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Jill Souza
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Nichols NC 0-7-0, 0-5-0 NEHC
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Winner New England College NEC 1-6-0, 1-4-0 NEHC
Nichols NC
0-7-0, 0-5-0 NEHC
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Final
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New England College NEC
1-6-0, 1-4-0 NEHC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Nichols NC 1 0 0 1
New England College NEC 3 0 0 3

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Pilgrims score three first period goals to defeat Bison, 3-1

New England College 3, Nichols 1
Henniker, N.H. – Lee Clement Arena
Friday, November 20, 2015

 
All-Time Series & Streaks
The win for the Pilgrims snaps the two-game winning streak the Bison had in the series and New England College now leads the all-time series 9-2-0.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Sophomore Maci Picone (Hudson, Ohio) (NEC) – one goal; one assist; three shots;
2 – Junior Samantha DiReda (Shrewsbury, Mass.) (Nichols) – one goal; six shots
3 – Freshman Lindsey Powers (Stittsville, Ontario) (NEC) – 22 saves in first-career win

Key Stat of the Game
The Bison led the game 1-0 before the Pilgrims answered back just 58 seconds later before rattling off two more goals before the end of the first period to lead the game 3-1.

Quick Hits
- DiReda potted her team-high second goal of the season at 7:58 of the first period to give the Bison their first lead in a game this season. Senior captain Julia Mastrototaro (Holden, Mass.) was credited with the helper on the play.
- Picone tied things up at 8:56 of the first period with assists from junior Tori Polehonka (Chino, Calif.) and freshman Katie Donohue (Yarmouthport, Mass.).
- Senior Lindsey Stewart (South Windsor, Conn.) scored the eventual game-winner at 14:25 of the first stanza off of an assist from Picone.
- Senior Rachel Vigliano (Monroe, N.J.) scored the third and final goal for the Pilgrims at 19:28 of the first period to close out all scoring in the game for either team. Sophomore Amanda McGoldrick (Natick, Mass.) was credited with the assist on the play. Vigliano ended the game with a game-high 10 shots.
- Sophomore Laura Christie (Hudson, Mass.) paced the Bison with eight shots while DiReda chipped in with six and freshman MacKenzie Lyons (Scottsdale, Ariz.) had three.
- Sophomore Lindsay O'Connell (Danvers, Mass.) took the loss and falls to 0-5-0 on the season after making 39 saves. Powers earned her first-collegiate win after stopping 22 shots for the Pilgrims.                                                                            

Next up
Nichols (0-7-0, 0-5-0 NEHC) – Saturday, November 21 vs St. Anselm, 4:40 p.m.
New England College (1-6-0, 1-4-0 NEHC) – Saturday, November 21 at Plymouth State, 2:00 p.m.
 
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