BIDDEFORD, Maine – Suffolk women's hockey slipped to the University of New England by a 2-1 margin for the second time in as many games Saturday afternoon in Conference of New England (CNE) play at Harold Alfond Forum.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | University of New England 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-10-1, 6-6-1 CNE) | University of New England (9-9-1, 7-5-1 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Nor'Easters scored late in both the first and second to grab a 2-0 lead as the game went into the third period.   

Suffolk managed to erase the shutout thanks to Sammy Lassman at the 8:50 mark. The senior captain was set-up by freshman Shayna Deutsch and made it a 2-1 game with plenty of time on the clock. 

The Rams managed to test Kirsten DiCicco six more times down the stretch. The Nor'Easters netminder denied all the blue-and-gold attempts to keep the game in UNE's favor. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Katelyn Micahls made 17 saves in the setback.
• DiCicco recorded 31 stops for UNE.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Lassman scored Suffolk's lone goal. 
• Deutsch dished out the only Rams assist. 
• Suffolk outshot the Nor'Easters, 32-19.
• The Rams won the face-off battle, 30-20.
• UNE went 1-for-2 on the power play. 
• Suffolk was unable to take advantage of its three power plays.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Lassman scored her first goal of the season. 
• Deutsch notched her second assist of the year.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its non-conference calendar Tuesday, Feb. 5 when it welcomes No. 2 Middlebury to Porrazzo Rink.