September 20, 2024
Sports

Corriveau, Maine women win on Seniors Day

ORONO – It was Seniors Day at the Alfond Arena on Sunday and four seniors figured prominently in leading the University of Maine to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Boston University.

BU had triumphed 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Maine is now 10-18-2 overall, 5-13-2 in Hockey East. BU is 19-11-3 and 9-8-2, respectively.

On Sunday, senior left wing Sonia Corriveau’s power play goal with 3:40 remaining, assisted by seniors Brigitte Laflamme and Kate Sunstrum, broke a 2-2 tie and senior goalie Rachel Gettings finished with 20 saves to backstop the triumph.

Corriveau’s goal came 3:48 after Jenna Ouellette had tied it for the Black Bears off a Vanessa Vani feed.

Pam Patterson staked Maine to a 1-0 lead while the Bears were shorthanded but Erin Seman’s power play goal tied it for BU and Melissa Anderson, who assisted on Seman’s goal, made it 2-1 in the second period.

Allyse Wilcox made 16 saves for BU.

On Saturday, Nicki Wiart scored the game-opening goal and assisted on Gina Kearns’ game-winner for the Terriers and Wilcox finished with 23 saves.

Laflamme converted a Kelly Law rebound for Maine’s goal and Genevieve Turgeon made 21 stops.


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