WORCESTER, Mass-- The UMaine Women's Ice Hockey team shut out the Holy Cross Crusaders 3-0 on Sunday after tallying three in the third period.
 
The first forty minutes were scoreless between the two teams after skating to a tie on Saturday. All three of the Black Bears goals came in the third, despite outshooting the Crusaders 25-10 in the first two periods.
 
First Goal: Brittany Kucera broke the deadlock whipping in a third chance rebound as she crept down from the point to the high slot, as the team was buzzing at the end of a power play. Kucera's goal, with assists from Celine Tedenby and Maggie Blair gave the Black bears a 1-0 lead.
 
Second Goal: Just four minutes after Kucera's goal, Michelle Weis scored to double the Maine lead. Weis picked up the puck along the boards and darted to center, firing a laser through traffic for her third of the year. Ebba Strandberg and Lydia Murray's assisted on the goal, giving Maine a 2-0 lead.
 
Third Goal: Cailey Hutchison put the game away for Maine on a breakaway. Hutchison stole the puck at center, shimmied through the defense at center before cutting in and scooping the puck in five-hole for her fourth of the year. The assistant captain's goal, assisted by Matteau, gave the Black Bears their 3-0 final.
 
Notes:
-Carly Jackson earned her second shutout of the season and the second in the month of January. Jackson turned away 15 shots for the victory.
-Maine outshot Holy Cross, peppering 38 shots on goal. The Black Bears are 11-4-2 when outshooting their opponent.
- The Black Bears are now 13-8-2 overall and 6-8-2 in Hockey East play.
 
Next: The Black Bears head to Merrimack for a pair of games in North Andover. Puck drop for Friday's game is 3 p.m. with Saturday's game starting at 2 p.m.

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