Durham, NH - The Maine women's ice hockey team clawed their way back from a two goal deficit to earn a 2-2 tie on Saturday against the University of New Hampshire. After a scoreless overtime period, the Wildcats earned the extra point in the shootout. 

With three minutes and 17 seconds left in the game, the Black Bears won a coaches challenge for a 5-minute powerplay opportunity where they were able to score two goals to tie the game. Junior forward Mikayla Boarder scored first at the 3:17 minute mark, with Sade Sandilands and Mackenzie Podewell earning an assist. 50 second later, Stephanie Jacob notched the game-tying goal. Paige Fong earned an assist. Between the two Maine goals, the Black Bears scored an additional goal that eventually got overturned and called off.

The 2-2 tie was backstopped by netminder Kiia Lahtinen who made 21 saves on 23 shots faced. 

Game Notes:
Maine outshot the Wildcats 41 to 23.
Raegan Wurm led Maine with eight shots on goal, for a personal best.
Maine was 1/5 on the powerplay and 3/4 on the penalty kill.
Brenna Curl was Maine's lone scorer in the shootout.
Maine earns one conference point for the shootout loss, for a weekend split with UNH of three points apiece.

Records:
Maine 6-11-2, 3-5-2 HE

Up Next:
Maine's next game is against Brown University on December 30 in Portland, Maine at the Cross Insurance Arena. Puck drop is set for 5:00 PM. The neutral site game is the "Maine State Pride Day Game" presented by KeyBank. Tickets are available here.

Maine resumes conference play in the new year on Jan. 3 at Alfond Arena. The Black Bears will host Holy Cross for a single game.

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