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Women's Ice Hockey
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Winner Middlebury MIDDLEBU 7-0-0, 4-0-0
0
Amherst AMHERST 2-4-0, 0-4-0
Winner
Middlebury MIDDLEBU
7-0-0, 4-0-0
1
Final
0
Amherst AMHERST
2-4-0, 0-4-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Middlebury MIDDLEBU 1 0 0 1
Amherst AMHERST 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

#1 Middlebury Escapes Amherst With 1-0 Win

AMHERST, Mass. -- Panthers defenseman Alexis Ryan scored the lone goal of the game to lift top-ranked Middlebury College to a 1-0 win over the Amherst College women's ice hockey team in NESCAC action on Saturday afternoon at Orr Rink.

The Panthers (7-0, 4-0 NESCAC) complete a weekend sweep of the defending NESCAC champion Mammoths (2-4, 0-4 NESCAC) in a rematch of the last NESCAC championship game.

Amherst is back in action on Saturday, Dec. 11, with a visit to Nazareth for a non-conference contest at 3 p.m.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

  • The lone goal came late in the first period when Ryan netted her first goal of the season at the 18:23 mark.

BY THE NUMBERS

  • Panthers netminder Sophia Merageas stopped all 33 shots she faced for her second shutout of the season.
  • The Panthers held a 40-33 edge in shots but Amherst All-American goalie Caitlin Walker made a season-best 39 saves.
  • Faceoffs were even at 27-27.
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