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AMHERST, MA - Middlebury College senior forward Michelle Labbe (Pt. Claire,
Quebec) scored the first and last goals of the game, both assisted by
sophomore twin sisters Erin and Amber Neil (Port Crane, NY), as the visiting
Panthers crushed Amherst College 8-0 in an ECAC women's ice hockey matchup
on Saturday. Seven different players scored for Middlebury (15-1-1)-the top
ranked team in the nation according to the latest U.S. College Hockey Online
Division III poll.
The Panthers found the net four times in the game's first 10 minutes to take
a 4-0 lead at the first intermission. After Labbe opened the barrage at
5:33, sophomore Angela Kapus (Milwaukie, OR) connected at 6:06, followed by
junior Anna Hastings (Pomfret, CT) at 8:43 and junior Nina Kieves
(Minneapolis, MN) at 9:13.
Middlebury then scored three more goals during a frenetic two-minute span in
the second period. Nina Kieves' twin sister, junior Nico Kieves
(Minneapolis, MN), struck first with a right-handed wrist shot at 13:33,
before freshman forward Jean Butler (W. Hartford, CT) cracked the scoring
column just 17 seconds later with her fourth goal of the season. Amber Neil
capped the second period onslaught with a nifty one-timer at 15:26 off a
perfect feed from Labbe, who notched her team-leading 15th goal of the
season at the end of the third period to set the final score at 8-0.
Middlebury freshman goaltender Kati Madouras (White Plains, NY) turned away
nine shots for her third career shutout. Meanwhile, Amherst sophomore Heidi
Alexander (Edina, MN) posted 23 saves in defeat, as the Jeffs fell to 6-13-1
on the season.
Amherst returns to action tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon for its final home
game of the season against the University of Connecticut at 3:00, before
finishing its 2001 slate with a trio of road games at Williams, Colby and
Bowdoin Colleges next week.
Saturday, February 10, 2001 - Amherst College - Amherst, Massachusetts
1 2 3 Final
Amherst (6-13-1) 0 0 0 - 0
Middlebury (15-1-1) 4 3 1 8
SCORING:
1st Period
M - Michelle Labbe (Erin Neil, Amber Neil) 5:33
M - Angela Kapus (Kristin Reid, Sarah Carpenter) 6:06
M - Anna Hastings (Amber Neil, Jean Butler) 8:43
M - Nina Kieves (Abigail Lamb) 9:13
2nd Period
M - Nico Kieves (Kristin Reid, Gabrielle Fonseca) 13:33
M - Jean Butler (Anna Hastings) 13:50
M - Erin Neil (Michelle Labbe) 15:26
3rd Period
M - Michelle Labbe (Erin Neil, Amber Neil)
SHOTS: Amh - 9; Mid - 31
SAVES: Amh - Heidi Alexander 16 (60:00, 8 GA); Mid - Kati Madouras 9 (60:00,
0 GA)
PENALTIES/MINUTES: Amh - 0/0; Mid - 2/4
POWER-PLAY GOALS/OPPORTUNITIES: Amh - 0/2 ; Mid - 0/0
For a full box score visit:
http://www.collegehockeystats.com/boxes/wamhmid1.f10
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