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Women’s Ice Hockey Uses First Period to Take Care of Curry, 2-1

Suffolk women’s ice hockey scored a pair of two goals in a x-span in the first period to take an early lead it never let go of en route to a 2-1 Conference of New England (CNE) win over Curry Friday night at Canton Ice House. The victory snapped a 10-game winless for the blue-and-gold.  

Women’s Ice Hockey Uses First Period to Take Care of Curry, 2-1
February 20, 2026
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CANTON, Mass. – Suffolk women's ice hockey scored a pair of two goals in a x-span in the first period to take an early lead it never let go of en route to a 2-1 Conference of New England (CNE) win over Curry Friday night at Canton Ice House. The victory snapped a 10-game winless for the blue-and-gold.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Curry 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (6-16-2, 6-9-2 CNE) | Curry (10-12-2, 5-10-2 CNE) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Curry may have controlled the pace of play in the first, as it outshot Suffolk, 23-9, but it was the Rams that went into the locker room with a 2-0 lead. 
  • The first goal came as Katie Newkirk caused a turnover in the Colonels' zone and took the puck herself. The senior captain sniped a shot by Sarah Kerr 8:15 into the action. 
  • Just over two minutes later, Anya Nichipor put away Laurel Potter's rebound to double the distance. 
  • Following a scoreless second, Curry made things interesting as it produced a power play goal with 5:57 to go in the third. 
  • Katelyn Michals stood on her head the rest of the way as she denied all six of the Colonels final attempts to preserve the conference victory. 

NETMINDER NOTES

  • Michals had a 46-save night in the victory. 
  • Kerr registered 23 stops in the setback.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

  • Newkirk and Nichipor scored one goal apiece. 
  • Potter produced one assist. 
  • Curry outshot Suffolk, 47-35. 
  • The Rams blocked 22 of the Colonels shots.  

NOTEWORTHY

  • Suffolk moved to 10-4-2 all-time against Curry. 
  • The Rams are now 6-1-1 ont eh road in the series with the Colonels. 
  • The win is Suffolk's first over Curry since Dec.7, 2024, a 5-2 decision. 
  • Suffolk has outscored the Colonels 57-32 all-time. 
  • Under head coach Abby Ostrom, Suffolk is 4-3-2 against the Colonels. 
  • Newkirk scored her fourth goal of the year. 
  • Nichipor notched her fifth strike of the season. 
  • Potter logged her sixth handout of the campaign.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk heads to Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 21 to wrap up the regular season with a 4:50 p.m. Senior Day contest against Johnson & Wales.