Maine women’s hockey came away with a weekend non-conference sweep in upstate New York with a 3-1 win over RPI on Saturday afternoon.
Mackenzie Podewell had the game winner, her third goal of the series, at 19:17 of the first period. Kendall Sundby also scored in the first for Maine, and Mikayla Boarder put it away with an empty netter with 39 seconds left in the third period. Lulu Rucinski, Julie Jebousková, and Paige Fong added one assist each. Kiia Lahtinen made 19 saves in net. The Black Bears are now 3-5 on the season and will have a week off before opening up Hockey East play at home when they host Providence College on Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st. Fridays game is scheduled for 6 p.m., while Saturdays puck drop is set for 2 p.m.
Photo of Mackenzie Podewell and Kiia Lahtinen from UMaine Athletics
