LOSS TO SOUTHERN MAINE

West Hartford, Conn. - Senior forward Jill Powers (Beverly, Mass.) had two goals and one assist to lead the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 6-0 win over the Trinity College Bantams in Eastern College Athletic Conference women's ice hockey action this afternoon at Kingswood-Oxford rink. Trinity, which had won its first game of the season, 9-0, against MIT last night, falls to 1-8-2 and 1-6-1 in the ECAC. The Huskies improve to 8-3-1 overall and 6-2 in the league with its third consecutive win.

Southern Maine led 3-0, after one period and netted two goals in 1:30 late in the second. At the 17:54 mark of the second frame, Powers netted her first goal, assisted by sophomore forward Amy Mateuwezski (Woonsocket, RI). Mateuwezski claimed her own goal at 18:30, assisted by Powers and junior forward Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.). Powers scored her second at the 2:40 mark of the third.

Freshman Meredith McKinnon (Glen Cove, NY) made 45 saves for Trinity in net, while three Southern Maine goalies totaled seven saves over three periods.

Southern Maine (8-3-1)              3 2 1 -- 0

Trinity, Conn. (1-8-2)                   0 0 0 -- 0

SCORING

1.   SM- Katie True (Amy Mateuwezski) 2:56, SM- Holly Manning 3:48, SM- Beth Fulton (Holly Manning) 15:14.

2.    SM- Jill Powers (Amy Mateuwezski) 17:54, SM- Amy Mateuwezski (Jill Powers, Beth Fulton) 18:30.

3.    SM- Jill Powers 2:40.

GOALIE SAVES

SM- Karen Jamnik (35:10) - 5, Molly Duer (4:50) - 0, Trisha Palmi (20:00) - 2.

TC- Meredith McKinnon - 45.

PENALTIES

SM- 2/4

TC- 6/12

POWER PLAY

SM- 0/6

TC- 0/2