NEW LONDON, Conn. – Suffolk women's hockey was kept off the scoreboard by Connecticut College, who shutout the Rams, 3-0, Tuesday night at Dayton Arena.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Connecticut College 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-9-3) | Connecticut College (8-5-0)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Camels took advantage of a 5-on-3 opportunity late in the opening period. Just 27 seconds into the two-man advantage, Catherine Lawrence found the back of the net with help from Melanie Conca to give the hosts a one-goal edge.  

Conn. College managed to make the most of its own penalty kill 7:31 into the second stanza when Melissa Alexander scored a short-handed goal on a feed from Erin Dillon to push the margin to two.  

Mairi Anthony added to the cushion with 3:48 left in the middle period as her strike assisted by Camille Phelan gave the Camels a 3-0 edge after 40 minutes of action. 

Suffolk look to make its way on the scoreboard in the third frame. Even with outshooting the hosts, 7-4, in the final 20 minutes, Abby Wieczorek stood tall to hold onto the shutout for the hosts.    

NETMINDER NOTES

• Julia McLellan registered 30 stops in the setback. 
• Weiczorek turned aside all 23 of Suffolk's shots. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Connecticut College outshot Suffolk, 33-23. 
• The Rams won the face-off battle, 27-19.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Connecticut College met for the first time.  

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk, who is off again this upcoming weekend, returns to NEHC action next weekend when its back at Louis E. Porrazzo Rink against Johnson & Wales Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:45 p.m.