Ephs down Buffalo State 6-1
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Scoring four goals in the third period,
the Williams women’s ice hockey team won its second game of
the weekend with a 6-1 decision over Buffalo State this afternoon.
The Ephs improve to 3-15-2 with the win, while the Bengals fall to
5-11-3.
The Ephs jumped out ahead halfway through the first period when
junior Catherine Mullen sent the puck flying over the right
shoulder of Bengal goaltender Kristilynn Reed. Putting the Ephs up
1-0, Mullen was assisted by junior Joey Lye and sophomore Kait
O’Brien. Buffalo State responded before the end of the period
when Melissa Jeckovich knocked in the puck, following a scramble in
front of the goal. Scoring on the power play, Jeckovich was
assisted by Marissa McMullan and Kristin Bozek.
The back-and-forth nature of the first period continued in the
second, as both teams recorded several shots on goal. Williams,
however, pulled ahead at 14:11 when a hard shot from first year
Steph Berger recaptured the lead for the Ephs. Junior Sam Tarnaksy
and sophomore Tracey Ferriter picked up assists on the play.
Holding onto their lead in the third period, the Ephs came out to
score four more goals. Scoring early in the period, sophomore
Torrey Taussig netted her first of two goals for the Ephs at 2:33.
Tarnasky followed with a goal of her own at 8:52, having converted
a pass from junior Joey Lye to extend the Ephs’ lead to
three. Senior Allie Morrow scored next for Williams when she
redirected sophomore Kait O’Brien’s shot on goal. Also
assisting on the power play goal was Allison Page. A mere 19
seconds later, Taussig found the back of the net for her second
goal of the game. She was assisted by Morrow and Lye. With senior
goaltender Denise McCulloch making a glove save at the buzzer, the
Ephs cemented their 6-1 victory.
Allowing only one goal, McCulloch made 28 saves in goal for the
win, while Reed turned aside 44 shots for the Bengals.
Looking ahead, Coach Shannon Bryant said, “It will be nice to
get on a roll here for the next couple of weeks.”
The Ephs play again on Friday, February 15 at 7:00 pm against
NESCAC archrival Amherst College.
