EAST BOSTON, Mass. – The Suffolk women's hockey team picked up three additional Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) points, while recording its program-best 16th win of the season, in a 3-0 shutout of Salve Regina Tuesday evening at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Salve Regina 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (16-3-0, 11-2-0 CCC) | Salve Regina (4-12-2, 3-8-2 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rams scored one goal in each period, all coming by way of different goal scorers, in the victory.

Jesse Kennedy opened the scoring for the Rams at the end of the first period, tipping in a shot from the point off the stick of Madison Ricardo at the 17:57 mark to send Suffolk to the locker room up one goal.  

In the middle of the second, the Rams broke out of the zone off a deflection that led Cassidy Gruning and Shana Cote on an odd-man rush. Cote tucked the puck into the back of the net at 11:04 of the period to add an insurance tally. 

In the final minute of the third stanza, the Seahawks pulled Ellee Kopecky out of the cage to add an extra attacker. Sydney Tietz took a feed from Madison Duff, following a key blocked shot, and buried the game-sealing empty-net goal.

NETMINDER NOTES

• Lily O'Neil recorded 22 saves in her second shutout and seventh win of the season.
• Kopecky made 27 stops in the setback. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Cote's strike pushed to her team-leading goal total to 17.
• Kennedy found the back of the net once.
• Tietz added one goal.
• Ricardo, Duff, Gruning, and Sam Molind all recorded assists.
• Suffolk outshot Salve Regina 30-22, and won 34 of the 53 draws.
• Suffolk kept the Seahawks off the board on three powerplay opportunities.

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk captured its 16th win of the year to reset the program's single-season victory mark, displacing the previous record of 15 held by the inaugural team in 2018-19 who went 15-9-2 overall. 
• The Rams have won two in a row against Salve Regina. 
• Suffolk is unbeaten all-time versus the Seahawks, 2-0-0. 
• The blue-and-gold entertained Salve Regina for the first time in program history. 
• Suffolk shutout the Seahawks for the first time in program history. 
• The cleansheet marks the Rams third of the year. 
• The three shutouts are the most since keeping three opponents off the scoreboard in 2019-20. 
• O'Neil recorded her second collegiate shutout. 
• Cote (2g, 1a) has contributed at least one point in back-to-back battles. 

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk will be back in Eastie Friday, Feb. 11 for a CCC clash with the University of New England. Prior to the 6 p.m. start, the Rams and Nor'Easters will participate in a ceremonial puck drop recognizing the inaugural season of CCC women's hockey.