All-Time Series & Streaks
The Spartans have now won the last five meetings with the Bison and hold the all-time series lead at 8-3-1. The Bison last defeated the Spartans back in February 2011.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Junior Ashley Pelkey (Barre, Vt.) (CSU) –two goals; nine shots; game-winner midway through the second period.
2 – Freshman Aimee Briand (Barrington, N.H.) (CSU) – one goal; two assists; three shots
3 – Senior Sam Pion (Easthampton, Mass.) (CSU) – two goals; three shots

Key Stat of the Game
The Spartans held the Bison to just eight shots on goal while they poured in 51 shots to remain undefeated on the season.

Quick Hits
- Thre two teams remained scoreless through the first period of play with sophomore goaltender Lindsay O'Connell (Danvers, Mass.) stopped 11 shots in the period.
- The Spartans outshot the Bison 22-4 in the second period while scoring three goals within a three-minute span. Pelkey scored the first goal of the game at 10:15, followed by a power-play goal by junior Lisa Kilroy (Leominster, Mass.) at 12:04. Pion added the third goal of the period at 13:03 to put the Spartans on top 3-0.
- The Spartans added five goals in the third period – the most goals scored by Castleton in a single period this season – including goals by Pion, Briand, Pelkey, senior Rachel Elliott (Essex Jct., Vt.), and a power-play goal by junior defenseman Sabrina Hosner (Penticton, British Colombia).
- Freshman Marg Reid (Harrisville, R.I.) paced the Bison with two shots on the game while six other student-athletes had shots – sophomores Ariana Dembro (Saugus, Mass.), Tori Wolter (Chandler, Ariz.), Laura Christie (Hudson, Mass.), and Amanda Moquin (Middleboro, Mass.) along with junior Emily Wood (Wakefield, Mass.) and senior captain Julia Mastrototaro (Holden, Mass.).
- The Spartans were led by Pelkey who had a game-high nine shots while 15 other student-athletes had shots.
- O'Connell took the loss and falls to 0-4-0 on the season after making 38 saves through the first 52:41 of the game before freshman Lauren Bennett (Chicago, Ill.) saw her first collegiate-action, stopping five shots while allowing one goal through the last 7:19.
- Senior goaltender Jess Cameron (Mt. Mellick, P.E.I.) improves to 6-0-0 after making six saves in 39:55 of ice time. Junior Rachael Brazil (Braintree, Mass.) made two saves in 19:58 for the Spartans.
                                                                            
Next up
Nichols (0-6-0, 0-4-0 NEHC) – Friday, November 20 at New England Col., 4:00 p.m.
Castleton (6-0-0, 4-0-0 NEHC) – Friday, November 20 vs Manhattanville, 7:00 p.m.