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Southern Maine Downs Saint Michael’s 6-3
Women’s College Ice Hockey

November 7, 2008

GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Jessica Knight (Alfred, Maine) and freshman Katie Paradis (Rochester, N.H.) each scored two goals as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Saint Michael’s College Purple Knights, 6-3, in an ECAC Women’s East game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.

The game was the season opener for the Huskies. The Purple Knights fall to 1-2-0 overall and 0-1-0 in the league.
 

Saint Michael’s received a pair of second period goals from junior Desiree Biron (Bow, N.H.) to take a 2-1 lead. Knight potted her first goal at 14:42 on a power play to tie the game, then put the Huskies ahead for good 12 seconds later with her second goal of the night.
Paradis scored what proved to be the game winner at 11:01 of the third period, and added an empty-net goal at 18:59 to close scoring. Senior Megan Irving (Cumberland, Maine) also added a goal at 11:50 of the period.
 

USM freshman Jana Sacco (Niagara Falls, Ontario) scored the only goal of the opening period at 11:24. Knight and Irving picked up the assists.
 

Junior Meghan Sweezey (Lynnfield, Mass.) had a goal and an assist for the Purple Knights,
 

Rookie goalie Kristen Gresko (Phoenix, Ariz.) stopped 18 of 21 shots for the Huskies to get the win in her collegiate debut. Senior Melanie Cullen (Derry, N.H.) made 25 saves for the Purple Knights before being lifted with 8:10 to play. Sophomore Alysia Goldman (Bollston Lake, N.Y.) had two saves in relief of Cullen.
 

Southern Maine makes its first road trip of the season next weekend traveling to Castleton State College on Friday (Nov. 14) and Norwich University on Saturday (Nov. 15). Saint Michael’s hosts Saint Anselm College next Friday

At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
St. Michael’s (1-2-0; 0-1-0) 0 2 1 3
Southern Maine (1-0-0; 1-0-0) 1 2 3 6
 

1st Period: 1. SM, Jana Sacco (Megan Irving, Jessica Knight) 11:24.
2nd Period: 2. St. M, Desiree Biron (Molly DiMasi) 8:05; 3. St. M, Biron (Meghan Sweezey) 13:43; 4. SM, Knight (Regina Wilson) 14:42 (pp); 5. SM, Knight (Mary Vaughan) 14:54.
3rd Period: 6. SM, Katie Paradis (Danielle Ward) 11:01; 7. SM, Irving (Samantha Navas) 11:50; 8. St. M, Sweezey (Emily Paquin, Sarah Landis) 12:51; 9. SM, Paradis (Ward) 18:59 (en).
Goalies: St. M, Melanie Cullen (51:50) 30 shots-25 saves, Alysia Goldman (7:19) 2-2 SM, Kristen Gresko (59:38) 21-18
Power-play Opportunities: St. M, 0 for 1 SM, 1 for 7
Shots on Goal: St. M, 5-10-6 = 21 SM, 9-13-11 = 33

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