Box Score
ORONO, ME – The Dutchwomen's hockey dropped the first game of their two-game weekend series with Maine, 2-0, on Friday at Alfond Arena on Maine's campus. Senior goaltender
Lundy Day turned aside 29 shots as Union goes to 2-16-1. The Black Bears improve to 4-13-1.
Day, who transferred from Maine prior to her junior year, made nine saves in the first, seven in the second and 13 in the third. The Calgary native is now only 139 saves away from becoming the Dutchwomen's all-time leader for career stops.
Despite being outshot 9-5 in the opening period, the Union defense, backed by Day, stood strong keeping the home team off the board. The Dutchwomen killed off two penalties and Day made her best save of the first on a semi-breakaway down low by junior Jenna Ouellette. Maine's third leading scorer tried to go across the crease from the left side, but Day got her shoulder on the puck.
Black Bear junior Amy Stech broke the scoring drought with a goal setup by freshman Dawn Sullivan and Oullette 2:31 into the second.
Head coach Claudia Asano's group battled hard generating 11 shots in the period and almost broke through on the power-play when freshman forward
Lauren Cromartie was denied at the last second off a rebound in front.
A long outlet pass led to a breakaway and Maine's second goal by with 12 seconds remaining in the period. Senior captain Vanessa Vani potted the goal with an assist by freshman Myriam Croussette.
In the third, the Dutchwomen generated some odd-man rushes, but solid back checking kept the visiting team off the board. Any chances of a comeback slipped away as Union played just over the final two minutes on the penalty kill.
Union finished the game with 19 shots and went 0-for-3 on the power play. Maine had 29 shots and went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
The two teams square off again on Saturday at 2 p.m.
