HARRISVILLE, R.I. –  Senior Samantha DiReda (Shrewsbury, Mass.) scored her second goal of the season for the Nichols College women's ice hockey team, which fell to UMass Boston 2-1 in overtime Friday evening in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action at Levy Rink.
 
Sophomore Cassandra Goyette (Norton, Mass.) turned aside 61 shots for the Bison, who saw sophomore Kirsten Sullivan (Arlington, Mass.) and freshman Emily Eagan (Hingham, Mass.) pick up assists on DiReda's tally.
 
Freshman Julia Nolan (Duxbury, Mass.) potted the game-winner in overtime for UMB while senior Kat Armstrong (Boulder, Colo.) netted her second of the season for the Beacons, who held a 63-21 edge in shots. Sophomore Alyssa DePippo (Pittsburgh, Pa.) recorded 20 saves to move to 6-1-1 on the season.
 
The Bison were outshot 29-2 in the first period, but blocked seven shots and entered the intermission scoreless. Nichols went 0-for-3 with the man advantage while the Beacons were 0-for-2.
 
In the second, UMB held a 13-6 edge in shots but were still unable to push one past Goyette, who had 42 saves through the first 40 minutes. DiReda finally broke the scoreless tie when she redirected a shot from Sullivan past DePippo at 4:13 of the third period.
 
Less than three minutes later, the Beacons tied the score when Armstrong's shot from the point redirected off a Nichols' stick and tied the score at 6:44. Just past the midway point of the stanza, Nichols senior Emily Wood (Wakefield, Mass.) was awarded a penalty shot, which was stopped by DePippo.
 
Nolan ended the game 1:52 into the extra session with a spinning backhand shot that snuck through the pads of Goyette. Nichols closed the evening 0-for-5 with the extra skater while the Beacons were 0-for-4.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight's contest marked the 17th all-time meeting between UMass Boston and Nichols College. The Beacons are 9-1-0 in their last 10 against the Bison and 14-1-2 overall.
 
Next Games
Nichols (1-22-1, 1-15-0 NEHC) – Saturday, February 18 vs Castleton, 1:40 p.m.
UMass Boston (17-7-0, 11-5-0 NEHC) – Saturday, February 18 vs Manhattanville, 1:00 p.m.