Women’s Ice Hockey Ties No. 8 Middlebury, 3-3 (OT)

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 overtime tie against No. 8 nationally ranked Middlebury on Saturday afternoon at the Raymond J. Bourque Arena.

Following a two-goal deficit, Sydney Fascetta (Dover, N.H.) scored after a scrum in front of the net 1:22 into the third period to give Endicott its first goal of the game. 

Kat Keith (Westwood, Mass.) found the equalizer midway through the period (7:58) to knot the game at 2-2.

After the Panthers converted a penalty shot at 10:27, Kaylee Liberty (Arlington Heights, Ill.) blasted home the Gulls' third goal of the frame with just 1:25 remaining in regulation. 

Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the extra period resulting in a 3-3 tie. 

In goal, Michaela O'Brien (Pembroke, Mass.) stopped a season-high 46 shots, including six in overtime, to earn the split. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Middlebury is 8-0-1 in the all-time series against Endicott. 
• Liberty is now tied with Morgan Sisson (Concord, N.H.) for the most goals on the team with six. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (7-6-1) hosts the University of New England (UNE) on Friday, January 13 at 7 PM. Middlebury (6-3-1) hosts Plattsburgh State on Tuesday, January 10 at 7 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Ryan Asia Atkins '23)