Box Score GORHAM, Maine (Dec. 2) - Rookie goalie Liz Bergstrom stopped 28 shots to backstop the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 2-1 victory over the Nichols College Bison in an ECAC Women's East ice hockey game Friday at the USM Ice Arena. The Huskies even out at 3-3-0 overall and improve to 3-2-0 in league play while the Bison fall to 2-4-2 on the season and 0-4-1 in ECAC action.

All the scoring in the game came in the second period.  Southern Maine grabbed a 1-0 lead at 9:47 as sophomore Bridget O'Brien wristed a 20-foot shot over the shoulder of the Nichols goaltender for her first collegiate goal.  Rookie Maggie Lane picked up the lone assist making a nifty pass from the end boards to O'Brien.

Less than three minutes later, the Huskies got what proved to be the game-winning marker as senior Katie Paradis converted a pass from junior Kailey Bubier into her second goal of the season.  Sophomore netminder Francesca Palazzo stopped Bubier's initial shot, but Bubier pursued the rebound to make a pass out to Paradis who buried the shot.

Nichols got one back at 15:16 as sophomore Bridget Griffin fired home a shot through a screen into the upper left corner for a power-play goal.  Rookies Kerri Nadeau and Talia Hohmann earned the assists.

The Bison carried the play to the Huskies following what proved to be the game-winner, but were unable to get an equalizer to cross the goal line. Until the Paradis goal, Southern Maine held a 20-7 advantage on shots. Nichols then went on to outshoot the Huskies 19-7 which included the tally by Griffin.

Bergstrom made 14 of her 28 saves in the final stanza as Palazzo finished the game with 24 stops.

Both teams are back on the ice tomorrow. Nichols travels to Plymouth State for a 2:30 p.m. contest while Southern Maine entertains Manhattanville at 1:00 p.m.

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Major Portion Courtesy Southern Maine Sports Information