then at 17:15, Comeau
connected on a rebound to score the Mules' final goal of the
game. She was assisted by Heather Nickerson.
Senior Caralyn Quan, junior Sam Tarnasky, and sophomore Kait
O'Brien played particularly well for the Ephs this evening.
“Caralyn, Sam, and Kait all played great for us today. You
could see the fight in them today, the determination to compete.
The three of them were really solid,” said Coach Shannon
Bryant.
Reflecting on the game, Coach Bryant remarked, “I thought
this was our best 60 minute effort of the year. I thought we did a
good job. It obviously was not the outcome that we wanted, but I am
proud of the effort we gave.”
Going into their game against Bowdoin tomorrow, Coach Bryant said
that the Eph's focus is on competing for a solid 60
minutes.
The Ephs will face-off against Bowdoin tomorrow at 3:00 pm.
