The Colby Echo

Issue date: 12/3/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: File photo

In an intense schedule of three road games in four days, the Colby women's ice hockey team showed its resilience by storming back from a loss in the season opener to win its next two games. The team knew the opener would be a formidable challenge: a rematch of the last season's New England Small College Athletic Conference title game against Amherst College. The Lord Jeffs won the title last season, prevailing 1-0, and showed up on Saturday, Nov. 22 prepared to defend their crown. Despite an impressive 42 saves by goalkeeper Lacey Brown '09, the Jeffs' four goals propelled them to a 4-1 victory. Laura Anning '09 scored Colby's lone goal, assisted by co-captain Heather Nickerson '09 and Alex Essman '11.

Despite the loss to Amherst, the Mules' fortunes improved dramatically in the second game of their weekend road trip, a 4-0 victory over Connecticut College. Brown was a veritable wall in goal, deflecting 30 shots for her third career shutout. Meryl Poulin '11, Anning, Becky Julian '09, and Stephanie Scarpato '11 all scored for the Mules, with assists by Amanda Comeau '09, Elissa Kurtz '11, and Dana Yerigan '10.

Colby then kept it going in defeating its first non-conference rival on the schedule, University of Southern Maine, 3-1. Liz Osgood '11, Scarpato, and Kurtz each posted goals for the Mules, while Julian and Anning played the role of facilitators, with two assists each. The two teams dueled to a scoreless tie until the end of the second quarter, when Osgood netted her first goal of the season. Though the Huskies would come back to tie it in the third period, any thoughts of a comeback were soon silenced by goals from Scarpato and Kurtz. Brown again turned in a solid performance of 26 saves, bringing her season goals-against average to 1.67.

The Mules, at 2-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play, will finally play before their home crowd when Saint Anselm College comes to Mayflower Hill on Wednesday, December 3 at 7 p.m.

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