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Müller and Maloney each score a goal, Fleet hand Sceptres 4th straight loss, 2-1

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Alina Müller had a goal and an assist, Shay Maloney also scored a goal, and the Boston Fleet beat the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 on Wednesday night at the Tsongas Center.

Aerin Frankel had 21 saves for Boston (8-0-2-2), which leads the PWHL with 26 points this season. Montreal and Minnesota are tied for second with 19 points.

Emma Maltais scored in the closing minutes for Toronto (4-0-3-5), which has lost four straight games.

Boston had 11 shots and the Sceptres nine in a scoreless first period before Müller opened the scoring 45 seconds into the second. Müller redirected a shot by Haley Winn into the net for her second goal of the season.

Maloney put away her own rebound to give Boston a 2-0 lead with 3:06 to play.

Raygan Kirk had 18 saves for the Sceptres.

Up next

Sceptres: Host Vancouver on Saturday.

Fleet: Visit Seattle on Sunday.

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Rice, Betts lead No. 3 UCLA past Minnesota 76-58 to win 10th straight game

Kiki Rice had 25 points on 8-for-9 shooting and Lauren Betts posted her third straight double-double, leading No. 3 UCLA past Minnesota 76-58 on Wednesday night. Betts staved off early foul trouble to finish with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Bruins (16-1, 6-0) stayed unbeaten in Big Ten play and pushed their winning streak to 10 straight games. Rice hit all three of her 3-point attempts to make the Gophers pay for packing the paint, as the Bruins shot 60% from the floor (27 for 45) against the top defensive team in the nation.

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