NEW LONDON, Conn. – Suffolk women's hockey made history Tuesday afternoon as it defeated Conn. College for the first time in program history as the Rams skated by teh Camels, 3-2, at Dayton Arena.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Conn. College 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (6-7-0) | Conn. College (3-6-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk gained a 1-0 edge 11:22 into the action when Anya Nichipor netted a goal from nearly behind the cage thanks to a feed from Jenna Caballero.

That one-goal advantage was erased with 4:27 removed in the second period as Charlotte Harris connected on a power play goal to even the score at 1-all.

The tied game was short lived as Abby Sandler sent the blue-and-gold back in front 3:46 later. The freshman sniped a shot from the top of the right face-off dot immediately after Alexia Hill won the face-off to give the Rams a 2-1 edge.

Leslie Steiner got in on the scoring action 1:45 later. The senior sent the puck flying by Jillian Wexler to pad the margin to a pair, 3-1. Nichipor had a hand in the goal as well.

Conn. College made things intersting as it sliced the deficit back to one with 5:50 left in regulation.

Katelyn Michals put on her hero cape the rest of the way as SUffolk's netminder denied all six shots the Camels put on target over the remainder of regulation to preserve the victory.

NETMINDER NOTES

• Michals finished with 28 saves, 13 of which came in the third period.
• Wexler logged 11 saves in the setback.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Nichipor provided two points, one goal and one assist, to the Rams' offensive output.
• Sandler and Steiner had one strike each.
• Caballero and Hill dished out one assist apiece.
• Connecticut College outshot Suffokl, 30-14.
• The Rams won the face-off battle, 29-27.

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk defeated Conn. College for the first time in program history.
• The Rams moved to 1-4-0 all-time against the Camels.
• On the road, Suffolk is now 1-2-0 versus Conn. College.
• Suffolk scored multiple goals against Conn. College for the first time in program history.
• The Rams netted a goal against the Camels for the first time since NOv. 22, 2022, when it slipped at Conn. College, 2-1.
• The Rams found the back of Nichipor had her third multi-point game of the year. 
• Steiner scored her third goal of the season.
• Sandler netted her first collegiate goal.
• Hill extended her point streak to eight games. In that stretch the freshman has three goals and five assists.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes the rest of the week off to prep for its return to Conference of New England (CNE) action that is on tap for next weekend, Jan. 17-18, with a home-and-home series against Western New England. The Rams are set to host the Golden Bears Friday at 6:00 p.m., before traveling to WNE Saturday for a 7:00 p.m. showdown.