BIDDEFORD, Maine – Suffolk women's hockey and the University of New England skated to a 3-3 draw Saturday at Harold Alfond Forum after trading goals in regulation of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) contest.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | University of New England 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (7-3-1, 6-1-1 CCC) | University of New England (5-5-1, 4-3-1 CCC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
UNE got on the board first as Keely Kasputis won a scramble in front of Lily O'Neil and managed to tuck the puck away to push the Nor'Easters on the board 5:46 into the game. The game-opening goal came after Kasputis zoomed ahead for a one-on-one with O'Neil and the blue-and-gold  

Just over a minute later, Suffolk leveled the playing field as Madison Duff shot one past Delanie Corcoran. Sofia Scilipoti and Sammy Lassman helped even the score at 1-all. 

The Nor'Easters regained the advantage 10 minutes later. Abbi Charvat put away a power play goal with help from Bella Crugnal and Avery Lutrzykowski at the 15:43 mark, which forced the Rams to play catch-up once again. 

Elisa Wainwright's backhand strike at the 13:36 mark of the middle period equalized matters for the second time on the afternoon. Miranda Gaudet picked up a rebound from Livia Brehm's shot that went wide and left it for a swooping Wainwright. The Rams defenseman took the puck from left to right, which pulled Corcoran out from the cage and allowed Suffolk's sophomore to wrist it home to make it a 2-all game. 

Sofia Scilipoti sent Suffolk in front for the first time on the day three minutes into the final period of regulation. The junior scored the go-ahead goal on her own rebound.

UNE would not go down without a fight as Hannah Humes tied things up when she beat Julia McLellan stick side with just over six minutes to go in the third period. Humes fired a shot from the right face-off dot that zoom past O'Neil's right shoulder to lock things at 3-all. 

Suffolk had the upper hand as time ticked on when it went on the power play with 4:55 remaining in regulation. Corcoran and the Nor'Easters defense kept the Rams off the board with one save and two blocked shots, respectively. 

Down the stretch, McLellan was tested, but the senior stood up to the test with three saves in the final two minutes to force the extra session. 

Both teams were whistled for a penalty in the extra session, but neither capitalized to keep things locked at 3-3 as time expired.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• McLellan finished with 23 saves over two period full periods and OT. 
• Lily O'Neil had seven stops in the first frame of action. 
• Corcoran turned aside 41 shots she faced. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Scilipoti finished with two points on one goal and one assist. 
• Duff and Wainwright both scored one goal. 
• Brehm, Gaudent, Sam Molind, Lassman and Leslie Steiner dished out one assist apiece. 
• Suffolk outshot UNE, 44-33. 
• The Rams went 33-for-62 on face-offs. 
• Suffolk went 1-for-3 on the power play, while UNE converted two of its four man-up chances.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams moved to 5-1-1 all-time against the University of New England. 
• Suffolk remains unbeaten, 3-0-1, against the Nor'Easters in Biddeford, Maine. 
• Suffolk and UNE went into overtime for the third time in program history, first since Feb. 11, 2022. 
• The Rams and Nor'Easters skated to a stalemate for the first time in program history. 
• Suffolk is 1-1-1 in OT outings against UNE. 
• Suffolk went into overtime for the third time this season. 
• The Rams are 1-1-1 in OT outings in 2022-23. 
• Suffolk tied a foe for the first time since a 1-1 draw with Trinity Jan. 5, 2020. 
• Molind (2a) and Steiner (2a) both extended their point streak to two games
• Wainwright scored her second goal of the season and of her collegiate career.
• Lassman dished out her second collegiate assist, both of which came this season. 

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk has its final weekend of action of 2022 before the finals and semester break. The Rams will welcome Western New England and Trinity to Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. The Golden Bears stop by Friday, Dec. 10 for a 6 p.m. CCC contest with the battle against the Bantams scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11 at 4:50 p.m.