Women’s Hockey Sets Program Win Streak Record in CCC Debut with 3-2 Victory Over Curry

CANTON, Mass. – Suffolk women's hockey rewrote the Rams win streak record in its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) opener behind a 3-2 decision over Curry Friday night at the Canton Ice Den.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Curry 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-0-0, 1-0-0 CCC) | Curry (1-4-0, 1-2-0 CCC)   

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk chased one goal as Asher Printzen's put an assisted strike away for the Colonels 13:59 into the first frame. Shana Cote evened the playing field 3:24 later as the senior potted a power play puck to make it a 1-all game. Jesse Kennedy and Sofia Scilipoti assisted on the senior's goal that helped sent the teams into the first intermission even at one apiece. 

It was all blue-and-gold in the middle period as the Rams ran up a 3-1 advantage. Maddy Burton put away the go-ahead strike at the 5:55 minute mark. Leslie Steiner and Kennedy aided to the eventual game-winner. Cassidy Gruning tacked on insurance on the man-up opportunity with 30 seconds left on the clock before the team's headed into the locker room for the second time.  

Curry attempted to play catchup in the third. Sammy Lassman's power play sliced the margin back to one with 7:19 left in regulation. 

The blue-and-gold commanded the action the rest of the way even when the Colonels pulled Anna Langton from her post in net for the extra skater to hold on for the 3-2 win.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Hannah Gordon notched a 13-save effort to move to 3-0-0 on the year. 
• Langton had a 48-save night despite the setback.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Cote powered the offense with two points on one goal and one assist.
• Kennedy notched two points on two helpers. 
• Burton and Gruning both provided one goal. 
• Madison Duff, Scilipoti and Leslie Steiner each chipped in one assist. 
• Shots were lopsided in Suffolk's favor, 51-15. 
• The Rams won the face-off battle, 37-21. 
• The blue-and-gold converted 50.0 percent (2-4) of its power plays. 
• Suffolk killed 85.7 percent (6-7) of its penalties.   

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Curry met for the first time. 
• The Rams rattled off their fifth consecutive victory, which sets a new program record, displacing the previous mark of four wins in a row, which Suffolk achieved once prior to this winning stretch, Dec. 7, 2019-Jan. 5, 2019.  
• After tonight, Suffolk is just one of 10 remaining unbeaten women's ice hockey teams in NCAA NCAA Division III. 
• Suffolk made its CCC debut. 
• The Rams move to 3-0-0 in conference openers all-time in their history. 
• The blue-and-gold played on the road for its first league outing for the second time in program history and second consecutive campaign that a conference contest took place. 
• Gordon is unbeaten in between the pipes in her collegiate career (3-0-0). 
• Gruning had logged a point in the last two games. In that span she has one goal and one assist. 
• Duff dished out at least one assist in the last four outings. 
• Burton extended her point streak to 10 straight games. Over that time, she has 13 points on seven goals and six assists. 
• Scilipoti (5-5-10) has recorded at least one point in all five of Suffolk's games this year.
• Cote pushed her point streak to seven straight. She has racked up nine markers and eight helpers in the last seven outings. 
• Kennedy has set-up three shots in the last two contests.  

POST-GAME PIC
  

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams and Colonels are due for a rematch tomorrow, Saturday Nov. 13 as Curry pays Suffolk's home ice, Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink, a visit for a 4:50 p.m. match.