Women’s Hockey Shutouts Western New England, 5-0
Five different Rams scored a goal and Lily O’Neil turned aside all 27 shots she faced to help Suffolk women’s hockey blank Western New England, 5-0, in Commonwealth Coast Conference play Friday night at the Olympia Ice Center.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
Western New Eng.
| Game Statistics | Suffolk | Western New Eng. |
|---|---|---|
| PowerPlays | 1 for 2 | 0 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 39 | 27 |
| Face Offs Won | 32 | 23 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Five different Rams scored a goal and Lily O'Neil turned aside all 27 shots she faced to help Suffolk women's hockey blank Western New England, 5-0, in Commonwealth Coast Conference play Friday night at the Olympia Ice Center.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 5 | Western New England 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (12-5-1, 10-1-1CCC) | Western New England (11-5-3, 6-4-2 CCC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Leslie Steiner's power play goal at the 8:16 mark of the first period kick started Suffolk's scoring-heavy contest.
The Rams' offensive output doubled in the second stanza. First Sofia Scilipoti scored a shorthanded strike at the midway point, while Livia Brehm potted the puck with 37 seconds remaining in the middle period to give Suffolk a 3-0 upper hand.
Suffolk scored two more in the second over a 2:42-span for the lopsided 5-0 final. Jenna Caballero poured in the first strike of the third at the 13:25 mark and Sam Molind etched her name on the scoresheet with the Rams' fifth strike with 3:53 left on the clock in regulation.
NETMINDER NOTES
- O'Neil had a 27-save effort in the cleansheet.
- Kayla Ireland recorded 34 stops in the setback.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Caballero and Molind finished with identical one-goal, one-assist stat lines.
- Brehm, Steiner and Scilipoti each found the back of the net once.
- Jesse Kennedy had two points on a pair of assists.
- Madison Duff, Liliana Moose, Taylor Nowak and Kiley Searles all dished out one assist.
- Suffolk had the advantage in shots, 39-27, and face offs, 32-23.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk defeated Western New England for the fourth straight meeting to move to 4-1-0 all-time against the Golden Bears.
- All, but one game between Suffolk and WNE has been decided via shutout.
- The Rams moved to 2-1-0 against the Golden Bears on the road.
- The blue-and-gold has outscored WNE, 18-5.
- Suffolk logged its third shutout of the season.
- The Rams last two victories have come via identical five-goal margins.
- Duff has dished out an assist in back-to-back games.
- Steiner (2g, 1a) and Moose (2g, 3a) have produced points in back-to-back games.
- Caballero has tallied one goal and one assist in back-to-back games.
- Caballero matched a career-high two points.
- Molind pushed her point streak to three games. In that span, she notched two goals and two helpers.
- Kennedy (5a) extended her point streak to four games.
- Nowak recorded her first point as a Ram on an assist.
- Searles produced her first point of the season.
- O'Neil produced her third career shutout, second cleansheet of the year.
POST-GAME PIC
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk wraps up the CCC home-and-home series with Western New England tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 28 at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. The rematch between the Rams and Golden Bears will serve as a Military Appreciation contest. Puck drop is set for 4:50 p.m.