ORONO, Maine - The Maine women's hockey team fell to #5 UConn on Friday at Alfond Arena by a score of 2 to 1.

Maine outshot the Huskies 35 to 28 in the tight battle. Stephanie Jacob scored Maine's lone goal on a shorthanded 5-on-3 disadvantage breakaway opportunity. 

The Huskies scored once in the first period and once in the second before the Black Bears got on the board. The back-and-forth battle ended with Maine pulling the goaltender for an extra attacker. Maine had several chances but the game ran out of time to end in a Maine loss. 

Game Notes:

• Lulu Rucinski led Maine with seven shots on goal. 
• Goaltender Kiia Lahtinen made 26 saves on 28 shots faced (.929 save %).
• Maine not only killed off a 5-v-3 penalty, but scored their second short-handed goal of the season.
• Maine was 100% on the penalty kill and 0/3 on the powerplay.

Up Next:
Maine faces #5 UConn again on Saturday, Jan 10 at Alfond Arena. Puck drop is set for 4:00 PM. 

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