All-Time Series & Streaks
The Bison moved to 2-0 all-time against the Mustangs. The first-ever meeting came last season in Dudley with the Bison posting a 6-3 win.

Three Stars of the Game:
1 – Senior Victoria Utter (Nichols) (Stafford Springs, Conn.) – two goals, including the game-winner
2 – Sophomore Brianna Kilborn (Nichols) (North Brookfield, Mass.) – two goals
3 – Junior Ariana Beauregard (Nichols) (Coventry, R.I.) – six saves in her first collegiate win

Key Stat of the Game:
The Bison struck for three goals in a span of 9:18 to build a 3-0 first-half lead. Kilborn opened the scoring at 17:03 before Utter tallied twice at 21:24 and 26:21, respectively.

Turning Point:
Utter's second marker of the contest put Nichols ahead 3-0 late in the first half.

Quick Hits:
-Utter is one goal shy of matching her career-high of three, set last season.
-Kilborn scored once as a freshman in 2014, so she has already surpassed her career-high for goals through two games.
-Making her second appearance of the season and first start, Beauregard made three saves in the first half and two in the second.
-Freshman Sarah Hemstock (Northford, Conn.) scored her first collegiate goal for Mount Ida.
-Senior Meghan Dombkowski (Sagaponack, N.Y.) and junior Brooke Marion (South Hadley, Mass.) each recorded a defensive save for NC.
-Mount Ida outshot the Bison 17-13 while Nichols held a 6-3 edge in penalty corners.
-Lexi Minicucci (Westfield, Mass.) – who scored twice against the Bison in last season's meeting – led the Mustangs with 11 shots.

Next up:
Nichols – Saturday, Sept. 5 vs Thomas (ME), 1:00 p.m.
Clark (MA) – Tuesday, September 8 vs Becker, 7:00 p.m.