Potsdam Victory

The SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team (9-8-3, 6-8-3 ECAC West), scored 2
late goals in the first, and added two quick ones in the second to take a
5 goal lead in route to a 10-0 victory over the Chatham Cougars, (0-15,
0-15 ECAC West).  Senior co-captain Annmarie Lewis, (Newmarket,
Ontario/Aurora Panthers), finished with a 5 point night on three goals and
two assists, freshman Izzy Fayerman (Calgary, Alberta/The Edge),
contributed with four points of her own with two goals and two assists.

Fayerman started the scoring at 5:15 of the first on the power play from
Lewis, then added a second at 19:07 on assists from Lewis and sophomore
Jenn Crawford (Burlington, Ontario/Stoney Creek Sabres). Sophomore Jessica
Silviera, (Brampton, Ontario/Brampton Thunder), scored an unassisted goal
37 seconds later at 19:44 to break open a close game and give the Bears a
3-0 lead after the first. Potsdam outshot Chatham 18-3.

Junior Brittany Westlake, (Georgetown, Ontario/Brampton Thunder), scored
just 53 seconds into the second on a screened shot form the point, senior
Breanna Roy,  (Orleans, Ontario/Nepean Wildcats), with the helper. Less
than a minute later Lewis tallied from Fayerman, at 1:26 to all but end
the suspense. Crawford got into the act, scoring from Lewis and Roy on the
power play. Lewis increased the lead with a ricochet from the slot
assisted by Fayerman, and she completed her hat trick scoring her third of
the period, unassisted, to give the Bears a 8-0 after the second. Potsdam
outshot Chatham 10-2.

In the third senior assistant captain Caitlyn Manahan (St.
Albans,VT/Elmira College) added to the lead from Silviera , and Freshman
Alexandra Holowka (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Balmoral Hall. Silviera finished off
the scoring with her second of the night from Roy. The Bears outshot the
Cougars 9-5 in the third, and finished with 37-10 shot advantage for the
game.

“All in all we’re happy to have the two points” coach Jay Green said, “and
we have to be sharp when playoff time comes”.