Sophomore Taryn Peacock was named Hockey East's TPS Hockey Player of the Week on Monday. The Calgary, Alberta native had the game-winning goal in Sunday's 4-1 over Northeastern. Peacock also recorded an assist and a +2 +/- rating in the game on five shots.

Taryn Peacock Named TPS Hockey Player of the Week

For the first time of her career, sophomore Taryn Peacock was named Hockey East's TPS Hockey Player of the Week on Monday. The Calgary, Alberta native had the game-winning goal in Sunday's 4-1 over Northeastern. Peacock also recorded an assist and a +2 +/- rating in the game on five shots. This is the second Player of the Week honor for the Black Bears. Vanessa Vani was selected for the honor for the Week of Oct. 1.

This is Peacock's second season with the Black Bears. Coming off a 12 point freshman season (8g, 4a), Peacock has tallied 11 already this season on four goals and seven assists. She looks to eclipse her freshman mark in upcoming games. Eight of Peacock's 11 points this season have come against Hockey East opponents. That mark is three more than anyone else on the team. It also puts her 15th in Hockey East Conference Points.

Taryn is a sophomore business major at UMaine. Before UMaine, she played for the PSA Chaos. In her freshman season in 2006-07 she played in 30 games for the Black Bears. She led all freshmen in goals scored with eight. She scored three goals in her first three collegiate games.

Ben Bishop (Des Peres, Mo.) made 41 saves and picked up his 50th career win as the Black Bears shut out Providence 4-0 on Saturday night at Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I. It was his fourth career shutout.

Bishop Records 50th Career Win

University of Maine goalie Ben Bishop (Des Peres, Mo.) made 41 saves and picked up his 50th career win as the Black Bears shut out Providence 4-0 on Saturday night at Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I. Maine improves to 8-10-2 on the season and 4-7-2 in Hockey East play. Matt Duffy (Windham, Maine), Wes Clark (Oakville, Ontario), Jeff Marshall (Kyle, Saskatchewan) and Vince Laise (Brampton, Ontario) all had goals on the night for the Black Bears.

Maine's Bret Tyler (Maynard, Mass.) made an outstanding defensive play late in the first period, sweeping a puck out of the crease just as it was about to cross into the goal, thus keeping the game scoreless. The Black Bears killed off a pair of penalties in the period, extending their streak to 30 straight kills. The teams went into the first intermission tied at 0-0.

Maine took a 1-0 lead 6:59 into the second period. Wes Clark had a shot that Providence goalie Tyler Sims saved, but the rebound went to a wide-open Matt Duffy on the left side of the goal. Duffy beat Sims for his fifth goal of the season. For Clark, it was his team-leading ninth assist of the season. The Black Bears took the 1-0 lead into the second intermission. When the Black Bears score the first goal of the game this season, they are 7-0-0.

The Black Bears took a 2-0 lead at 4:52 of the third period. Jeff Dimmen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) fed Clark who skated down the left side of the ice and beat Sims with a quick shot from inside the faceoff circle, For Clark, it was his fourth goal of the season. Bishop also picked up an assist on the play.

Not long after, Jeff Marshall gave the Black Bears a 3-0 lead with a shot from in between the faceoff circles. For Marshall, it was his third goal of the season. Brett Carriere (Ottawa, Ontario), a defenseman, playing his first game at forward, picked up his first career point with an assist on the goal. Tyler also assisted on the goal for the Black Bears.

Laise added and empty-net goal with less than a minute to play in the game to make it a 4-0 final.

Bishop made 41 saves, including 21 in the first period alone to earn the shutout. It was his fourth career shutout. He improves to 8-9-2 on the season. He joins Garth Snow (66 wins), Scott King (66), Blair Allison (62) and Alfie Michaud (60) as the only goalies in Maine history to record 50 or more career wins.

The Black Bears extended their penalty killing streak to 32 in the game.

Sims made 21 saves for the Friars and falls to 8-8-1 on the season.

The Black Bears return to action on Friday, Jan. 25 when they host Boston College at 7:30 p.m. at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine.