February 11, 2006                                                                           
Contact: Daniel O'Reilly
Phone: (802) 654-2929

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team (4-18, 3-14 ECAC East) was defeated by Saint Anselm College (15-6, 13-2 ECAC East), 7-0, on Saturday afternoon at Cairns Arena in ECAC East action.
           
For the Hawks, freshman Kathleen Twomey (Londonderry, N.H./Lady Monarchs) notched three goals and classmate Samantha Rowe (Chelmsford, Mass./South Coast Sharks) picked up a pair of goals and added an assist, while sophomore Andrea Berlin (Durham, N.H./Oyster River) stopped all nine shots she faced.
           
For the Purple Knights, senior Annice Mason (Berlin, Vt./U-32)  made 45 saves in the team's final home game of the season, and the final contest at Cairns Arena for three Saint Michael's seniors: Mason, Michelle Miaskiewicz (Salem, Mass./North Shore Vipers), and Sarah Walker (Middlebury, Vt./Middlebury Union).   
           
Twomey scored what stood to be the game winner at the 4:25 mark of the first period off of assists by sophomore Brittany Kretzman (Edina, Minn./Edina) and senior Emily Lapworth (Milton, Mass./Sacred Heart), and scored her second of the game, 8:50 later, to put her team up 2-0 entering the first intermission.
           
With Saint Anselm up 4-0, Twomey completed the hat-trick with 2:35 remaining in the second period with a goal off of a feed from sophomore Jessica Tobin (Milton, Mass./Fontbonne Academy).
           
Saint Michael's will travel to Manhattanville College on Saturday for a 3 p.m. match-up, while Saint Anselm will play New England College on Tuesday at 7 p.m.