BOSTON – Suffolk women's hockey came out on the wrong side of a 2-1 decision as the Rams slipped to Bowdoin in the opening game of the 16th Codfish Bowl hosted by UMass Boston Saturday at Edward T. Barry Rink. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Bowdoin 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-7-0) | Bowdoin (2-1-0) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first, Bowdoin took advantage of a power play to push onto the scoreboard as Luna Lu scored with help from Kathryn Kester and Brett Stoaddard at the 11:19 mark of the middle period. 

A Rams response came off Cassie Borowski's stick nearly six minutes later. The freshman picked up the rebound of her own shot and snuck it past Abby Matusovich to level the playing field. Katie Newkirk and Liliana Moose aided in the game-tying goal.  

Things remained locked at 1-all until there was just under seven minutes remaining in regulation when Stoddard scored thanks to a feed from Elsa Cassidy. 

The blue-and-gold was limited to just one shot on target the rest of the way that Matusovich turned aside to hand Suffolk its second straight one-goal setback.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Lily O'Neil finished with 30 saves. 
• Matusovich notched 16 stops. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Borowski scored Suffolk's lone goal. 
• Newkirk and Moose recorded one assist apiece. 
• Bowdoin commanded shots, 32-17, while the blue-and-gold held the upper hand in face offs, 29-24. 
• Suffolk could not capitalize on its four power play chances.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Bowdoin met for the first time. 
• The Rams competed at the Codfish Bowl for the first time. 
• Borowski found the back of the net for the first time in her collegiate career. 
• Moose dished out her fourth assist of the year. 
• Newkirk handed out the first assist of her collegiate career.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk will skate in the Codfish Bowl consolation game tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 26 against the tournament host UMass Boston at 12 p.m.