BIDDEFORD, Maine – Four different Rams scored to propel Suffolk women's hockey to a 4-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) win over the University of New England Saturday afternoon at Harold Alfond Forum.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | University of New England 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-0-0, 4-0-0 CCC) | University of New England (2-5-0, 2-4-0 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk had to play catch up after the first frame as Anna O'Neill lit the lamp for the Nor'Easters with just 1:23 before the first intermission. 

The Rams leveled the playing field at the midway point of the second period. Shana Cote tipped in a Madison Duff shot to even the score at one apiece. Natasha Savage assisted on the game-tying goal.  

It was all blue-and-gold in the third as Maddy Burton pushed Suffolk ahead 1:28 out of the locker room. The graduate student's even strength strike that was set-up by Jesse Kennedy and Leslie Steiner would turn out to be the game-winner.  

Cassidy Gruning tacked on insurance at the 10:49 minute mark with help from Cote and Sofia Scilipoti.  

Suffolk's scoring didn't stop there as Julia Volpe converted an empty net strike with 23 seconds left for the 4-1 margin. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Hannah Gordon locked up the win with a 29-save performance. 
• Kaleigh Laurendeau stopped 26 shots in the setback.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Cote was the only skater in blue-and-gold with a multi-point night. The senior supplied one goal and one assist. 
• Burton, Gruning and Volpe were responsible for rest the Rams goals with one each. 
• Duff, Kennedy, Scilipoti and Steiner, Scilipoti each dished out one assist. 
• Shots were even, 30-30. 
• Rams won the battle in the face-off dot, 31-23. 
• Both teams were perfect on the penalty kill. Suffolk killed off its five, while UNE did not let a power play goal on their three times with a skater down.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk remains unbeaten against UNE all-time. 
• The Rams improved to 4-0-0 versus the Nor'Easters. 
• The blue-and-gold is now 3-0-0 when playing in Biddeford, Maine. 
• Suffolk swept its third home-and-home series in a row. 
• The Rams move to 7-7-0 in home-and-home series games in program history. 
• The Rams have not defeated the same opponent in back-to-back battles for the fourth time in program history. 
• Suffolk moves to 8-8 all-time when playing the same for in two consecutive contests. 
• The Rams' four goals against UNE are the most in a single game in the all-time series. 
• Gordon remains unbeaten in net in her collegiate career. 
• Gordon turned aside a personal-best 29 shots. 
• Kennedy stretched her point to streak five games. In that span she has tallied two goals and five assists. 
• Savage secured her first point of the year. 
• Scilipoti has registered a point in all eight of the Rams' games this year. 
• Burton pushed her point streak to 13 games. In that time, she has 11 goals and eight handouts. 
• Cote extended her point streak to 10 games. In that stretch she has 23 points on 11 goals and 12 helpers. 

POST-GAME PIC
  

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk has over a week rest for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Rams will be back in action with a Dec. 4-5 when they take on Salve Regina in a home-and-home series.