SALEM, Mass. – Suffolk women's hockey played to a 1-1 stalemate against Salem State in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action Friday night at Rockett Arena. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Salem State 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-3-1, 1-1-1 NEHC) | Salem State (1-2-1, 1-1-1 NEHC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Salem State successfully killed a two-minute minor for interference at the 11:03 minute mark and quickly went on the attack as Alexis Thomas scored 34 seconds into the even ice to give the hosts a one-goal margin, a distance that stood at the first intermission.  

Quickly out of the locker room the Rams responded as Haley Poloskey leveled the playing field with help by Izzy Hendry and Jesse Kennedy 1:31 into the second stanza. 

Julia McLellan kept the one-all conference clash intact for the blue-and-gold as the freshman goalie scooped up all 15 of the Vikings attempts on target over the remainder of the middle period. Sarah Plourde, meanwhile, was just as outstanding for Salem State with an eight-save effort over the final 18:29 to set up an interesting third. 

Suffolk turned up the volume in the third period, nearly doubling the Vikings attempts on target, 14-6. Plourde prevailed for the hosts, however, stopping each of the Rams 14 shots over the final 20 minutes of regulation to force the extra period.  

Salem State took control of the overtime, taking all six shots. McLellan made stop-after-stop and the Rams held on to pick up one league point.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• McLellan had 34 saves in the outing. 
• Plourde picked up 40 stops.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Poloskey was responsible for the Rams long goal with Hendry and Kennedy each recording one assist. 
• The Rams outshot the Vikings, 41-35. 
• Salem State won the face-off dot battle, 36-27. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Salem State went to overtime for the first time in the all-time series
• The contest marked the Rams' third overtime bout in program history, first this season. 
• The blue-and-gold moved to 0-0-3 in OT outings in program history and 0-0-1 when playing an extra session this season. 
• McLellan produced a career-high 34-save effort. 
• Poloskey potted her first puck on the year. 
• Hendry and Kennedy each handed out their first assists on the season.  

POST-GAME PIC

COMING UP
Suffolk wraps up the weekend tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 16 at UMass Boston at 4 p.m.