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Ephs' winning ways continue as they blank Colby 6-0 for third straight winWilliams Sports Info
10:03AM / Monday, January 12, 2009
Caralyn Quan '08WATERVILLE, ME - Although their season began on rocky ground, the Williams women's hockey team is beginning to truly hit their stride, putting together a string of impressive performances including today's victory over Colby at the Alford Rink, a 6-0 romp in which the Ephs took an early lead and never let it out of their grasp. The win gives the team their third consecutive victory, as well as their fourth in five games, as Williams climbs their way back into the thick of their division with a 4-7-1 record. Colby has lost their last three and has dropped to a mark of 5-4-1, after going 5-1-1 over their first seven games.
The game's offensive spotlight was firmly captured by the Ephs' senior defenseman and co-captain Joey Lye, who lit the first red light almost immediately in the initial period with an unassisted score at 1:58. After two successful penalty kills, the Ephs earned a power play chance of their own, and Lye delivered again, netting her second unassisted goal of the period at 10:16. But the four-year veteran wasn't finished, as she beat Colby goaltender Lacey Brown once more with 1:55 left in the second to complete the hat trick, the first of the Williams season, knocking Brown out of the game. Junior defenseman Allison Page assisted on Lye's third score.
"[Joey] played a great game today," praised her Coach Shannon Bryant. "She really picked her spots well and played very smart offensively."
Other Williams contributors included freshman Kristen Tubbs, who bagged a pair of goals herself in the middle period, her third and fourth goals of the season. Sam Tanrnasky registered assists on both scores, as she played another strong, tenacious sixty minutes of hockey. The final Eph goal was knocked in by junior forward Torrey Taussing early in the third, her first all year, and the only goal put past Colby's back-up netminder Shelley Payne.
In the opposite crease, Sara Plunkett turned in another outstanding sixty minutes, stopping 27 Mule attempts to attain her second shut-out of the season. In her last three appearances, Plunkett has allowed just one goal, and her stellar play has garnered respect from both her teammates and her coaches.
"Sara defintely earned the shut-out today," acknowledged Bryant. "She played a stellar game, and has been great for us all weekend."
The Ephs also had what may have been their best game on the penalty kill, as they spoiled all seven of the Mule's power-play opportunities. This is an aspect of their game that has shown significant improvement over the recent winning streak, and could prove to be an invaluable strength of their game in the home stretch of the season.
"I'm very proud of the way we pressured Colby in this game. We really created a lot of chances from our aggressive play," said Bryant. "It's nice to string together a few wins, and it gives us a strong feeling of confidence as we prepare for next weekend."
The women's hockey team will do battle against Neuman in a doubleheader series at home next weekend. The puck will drop Friday the 16th in the Chapin Rink at 7:00PM.
For box score, paste: http://www.collegehockeystats.net/0809/boxes/wclbwil1.j10 |
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