Women’s Ice Hockey Seeks Fifth Straight at Trinity on Saturday

SUFFOLK vs. TRINITY
Date Time Venue Video Stats Notes Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Nov. 29 3:00 PM Koeppel Community Sports Center Hartford, Conn. NSN BantamSports.com GoSuffolkRams.com 2-2-1 Jan. 13, 2024, L, 5-2 Dec. 10, 2022, W, 2-1 Lost 1

BOSTON – Following the Thanksgiving holiday, Suffolk women's ice hockey hits the road Saturday, Nov. 29, when the Rams travel to face Trinity for a 3:00 p.m. puck drop.

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LAST TIME OUT
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. 

MORE READING: Michals Records 1,000th Save, Women's Ice Hockey Tops WNE, 4-2

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk sits at 4-1-1 on the campaign and carries a four-game win streak into Saturday's match, the longest since November 2022.
• The Rams offense is led by Alexia Hill, who has tallied four goals and two assists through six games.
• Liliana Moose has contributed seven points (3g, 4a) and has been a steady presence at the blue line.
• Bella Schmidt has been a key distributor with five assists, while Emma Holmes adds three goals and one assist into a red hot offense of 19 goals.
• CNE Goaltender of the Week Katelyn Michals is coming fresh off her 1,000th career save and has posted a .941 save percentage and a 2.65 goals against average with four wins to her credit. 

BANTAMS BREAKDOWN

• Trinity enters 0-4 after dropping both games in a home-and-home against Hamilton.
• Caroline Holm has contributed two goals, while Georgia Bussey and Kate French have each recorded one goal.
• Goaltenders Madeline Carter (.908 save percentage) and Kathrine Lemke (.871 save percentage) have split the time in net.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Saturday marks the fifth all-time meeting between Suffolk and Trinity.
• The Rams lead the series at 2-1-1.
• Suffolk is 1-0-1 at home against the Bantams.
• The Rams are 1-1-0 on the road, including last season's 5-2 setback on Jan. 13, 2024.
• Suffolk's last triumph over the Bantams came Dec. 10, 2022 via a 2-1 decision.
• Two of the four games in the series have needed an overtime period to decide a winner.
• The blue-and-gold is 0-1-0 under Head coach Abby Ostrom against Trinity.

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Trinity – All-Time Series

STATS SHOWDOWN

RANK AND FILE
After its home-and-home sweep of Western New England over the weekend, Suffolk women's ice hockey has received votes in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online.com Poll, the national organization announced.  

The Rams picked up two votes after stretching their unbeaten streak to five games to move to 4-1-1 on the year. 

MORE READING: Women's Ice Hockey Picks Up Votes in USCHO.com Poll

RAMS RECOGNITION
On the heels of her 1,000th save as a Ram, Suffolk women's ice hockey's Katelyn Michals was tabbed Conference of New England (CNE) Goaltender of the Week for the second time in as many weeks after, leading the blue-and-gold to a 2-0 record against Western New England, the conference office announced Monday.

The Westwood, Massachusetts netminder compiled a 1.50 goals against average and a .964 save percentage over the two-game stretch against the Golden Bears, who were receiving votes in last week's USCHO.com poll. 

MORE READING: Michals Repeats as CNE Goaltender of the Week

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk wraps up first semester action with a home-and-home series against the University of New England (UNE) Dec. 5-6. The Rams entertain the Nor'Easters Friday at 6:00 p.m., before the blue-and-gold treks to Biddeford, Maine the following day, Saturday, for a 4:00 p.m. contest.