Waterville, Maine - Junior forward Emily Kleidon (Oakdale, Minn.) deflected in a shot from senior defender Rebecca Rosen (Syosset, N.Y.) with just 1:40 left in the game to lift the visiting Trinity College women's ice hockey team to a 2-1 win over the Colby College Mules in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) play this evening at Alfond Rink.  Trinity improves to 8-4-4 overall and 3-3-3 in the conference while extending its unbeaten streak to four games (3-0-1), while the Mules drop to 6-11 and 2-9 in the league.  Colby and Trinity meet again Saturday at 3 p.m. at Alfond Rink.

Trinity junior Alexa Pujol New Canaan, Conn.) and Colby's Brianne Wheeler stopped 40 shots and 27 shots, respectively.  The game appeared to be head to overtime until Rosen took a pass from sophomore forward Lucy Robinson (Toronto, Ontario) and smacked a shot from between the circles. Wheeler was heavily screened in front of the goal and Kleidon was able to get a stick on the puck for the goal.  The Mules immediately called a timeout and pulled Wheeler with 1:02 to play. Natalie Fischer had the best chance for Colby in the final minute, with her slap shot at the buzzer saved by Pujol. 

After a scoreless first period, Trinity struck first when sophomore forward Lauren Fitzgerald (Milton, Mass.) tallied at 9:20 of the second period off assists from juniors Sarah Duncan (Dedham, Mass.) and Whitney Colbert (Ithaca, N.Y.).  Colby's Annie Papadellis tied the game at 1-1 with 12:51 remaining in the game. She came over the blue line and faked a shot before eluding Pujol with a closer blast. Fischer and Katie Tang had assists on the goal.  Wheeler made a number of fine stops in the final 10 minutes of the game to keep the contest tied.

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