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ORONO, Maine – The Northeastern women's hockey team (7-12-4, 6-7-1 WHEA) scored five goals in the third period to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 5-2 win over Maine (8-12-3, 7-5-1 WHEA) on Saturday at Alfond Arena. 

Sophomore Hayley Masters scored two goals and added an assist on Melissa Haganey's game-winner as Northeastern snapped a seven-game winless streak and picked up two huge points in the Hockey East standings.

Freshman Denisa Krizova added two goals, while junior Kendall Coyne posted three assists. Senior Chloe Desjardins registered her second straight 40-plus save performance with 40 stops on 42 shots.

Trailing 2-0 heading into the third period, Northeastern scored three goals in a span of three minutes to stun the Black Bears and grab a 3-2 lead with 9:50 remaining. 

Krizova opened the floodgates with her seventh goal of the year at the 7:10 mark of the third to get Northeastern on the board. Then, 2:50 later, Masters potted her first of the game off a feed from sophomore Heather Mottau to tie the score at two-apiece.

Right off the ensuing face-off, the Huskies charged down the ice and scored again 10 seconds later when Masters set up Haganey for her second goal of the season at 10:10 of the frame.

Northeastern didn't let up and quickly added an insurance goal when Krizova converted a Coyne feed with six minutes to play to make it 4-2 Huskies.

Masters then put the cherry on top of an incredible third period with her second of the day, an empty-net goal, with 1:17 showing on the clock.

The five-goal period was Northeastern's second of the season; the Huskies previously scored five second-period goals against Providence on Nov. 16 in a 6-2 win.

With the win, Northeastern gained ground on Maine for third place in the Hockey East standings. The Black Bears have 15 points in 13 games, while Northeastern sits just behind with 13 points in 14 games. 

The teams will play a pivotal rubber-match on Sunday in Orono at 4 p.m. 

Game Notes
• Hayley Masters posted her second-career three-point game; her first also came against Maine on Jan. 25, 2014 (three assists).
• Melissa Haganey scored her first-career game-winning goal.
• Kendall Coyne notched her second straight three-point game.
• Coyne has posted at least three points in five games this season.
• Chloe Desjardins registered her second straight 40-plus save performance.
• NU scored five goals in a period for the second time this season (second period vs. Providence on Nov. 16).
• The Huskies snapped a seven-game winless streak with the victory.

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