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STORRS, Conn. – Senior Paige Savage tallied the game-winning goal with 2:42 left in regulation to become the 26th player in program history to reach 100 career points as the Northeastern women's hockey team (12-6-3, 8-4-2 WHEA) defeated Connecticut (9-7-3, 4-4-1 WHEA) by a 4-2 score on Monday evening at the Freitas Ice Forum.

The Red and Black opened up a 2-0 second-period lead on goals by juniors Ainsley MacMillan and Denisa Krizova, before UConn battled back to tie the game early in the final frame. Northeastern had the final say, however, as Savage put the visitors ahead for good in the waning minutes, before senior Hayley Scamurra (goal, two assists) salted the contest away with an empty-netter.
 
Northeastern out-shot Connecticut, 31-15, including a 25-10 advantage through the first 40 minutes. Northeastern also held a 36-25 cushion in faceoff wins, including 14 from Scamurra.
 
Goal Recaps
• On the power play, Scamurra gained possession following an offensive-zone faceoff and tipped the puck back to Lauren Kelly at the right point. Kelly then dished it across the ice to MacMillan, who sent a wrister through traffic, inside the right post to put NU on the board at 10:38 of the first period.
• At 6:37 of the second frame, Scamurra won a faceoff back to sophomore Maddie Hartman at the left point. Hartman fired a shot toward the net where Krizova was able to tip the loose puck to the back of the cage, giving Northeastern a 2-0 lead.
• With Scamurra in the box for hooking, UConn's Briana Colangelo skated in alone and fired the puck top shelf, over the glove of sophomore Brittany Bugalski (13 saves) to cut Northeastern's lead to one at 10:06 of the second period.
• Connecticut evened the score 3:08 into the final stanza when Theresa Knutson slid the puck from the left boards inside the right post just past Bugalski's pad.
• Northeastern went ahead for good late in the third when junior McKenna Brand centered the puck to Savage between the circles for a wrister over the blocker of UConn netminder Annie Belanger (27 saves) with 2:42 remaining.
• Scamurra added an insurance goal with 21.6 seconds to play, floating the puck into the empty net from the right circle off a pass from Brand.
 
Noteworthy
• Northeastern extended its unbeaten streak against UConn to 19 straight games (16-0-3).
• Northeastern scored on the power play for the first time since Nov. 5 against Maine. The Huskies were unsuccessful in 34 straight power-play opportunities prior to MacMillan's first period tally.
• Paige Savage became the 26th player in program history to record 100 career points. 
• Hayley Scamurra (goal, two assists), McKenna Brand (two assists) and Maddie Hartman (two assists) each had multi-point efforts.
 
Up Next
The Huskies will continue Hockey East play this Friday, Jan. 6 against New Hampshire at Matthews Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.