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Kelsey McDermott ’17 of Boston didn’t start playing ice hockey until her first year at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.

“A senior goalie threw me in the net and said, ‘Let’s give this a try.’ And I fell in love with it,” says McDermott.

Three years later, she’s a co-captain of the 11-0 women’s club ice hockey team, which has its final regular-season game at 2 p.m. Feb. 12  at Underhill Arena vs. the University of New England.

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ team is a happy mix of beginners and more experienced players led by a coach who didn’t play hockey until he was 21.

“I’m kind of glad I got into it late because a lot of the women on the team got into it late,” says Jon Anctil, a Lewiston native and former member of the college’s grounds crew. “So I can relate with the frustrations and everything else.”