Waterville, Maine - Becky Julian (South Windsor, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal 2:03 into overtime to lead the Colby College Mules to a 3-2 overtime victory over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's ice hockey regular season finale for both squads this afternoon at Alfond Rink. 

Colby finishes at 11-10-3 and clinches a home game for the NESCAC Quarterfinals next weekend.  Trinity closes the regular campaign at 13-9-2 overall and 8-7-1 in the league.  Trinity clinched the No. 3 seed in the NESCAC Tourney and also will host a quarterfinal game next weekend.

Colby scored two goals in the final 4:53 of regulation and then got the big goal from Julian in overtime.  After a scoreless first period, Trinity scored 3:30 into the second period when Sarah Kohn (Winchester, Mass.) tallied off assists from Domi Di Dia (Studio City, Calif.) and Hadley Gleason (Boston, Mass.).  The Mules tied the game at 1-1 when Marissa Simmons (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) scored on a power play off passes from Andrea Fuwa (Wilmette, Ill.) and senior Amanda Comeau (Southbury, Conn.) with just 4:53 left in regulation.

Colby took its first lead of the game when senior Colette Finley (St. Paul, Minn.) found the back of the net at 17:12 of the period. Heather Nickerson (Falmouth, Mass.), another senior, and Simmons had assists.  Trinity would not give up and sent the game into overtime after pulling the goalie. The move paid off as Kohn scored with 1:35 to play from Britney McKenna (Rye, N.Y.).  Julian scored the clincher from the left side on a blast from between the blue line and the top of the circle.  Brown finished with 31 saves and Bantam sophomore Hilary Novik (Lakeville, Conn.) had a shutout for more than 55 minutes and stopped 28 shots.

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