The University of Maine women’s hockey team kept it rolling so far in conference play, as they extended their unbeaten streak to five games with a sweep over the Holy Cross Crusaders at Alfond Arena in Orono.
On Friday evening- Maine allowed the opening goal of the weekend, but would score the next four to take the series opener 4-1. Julie Jebouskova had the game winning tally 10:54 into the second, while Gracie Hanson, Tiani Makokis (powerplay), and Lulu Rucinski (empty net) had the other Black Bear goals. Captain Lily Fetch assisted on all four markers in the victory, while Kiia Lahtinen made 28 saves in between the pipes.
On Saturday evening- Jebouskova continued her big series with another game winner on the powerplay 1:18 into the second period, as Maine completed the sweep 3-0. She added a third goal of the weekend about 10:30 later, while Reagan Wurm capped off a big middle stanza for the Black Bears by scoring a powerplay goal. Fetch assisted on the second goal of the evening for Jebouskova, giving her five total assists in the two games. Lahtinen made 19 stops to record her second shutout of the season. Maine is now above .500 for the first time at 7-6-1, while also improving to 4-1-1 in Hockey East. They’ll now take that five game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) on the road to face first place Northeastern (10-1-2 overall, 7-0-1 in league play) on Thursday and Friday night. Thursday’s game is at 6 p.m. at Walter Brown Arena at BU, while Friday is a 7 p.m. faceoff at Bentley Arena in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Photo of Jebouskova from UMaine Athletics
