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PLYMOUTH, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team (1-3-1, 1-2-1 ECAC East) earned its first victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, doubling up Plymouth State University, 4-2.

Junior Madelena Santore (Millington, N.J./New Jersey Rockets/Rutgers Univ.) scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season - which proved to be the game-winner - for the Purple Knights. Senior Kelly Rose Losi (Milton, Mass./Milton), junior Emily Elliott (Casper, Wyo./Colorado Selects), and sophomore Allison Graf (Long Lake, Minn./Minnesota Thoroughbreds) also scored goals for Saint Michael's, while senior Meghan Colitti (Dover, N.H./Berwick Academy) handed out two assists for the second straight game. Sophomore Erin Stevens (Watertown, Conn./Connecticut Polar Bears) stopped 24 shots in net to pick up her second collegiate win.

For Plymouth (0-3-0), Jane Baruch and Rebecca Fogg each scored a goal, while Ali Ponte and Nicole Provencher combined to stop 22 shots in net.

Losi opened the scoring for Saint Michael's late in the first period with a power-play tally. Saint Michael's increased its lead to 3-0 with a pair of goals 90 second apart midway through the second period. Plymouth pulled to within 3-1 with 4:38 left in the second frame on Baruch's tally, but less than a minute later, Elliott restored the Purple Knights' three-goal lead with an even-strength score.

The Panthers cut their deficit to 4-2 just 1:11 into the third period, but that was as close as the hosts would get, as Plymouth was undone by a pair of penalties in the final frame.

Saint Michael's returns to action on Friday with a 4 p.m. home game versus the University of Massachusetts Boston at Cairns Arena.

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