BIDDEFORD, Maine – Suffolk women's ice hockey saw its 2025-26 season close Wednesday night as the fifth-seeded Rams fell to the fourth-seeded Nor'Easters of the University of New England at Harold Alfond Forum.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | University of New England 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (6-18-2) | University of New England (11-14-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams traded goals in the first period to keep things even at 1-all at the first intermission. UNE struck first as Kayle Taddia scored 2:50 into the action and Bella Schmidt responded for the Rams at the 11:41 mark on the power play. The junior had help from senior captains Jenna Caballero and Liliana Moose to tie the game. 
• The Nor'Easters handled the middle period as they poured in three unanswered to put the blue-and-gold in a 4-1 hole. 
• Less than two minutes into the third period Julia Holmes short-handed marker trimmed the gap back to two. Lily Abraham aided on the goal. 
• UNE answered less than two minutes later to restore the three-goal margin and Hannah Humes put the game away with a strike at the midway point of the final period for the 6-2 final. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Katelyn Michals finished with 41 saves. 
• Kyleigh Matola registered 19 stops.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Holmes and Schmidt scored one goal apiece. 
• Caballero, Abraham and Moose added one assist each. 
• UNE outshot Suffolk, 67-44, including a 47-21 margin in shots on target. 
• The Rams went 1-for-4 on the power play and successfully skated off two penalty kills.
• Both teams scored a short-handed strike.
• The Nor'Easters won the face-off battle, 41-31. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk competed in the postseason for the sixth time in program history and second straight season. 
• The Rams played in the conference tournament as the fifth seed for the second time overall and in as many seasons. 
• Suffolk is now 5-5-0 in the postseason, including a 3-3-0 in CNE Tournament tilts. 
• The Rams moved to 3-3-0 in conference tournament games on the road, including a 1-2-0 in CNE postseason road games.
• The blue-and-gold moved to 1-2-0 in the first round of the CNE Tournament.
• Suffolk and UNE competed in the postseason for the second time, first since the 2023 semifinals. 
• Schmidt scored her seventh goal of the season. 
• Holmes had the first goal of her Suffolk career.