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Date: February 12, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby gives top-ranked Middlebury a fight in loss

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- The Colby College women's hockey team gave top-ranked Middlebury College a fight, but the Panthers held on for a 5-3 victory on Saturday night.

Heather DeVito had two goals for Colby and Jennifer McAleer added two assists. Michele Barmash had the other goal for Colby, which was tied 1-1 after the first period and only trailed 4-3 Devito scored a shorthanded goal 7:49 left in the game.

Colby goalie Genevieve Triganne kept Colby (5-9-3) in the game with 44 saves.

Middlebury head coach Bill Mandigo became the all-time leader in wins among all NCAA women's hockey coaches. The 17-year head coach now holds a career mark of 295-82-11 (.774), surpassing John Marchetti's 294 wins amassed at Providence and Yale from '81-'02 (294-173-26 - .623).

Middlebury scored three unanswered goals in the second period on its way to the win. Lorna Gifis led the Middlebury attack with a pair of goals, while Abby Kurtz-Phelan had a goal and an assist.

Middlebury 5, Colby 3

Colby (5-9-3) 1 1 1 - 3

Middlebury (19-1-1) 0 3 1 - 5

M-1st (13:33) - Shannon Tarrant (Jackie Cohen, Abby Kurtz-Pehlan); C-1st (15:45) - PP: Heather DeVito, Jennifer McAleer, MarcyClaire McGovern); M-2nd (2:03) - Kurtz-Phelan (Emily McNamara, Margarert MacDonlad); M-2nd (8:44) - Lorna Gifis (Allison Liati, Emily Quizon); M-2nd (14:57) - Lindsay Jones (Alison Graddock, Karen Levin); C-2nd (17:35) - Michele Barmash (DeVito, Jennifer McAleer); C-3rd (12:11) - SH: DeVito; M-3rd (13:09) - PP: Gifis (Quizon, Graddock)

GOALTENDING (saves)

Kate Kogut-M (30:18 min., 3 saves, 1 GA), Angie Todd-M (29:42 min, 7 saves, 2 GA); Genevieve Triganne-C (59:18 min., 44 saves, 5 GA)