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Date: February 11, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's hockey defeats Sacred Heart again

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Lacey Brown (Freeport, Maine) stopped 37 shots and Laura Anning (Ingramport, Nova Scotia) had three goals to help the Colby College women's hockey team to a 4-2 non-conference win over Sacred Heart University on Saturday at Alfond Rink.

The Mules, now 12-7, took a 5-1 victory over Sacred Heart on Friday night. The Pioneers fall to 9-13-3 overall.

First-year forward Anning moved her team-best point totals to 17 goals and 14 assists for 31 points. She had the lone goal of the opening period at 7:36 from Amanda Comeau (Southbury, Conn.).

Anning put Colby up 2-0 with an unassisted goal at 4:18, but Sacred Heart got a goal from Sarah Hickman (Amherst, Mass.) at 9:02 to cut the lead to one goal.

Colby once again went ahead by two goals when Nicole Crocker (Dover, Mass.) tallied at 12:40 of the second period. The Pioneers made it a 3-2 game after two periods when Michelle Panella (Marlboro, N.J.) scored at 15:31.

Anning gave the Mules an insurance goal off assists from Comeau and Colette Finley (St. Paul, Minn.) just 54 seconds into the third period.

Brown moved to 3-0 on the season as she came up big with 14 saves in the final period.

Colby 4, Sacred Heart 2

Sacred Heart 0#2#0-------2

Colby 1#2#1-------4

1st period

C: Laura Anning (Amanda Comeau), 7:36

2nd period

C: Laura Anning, 4:18

S: Sarah Hickman (Jane Auxier), 9:02

C: Nicole Crocker (MaryClaire McGovern), 12:40

S: Michelle Panella, 15:31

3rd period

C: Laura Anning (Amanda Comeau, Colette Finley), :54

Shots: Sacred Heart 39, Colby 40. Goalies: Lacey Brown (Colby, 60 minutes, 37 saves); Stephanie Boulay (Sacred Heart, 59:06, 36 saves).