University of Maine
Robert Morris
Maine Drops to Robert Morris 4-2.
11/29/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
PITTSBURGH, Pa-The University of Maine women's ice hockey team dropped to Robert Morris 4-2 on Friday afternoon, Mariah Fujimagari (Markham, Ontario made 44 saves for the Black Bears.
Robert Morris scored at 11:17 in the second period when Brittany Howard knocked the puck in the net on a pass from Thea Imbrogno to make it a 1-0 game.
Just minutes later Howard struck again when she put the puck by Maine goalie Mariah Fujimagari on a pass from Rebecca Vint at 8:54 in the second period.
The Black Bears cut the lead in half when Jillian Langtry (Fort Frances, Ontario) scored on a pass from Jennifer More (Deloraine, Manitoba) at 2:05 in the third period.
Robert Morris responded at 4:06 in the third when Howard earned a hat trick after she scored on a pass from Kristen Richards. Robert Morris increased the lead to 3-1.
Howard remained unstoppable for Robert Morris at 7:47 in the third Howard mirrored her first goal scoring on a pass from Imbrogno, giving her four goals in the game.
Maine fought back and Karissa Kirkup (Virden, Manitoba) put the puck in the net at 14:13 on a pass from Katy Massey (Waterville, Maine) in the third making the final score 4-2.
The Black Bears were outshot 48-12.
Fujimagari made a career high of 44 saves while Jessica Dodds stopped 12.
Maine falls to a 0-12-3 on the season while Robert Morris improves to 14-3-1 on the season.
The Black Bears take on Penn State Saturday at 2pm.
