BOSTON, Mass.—The William Smith College ice hockey team defeated UMass Boston 2-1 in a New England Hockey Conference contest at the Edward T. Barry Ice Rink this afternoon. The victory was Herons' 100th as a varsity program.
 
Colleen Quirk and Emma Faso scored for William Smith (8-3-0, 4-1-0). Annie Hauser went the distance in goal, making 25 saves.
 
Leah Bosch stopped 13 shots in just over 58 minutes of work in goal for the Beacons (3-5-3, 2-3-2).
 
 
FOR THE RECORD

• Now in their ninth season, the Herons are now 100-102-17 as a varsity program.
• Today's victory came at the same rink where the Herons played their first varsity game back in 2014.
• William Smith is now 5-6-1 against UMass Boston.
• The Herons have won six straight games. 

 
SCORING SUMMARY

• William Smith opened the scoring at the 17:47 mark of the second period. Colleen Quirk fired home a shot from the slot for her second goal of the season. Allie Cimis and Sydney Foster were awarded assists on the goal.
• Just over a minute later, Emma Faso picked up her own rebound and slipped a shot past Bosch for her second goal of the season. Lauren Jackson and Mackenzie O'Neil had assists on the goal.
• Jenna Majewski broke up the shutout bid with less than five minutes remaining in regulation. She snapped a shot from the slot past Hauser. Ana Gustafson and Hannah MacDougall had assists on the goal.

 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• UMass Boston finished the game with a 29-15 advantage in shots on goal.
• Neither team scored a power-play goal. The Herons were 0-for-2 with the extra skater and the Beacons were 0-for-4 on the power play.

 
 
UP NEXT
The Herons will be back in action tomorrow, Dec. 2, when they take on Johnson & Wales. Faceoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.