Williams women's hockey vs. Middlebury 1-7
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The game remained scoreless at the end of the first period, but Williams quickly grabbed the lead in the second when sophomore Kait O'Brien found the back of the net at the 0:22 mark. Scoring on a power play, O'Brien was assisted by senior Caralyn Quan and sophomore Tracey Ferriter. The Panthers quickly responded, with Karen Levin netting a goal at 3:40 to tie it up. Lacey Farrell and Jessica Bennett collected assists on the play.
Entering the third period tied 1-1, the Panthers quickly took control of the game, scoring 6 goals within the first 7 minutes of play. Erika Nakamura scored the first goal at 0:56 to put Middlebury up 2-1. She was assisted by Molly Vitt and Farrell. Bennett, assisted by Farrell, netted the next goal for the Panthers at 3:20. She was quickly followed by Anna McNally, who connected on Annmarie Cellino's rebounded shot to bring the score to 4-1. Despite an Eph timeout, the Panthers went on to score three more goals before the end of the game. With Cellino, Heather McCormack, and Farrell notching the final three goals, respectively, the Panthers had seven different players score in tonight's game.
Senior goaltender Denise McCulloch collected 37 saves in the loss. Sophomore Betsy Laurin entered the game at 6:13 in the third period and finished the game with 3 saves. Lexi Bloom made 10 saves in goal for the Panthers to pick up the win.
Summing up the game, Coach Shannon Bryant said, "We played smart and disciplined hockey for the first two periods. We had to finish the game, but we didn't do that."
The Ephs will be on the road this weekend, playing two games at Neuman. Friday night's game starts at 7:00 pm.
