Women’s Hockey Snaps Skid with 4-0 Shutout at Curry
Suffolk women’s hockey returned to the win column in convincing fashion as four different Rams scored and Lily O’Neil stopped 29 shots to blank Curry, 4-0, Friday night at the Canton Ice House.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Suffolk | Curry |
|---|---|---|
| PowerPlays | 1 for 4 | 0 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 6 (12) | 6 (15) |
| Shots on Goal | 39 | 29 |
| Face Offs Won | 27 | 27 |
CANTON, Mass. – Suffolk women's hockey returned to the win column in convincing fashion as four different Rams scored and Lily O'Neil stopped 29 shots to blank Curry, 4-0, Friday night at the Canton Ice House.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | Curry 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (4-12-1, 3-6-1 CCC) | Curry (7-7-2, 3-5-2 CCC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jenna Caballero was the first Ram to find the back of the net as the sophomore used set-ups from Leslie Steiner and Kellie Popkin 7:06 into the action.
Suffolk put the game away in the middle period with three strikes in a just under a seven-minute span.
Bella Schmidt got the scoring going 3:49 in the second on a feed from Anya Nichipor. Katie Newkirk and Liliana Moose teamed up on the power play at the 10:05 mark. The former scored, while the latter assisted. The blue-and-gold's scoring frenzy wrapped up 30 seconds later when Nichipor netted her third goal of the season. Aiden Levee-Oshiro and Schmidt helped in the goal.
NETMINDER NOTES
- O'Neil recorded 29 saves in the shutout.
- Soleil Archambeault notched 35 saves in the setback.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Nichipor and Schmidt had identical one-goal, one-assist, two-point stat lines.
- Caballero and Newkirk chipped in one goal each.
- Popkin, Steiner, Moose and Levee-Oshiro had one assist apiece.
- Suffolk outshot Curry, 39-29.
- Face offs were even at 27-all.
- The Rams went 1-for-4 on the power play and successfully skated off all four of their penalties.
NOTEWORTHY
- Half (2) of Suffolk's wins this season have come via shutout.
- Suffolk improved to 7-1-0 all-time against Curry.
- The Rams defeated the Colonels for the fourth straight meeting.
- The Rams have outscored the Colonels, 43-12 all-time.
- Suffolk shutout Curry for the first time in program history.
- The Rams have defeated Curry by four-goal margins in back-to-back meetings.
- O'Neil registered her second cleansheet of the season and sixth of her collegiate career.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk goes for the CCC series sweep of Curry tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 20 when the Colonels stop by Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink for a 4:50 p.m. puck drop.