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Date: January 27, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Top-ranked Middlebury women's hockey stops Colby

WATERVILLE, Maine ---- The combination of Erika Nakamura (Boston, Mass.) and Alison Graddock (Stowe, Vt.) accounted for two goals in the final 1:07 of the second period to help top-ranked Middlebury College take a 3-0 victory over Colby College in a New England Small College Athletic Conference game at Alfond Rink on Friday.

After nearly 39 minutes of scoreless hockey, Nakamura tallied with 1:07 remaining in the second period off an assist from Graddock. Just 20 seconds later, Nakamura had the assist on Graddock's goal for a 2-0 lead after two periods.

Shannon Sylvester (Randolph, N.J.) tallied just 1:22 into the third period to help the Panthers (16-0, 10-0 NESCAC) pull away.

Genevieve Triganne (Pointe-Claire, Quebec) kept the Mules (9-5, 6-4) in the game with 47 saves. Middlebury's Kate Kogut (Springfield, Mass.) got the shutout with 19 stops.

Middlebury 3, Colby 0

Middlebury 0#0#0-------0

Colby 0#2#1-------3

2nd period

M: Erika Nakamura (Alison Graddock), 18:53

M: Alison Graddock (Erika Nakamura), 19:13

3rd period

M: Shannon Sylvester, 1:27

Shots: Middlebury 50, Colby 19. Goalies: Kate Kogut (Middlebury, 60 minutes, 19 saves); Genevieve Triganne (Colby, 60 minutes, 47 saves).