MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Middlebury College's Avery McInerny scored with 3.5 seconds left in the third period and lifted the Panthers to a 2-1 come-from-behind NESCAC victory against the Hamilton College Continentals inside Middlebury's Chip Kenyon Arena on Friday night, Nov. 14.
Season Update
- Hamilton (0-1-0, 0-1 NESCAC) is receiving votes in the USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll.
- The Panthers (1-0-0, 1-0) are ranked fourth in the USCHO.com poll.
How It Happened
- Sophie Berghammer '26 gave the Continentals a 1-0 lead with 2:39 left in the first period.
- Hamilton hung on to its one-goal edge until Kate Flynn evened the score 8:27 into the third period. That set the stage for McInerny's game-winner.
Notes
- Teagan Brown '27 made 17 of her 30 saves in the second period for the Continentals.
- Berghammer, who plays defense, scored her fourth career goal at Hamilton.
- Grace Crowley '26 picked up her 16th career assist, won 12-of-21 faceoffs and blocked four shots.
- Ava Romano '27 collected her 11th assist with the Continentals.
- Grace Puskar '27 won 10-of-17 faceoffs.
- Hamilton blocked 22 Middlebury shots. The Panthers finished with a 32-11 advantage in shots on goal.
- Both teams came up empty on the power play. The Continentals had two chances and Middlebury had three.
Next Game
The two teams get after it again in Vermont on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m.
