RUTLAND, Vt. – Suffolk women's hockey came back to force the extra session with five minutes remaining in regulation, but Castleton was the team to strike in OT, to down the Rams, 3-2, Sunday night at Spartan Arena. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Castleton 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (7-13-3, 7-7-1 NEHC) | Castleton (12-8-3, 9-3-2 NEHC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Izzy Hendry hit an unassisted goal 6:07 into the conference clash from the right point to give Suffolk a 1-0 edge that held at the first intermission. 

Castleton leveled the scoring at the 6:50 minute mark of the middle period when Katilin Bardellini potted the puck on the power play. Bardellini connected on a Brooke Greenwood pass right in front of Kristen Caporusso to make it a 1-all outing.  

The Spartans secured the advantage 1:31 out of the locker room. Darby Palisi redirected Samantha Munroe's initial shot past Caporusso to give the hosts a 2-1 lead. The go-ahead goal marked Castleton's second man-up marker of the day. 

Suffolk fired shot-after-shot to evened matters and its persistence paid off. With 5:10 left in the third period, Shana Cote received a pass from Stephanie Moy at center ice. The sophomore maneuvered through the Spartans' defense and beat Alexis Kalm to knot the contest at 2-2.  

Neither team was able to strike again in regulation and the winner would be decided in overtime.  

Once again a penalty plagued Suffolk as the Spartans went on the power play 1:46 into the extra frame. Courtney Gauthier collected the puck on the boards to the left of Caporusso, moved behind the Rams' goal and threw the puck in front. Nicolle Trivino was there to meet it and took a one-time shot from the point to win the game for Castleton. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Caporusso collected 20 saves in the overtime setback. 
• Kalm registered 35 stops for the victory.  

STATISTCALLY SPEAKING

• Cote and Hendry each scored for Suffolk. 
• Maddy Burton and Moy both handed out one helper. 
• Suffolk commanded shots, 37-23, while Castleton won the face-off battle, 37-27.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Castleton competed in overtime for the first time in program history. 
• The Rams needed extra time to decide a winner for the fifth time this season, seventh in career history. 
• Suffolk fell in OT for the first time in program history. 
• The Rams moved to 1-1-3 when playing more than 60 minutes this year.  

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes a break from conference action one final time this season when it makes the trip to Amherst Thursday, Feb. 13. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.