EAST BOSTON – Katelyn Michals recorded 42 saves, including her 1,000th in a blue-and-gold uniform, to backstop Suffolk women's ice hockey to a 4-2 Conference of New England (CNE) victory over Western New England, who received votes in the latest USCHO.com Coaches Poll, Saturday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | rv Western New England 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (4-1-1, 4-1-1 CNE) | rv Western New England (5-3-0, 3-3-0 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams traded goals in the opening period to keep things even in after 20 minutes. Liliana Moose was responsible for the Rams strike as the sniped a slap shot from the top of the right face-off dot. She was helped by Bella Schmidt and Emma Holmes. 
• Suffolk struck twice in the second to grab a 3-1 advantage. The go-ahead goal came 1:49 out of the locker room as Briana Anundsen found the back of the net for the first time in her collegiate career. The insurance tally was thanks to Alexia Hill on the power play at the 16:12 mark. 
• As time dwindled in the third period WNE saw an opportunity late when Hill was sent to the sin bin for tripping. The Golden Bears pulled Rachael Irving from the net for the extra skater and it paid off as Jenna Lynch lit the lamp to trim the distance to one with 2:27 left in regulation. 
• After the face-off Western New England had Irving head to the bench again for the added offensive boost, but this time it paid off for Suffolk as Emma Holmes put away an empty netter to seal Suffolk's victory.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Michals had 42 saves in the victory. 
• Irving notched 21 stops in the setback. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Emma Holmes and Moose had identical one-goal, one-assist stat lines. 
• Anundesen and Hill scored one goal each. 
• Schmidt set-up two scorers.
• Anya Nichipor, Lily Abraham and Katie Newkirk had one assist apiece.
• WNE outshot Suffolk, 44-25. 
• The Rams went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Golden Bears went 1-for-6 on the man-up opportunities. 
• The visitors held a 33-24 edge at the face-off dot as well. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk has won its fourth straight contest, the longest win streak since stringing four victories in a row Nov. 4-12, 2022. 
• The Rams are unbeaten (4-0-1) through their last five outings, which is the longest undefeated stretch since Jan. 20-Feb. 10, 2023 when the blue-and-gold went 6-0-1. 
• Suffolk has taken down WNE in three straight meetings to move to 10-5-0 all-time versus the Golden Bears. 
• At home, Suffolk is now 5-2-0 against WNE. 
• Suffolk holds a 5-4-0 record versus WNE in the Abby Ostrom era.  
• With her 11th save this evening, Michals became the second-ever Suffolk women's ice hockey goalie to record 1,000 saves in a Suffolk sweater, first since Lily O'Neil achieved the feat versus Nichols Nov. 11, 2023. 
• Anundsen logged her first collegiate goal. 
• Emma Holmes tied a career-high two points behind a personal-best two goals. 
• Moose pushed her point streak to four games. In that stretch she has three goals and three assists.
• Nichipor (2g, 1a) extended her point streak to three games. 
• Hill has produced at one point (1g, 1a) in back-to-back contests. 
• Abraham recorded her first point of the season with one assist. 
• Schmidt matched a career-high two helpers.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes a break from CNE competition after Thanksgiving Saturday, Nov. 29 when it travels to Trinity for a 3:00 p.m. puck drop.