Boxscore
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – The Williams women's ice hockey
team suffered a 7-1 loss to number one Middlebury College this
evening at the Lansing Chapman Rink. The Ephs drop to 1-15-2 on the
season, while the Panthers (15-1-2) extend their unbeaten streak to
16 games.
Starting the game strong, Middlebury remained on the offensive
for most of the first period. The Eph defense, however, held tough,
with senior goaltender Denise McCulloch making several great saves
in goal. The Panthers finally found the back of the net with 39
seconds left to play. Scoring on a breakaway, Annmarie Cellino was
assisted by Anna McNally and Andrea Buono.
Continuing to put pressure on the Ephs in the second period,
Heather McCormack and Ashley Bairos successfully executed a 2-on-1
to collect a second goal for Middlebury at 11:25. Despite getting
off three great shots in the next minute, the Ephs were unable to
answer. Instead, Middlebury came back to tally its third goal of
the game at 12:26 when Cellino netted an assist from McNally and
Buono. The Panthers extended their lead to four when McNally
connected on a rebound at the 17:57 mark. Collecting assists on the
short-handed goal were Karen Levin and Cellino. Middlebury managed
to notch another goal just before the buzzer for a 5-0 lead going
into the third period. Scoring on the power play, McNally was
assisted by McCormack and Bairos.
Middlebury scored early in the third period when McNally dished the
puck to Cellino who fired on goal and then tapped in her own
rebounded shot. First year Allison Page put the Ephs on the board
at 12:03 when she converted an Erin Mandigo assist. Capitalizing on
an Eph penalty, Erika Nakamura, assisted by Randi Dumont and
McCormack, scored an additional goal for the Panthers at 14:27, for
a final score of 7-1.
“Middlebury is a good team. They move the puck well and they
played great tonight. I'm proud of my group for their
persistence and for finishing it off. We kept the tempo high
throughout the game. That will help us going into the
weekend,” said Coach Shannon Bryant.
The Eph's next game will be on Saturday, February 9 against
Buffalo State. Start time is 7:30 pm.
