CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Lilly Truchon '26 scored two goals in the third period and the Continentals pulled away late for a 4-1 NESCAC win against the Williams College Ephs inside Hamilton's Russell Sage Rink on Friday night, Jan. 31.
 

Season Update

• The Continentals (9-8-2, 4-5-2 NESCAC) have five wins and a tie in their last six games. Hamilton has outscored its opponents 17-5 during the stretch.
• Williams (8-7-1, 2-6-1) has one win in its last five contests.

 

How It Happened

• After a first period without goals or penalties, the Continentals grabbed a 1-0 lead with 7:58 left in the second period. Cuora Sullivan '26 picked up a loose puck in the right faceoff circle in Hamilton's offensive zone and skated around the back of the net. Sullivan stopped below the left faceoff circle and lifted a wrist shot that was tipped in midair by Ava Romano '27 into the top-right corner.
• The Continentals didn't add to their lead on a power play late in the second and took their one-goal lead into the third period.
• Truchon made it 2-0 seven minutes into the third. Sullivan put a shot on goal from a tough angle below the right faceoff circle. Lydia Bullock '26 jumped on the rebound and her shot from near the right post bounced off the goaltender as well. Truchon finally pushed the loose puck over the goal line from the edge of the top of the crease.
• The Ephs pulled their goaltender for a sixth skater with a little more than five minutes remaining, but Truchon deposited the puck into the empty net with 4:55 to go.
• Williams won the ensuing faceoff and called its goaltender to the bench again. Twenty seconds later, Bri Rockwood '28 scored another empty-net goal and it was 4-0 with 4:23 left.
• The Ephs' goaltender returned to the bench with 3:51 remaining and eventually Williams avoided the shutout. A goal by Lucie Bond with 2:25 to go rounded out the scoring as Quinn Dawson and Zoe Rosenberg had the assists. The Ephs didn't do any further damage even though they played with six skaters the rest of the way.

 

Notes

• Truchon, who leads the team with five goals, posted her first multi-goal game at Hamilton.
• Sullivan finished with two assists for her first multi-point game with the Continentals. She also blocked three shots.
• Bullock recorded two assists in a game for the second time this season.
• Grace Puskar '27 chipped in two helpers and is tied for the team lead with eight. Puskar is also tied with a team-high 10 points.
• Romano notched her third goal and has at least one point in four of the last five contests.
• Rockwood tallied her fourth goal and has all six of her points this season in the last five games.
• Carly McMahon '27 picked up an assist for the second straight game.
• Hamilton's Teagan Brown '27 made 13 of her 27 saves in the third period. Brown has a 1.49 goals against average and .947 save percentage in 14 starts.
• Erin Pye turned away 22 shots for Williams.
• The Continentals have won five consecutive meetings against the Ephs.
• Hamilton wore special purple jerseys for their Alzheimer's Association charity game.

 

Next Game

The teams play again inside Sage Rink at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1. Hamilton will honor its five seniors before the game.