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BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Plymouth State University scored twice in a span of 3:48 around the 2nd intermission to overtake the University of New England for a 2-1 women's ice hockey result at the Harold Alfond Forum on Saturday evening (Oct. 31).
It was the season-opener for the Panthers, who had a handful of prime chances over the first half of the contest but could not beat UNE netminder
Danielle DeJon [Watch 1/2/3/4/5/6]. The Nor'easters (1-1) held down the fort and then grabbed the lead with 6:40 left in the middle frame on a goal by defenseman
Jamie Ryan.
Avery Brooks carried behind the net and turned it back along the boards for
Adria Tebo, who delivered a no-look centering feed into the slot and an unmarked Ryan buried it
[Watch].
PSU drew even while shorthanded with 2:40 remaining in the 2nd, as Emma Lemery skated onto a loose puck in the neutral zone, stepped around a defender, and ripped one top-shelf.
Lilli Warnock forced a turnover just outside the UNE zone early in the 3rd and Morgan Slough took it from there, snapping one through a screen into the far corner. The Panthers limited UNE to four shots on target in the final frame with a lot of help from Slough, who finished the day 16-for-17 in faceoffs.
Karlee Lehner had 23 stops for the visitors, who killed off all three of their penalties.
DeJon turned away a total of 30 shots for the Nor'easters.
"She had a standout performance in net tonight, making several incredible saves and perfectly tracking numerous attempts through the crease," noted UNE head coach Cassandra Sherman.
UNE, which got three blocked shots in support from both
Jenna Kirch and
Mackenzie O'Leary, begins Conference of New England (CNE) play on Friday against No.14 Endicott College.
