WATERVILLE, Maine – Colby College's Audrey Shirer and Sophia Kennedy scored the goals and the Mules held on for a 2-1 NESCAC win against the Hamilton College Continentals inside Colby's Jack Kelley Rink on Friday, Jan. 5.
Season Update
- Hamilton (6-3-1, 1-3-1 NESCAC) had been unbeaten in its previous seven games.
- The Mules (8-1, 2-1) won their fifth straight game.
How It Happened
- Shirer's shot found the back of the net just before the horn sounded that ended the first period. Colby had been short-handed since there was 1:57 left in the first, but Shirer scored anyway.
- The Mules made it 2-0 with 8:39 remaining in the second period after a flurry of shots. Teagan Brown '27 turned aside two shots by Meg Rittenhouse but couldn't stop the third by Kennedy.
- The Continentals avoided the shutout with 4:40 to go in the third period on a goal by Sophia Rodham '27 with an assist for Ali Joseph '25.
- Hamilton managed five shot attempts in the last four minutes, including two on goal. The Continentals pulled Brown in favor of an extra skater with just under two minutes left.
Notes
- Rodham notched her first collegiate goal.
- Joseph's assist was her first point at Hamilton.
- Brown finished with 27 stops including 14 in the first period.
- Paige Bolyard made nine of her 17 saves in the first period for Colby.
- The Continentals were 0-for-2 on the power play while the Mules were 0-for-1. Hamilton has allowed just two power-play goals this season.
Next Game
The two teams play again at Colby on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 3 p.m.
