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By Scott Kinville/315 Hockey.
The fifth-ranked Hamilton College Continentals Women’s Hockey Team hosts the seventh-ranked Middlebury Panthers at Sage Rink in Clinton for a two-game series to close the regular season for both teams. The bitter NESCAC rivals are separated by four and a half points in the conference standings as the Continentals are in second place with 32.5 points and the Panthers have 28. Hamilton is two and a half points behind first-place Amherst.
The history between the teams runs beyond the limits of the ice surface. Behind the Middlebury bench is Head Coach Bill Mandigo, who has held that post at the school since 1988. In his time with the Panthers, he has won four NCAA Championships and has 625 career wins – the most of any women’s hockey coach in any NCAA division.
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The Head Coach of the Continentals is one of his former star players and assistant coaches Emily McNamara. McNamara was a standout on the ice for Middlebury from 2003-2007, and after graduation became an assistant coach for Mandigo for four seasons. From Middlebury, McNamara become the bench boss at Hamilton and built a 101-79-21 record entering this season.
This series is crucial to both teams for NESCAC standings and national polling. Let’s take a look at how the Hamilton College Continentals and Middlebury Panthers match up against each other.
Hamilton College Continentals Team Records
- Overall Record: 17-3-2.
- Goal Differential: +38.
- NESCAC Record: 11-2-1, 32.5 points – 2nd place.
- Home Record: 9-2-0.
Middlebury Panthers Team Records
- Overall Record: 14-5-3.
- Goal Differential: +21.
- NESCAC Record: 9-3-2, 28 points – 3rd place.
- Away Record: 5-1-2.
Hamilton College Continentals Team Offense
- Goals For: 63.
- Goals Per Game: 2.9 (tied for 22nd in Division III).
- Shots: 673.
- Shots Per Game: 30.6.
- Power Play: 25.0% (11 for 44 – 12th in Division III).
Middlebury Panthers Team Offense
- Goals For: 63.
- Goals Per Game: 2.9 (tied for 22nd in Division III).
- Shots: 725.
- Shots Per Game: 33.0.
- Power Play: 22.8% (13 for 57 – 19th in Division III).
Hamilton College Continentals Top Five Scorers + Individual Leaders
1.) Nancy Loh: 16 goals + 4 assists = 20 points. Loh is 17th in Division III in goals.
2.) Abby Kuhns: 7 goals + 12 assists = 19 points.
3.) Hyla Mosher: 7 goals + 10 assists = 17 points.
4.) Claire McGennis: 4 goals + 12 assists = 16 points.
5.) Mya Berretta: 8 goals + 7 assists + Abby Smith: 7 goals + 8 assists = 15 points each.
- Shots leader: Nancy Loh with 88.
- Power Play Goals Leader: Abby Kuhns with six. Kuhns is 6th in Division III in power-play goals.
- Game Winning Goals Leader: Nancy Loh with six.
- +/- Leader: Abby Kuhns at +21.
Middlebury Panthers Top Five Scorers + Individual Leaders
1.) Jenna Letterie: 8 goals + 12 assists = 20 points.
2.) Britt Nawrocki: 12 goals + 7 assists = 19 points.
3.) Sabrina Kim: 4 goals + 10 assists = 14 points.
4.) Claudia Vira: 4 goals + 9 assists = 13 points.
5.) Avery McInerny: 5 goals + 7 assists = 12 points.
- Shots Leader: Claudia Vira with 76.
- Power Play Goals Leader: Britt Nawrocki with four.
- Game Winning Goals Leader: Britt Nawrocki with five.
- +/- Leader: four at +8.
Hamilton College Continentals Team Defense
- Goals Against: 25.
- Goals Against Per Game: 1.1 (8th in Division III).
- Shots Allowed: 485.
- Shots Allowed Per Game: 22.0.
- Penalty Kill: 93.5% (43 for 46).
- Shorthanded Goals Socred: 2.
Middlebury Panthers Team Defense
- Goals Against: 42.
- Goals Against Per Game: 1.9 (tied for 23rd in Division III).
- Shots Allowed: 529.
- Shots Allowed Per Game: 24.0.
- Penalty Kill: 83.3% (35 for 42).
- Shorthanded Goals Scored: 1.
Hamilton College Continentals Goaltending
- Evie Sheridan: Record: 11-2-1 / GAA: 1.21 / Save Percentage: 0.950 / Saves: 320 / Shutouts: 4. Sheridan is tied for 7th in Division III in save percentage, 9th in GAA, and tied for 15th in shutouts.
- Mac Donovan: Record: 3-1-0 / GAA: 0.75 / Save Percentage: 0.967 / Saves: 89 / Shutouts: 1.
- Cate Gallagher: Record: 3-0-1 / GAA: 1.21 / Save Percentage: 0.911 / Saves: 51 / Shutouts: 1.
Middlebury Panthers Goaltending
- Sophia Will: Record: 7-4-1 / GAA: 1.96 / Save Percentage: 0.925 / Saves: 296 / Shutouts: 1.
- Sophia Merageas: Record: 7-1-2 / GAA: 1.67 / Save Percentage: 0.918 / Saves: 191 / Shutouts: 1.
Friday night’s game is scheduled to begin at 7 pm EST, and Saturday’s contest will start at 3 pm EST. For more information about Hamilton College Continentals hockey, visit https://athletics.hamilton.edu.
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