Huskies edge Herons 1-0

The William Smith College ice hockey team was edged by the University of Southern Maine 1-0 in a New England Hockey Conference contest at The Cooler this evening. The Herons are now 2-3-0 overall this season with a 2-1-0 mark in conference play.

Annie Hauser played just over 59 minutes in goal. She made 23 saves.

Jess MacLean scored for the Huskies (3-2-0, 1-0-0). Haley McKim made 40 saves as she earned the shutout.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• William Smith finished the game with a 40-24 advantage in shots on goal.
• Neither team scored a power-play goal. William Smith was 0-for-3 with the extra attacker and Southern Maine was 0-for-1.
• Four of the six meetings between the Herons and Huskies have been decided by one goal.

SCORING SUMMARY

• MacLean had the game’s lone goal at the 4:10 mark of the first period. She fired a shot from the point through traffic and past Hauser. Her first goal of the season was assisted by Oliva Stewart and Saige MacLeod.

CHANCES

• Late in the first period, Annabel Ziskin ripped a shot that cleanly beat McKim but hit the left goalpost.
• In the third period, the Herons pushed for the equalizer, but could not solve McKim. The Herons peppered the Husky goalie with 17 shots in the final frame.
• Ziskin and Kelly Howe had a chance in the final 15 seconds stopped by McKim.
• Right before the final horn, Elizabeth MacMurray had a stuff attempt turned aside by the goalie.

UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action tomorrow, Nov. 11, when it welcomes Salem State to The Cooler. Faceoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.