SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team fell to Sacred Heart University, 8-1, during Saturday afternoon's New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) contest at Cairns Arena to cap a two-game weekend series.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-10-1, 2-5-1 NEWHA), Sacred Heart (15-4-3, 4-2-2 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Maddie Gervais (Glastonbury, Conn./East Catholic), 1 goal
• Junior Arianna Boscia (Cranston, R.I./La Salle Academy), 1 assist
• Junior Jordan Monbouquette (Wayland, Mass./Lawrence Academy), 1 assist
• Sophomore Krista Ferrari (Dunstable, Mass./East Coast Wizards), 15-for-22 on faceoffs
• Sophomore Emily Lanci (Canton, Mass./Lawrence Academy), 6-for-11 on faceoffs, 4 blocks
• First-year Jenna Harrison (Boston, Mass./Wellesley), 7-for-11 on faceoffs
• Senior Christiana Akiki (Allendale, N.J./New Jersey Rockets), 4 blocks
• Sophomore Alyssa Cimino (Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley), 7 saves in 17:06
• Junior Vika Simons (Essex Junction, Vt./Minnesota Duluth Club), 31 saves in 42:54 of relief

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Haley Payne, 2 goals
• First-year Nicole Guidi, 1 goal, 2 assists
• Senior Savannah Hersey, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Junior Olivia Bryant, 2 assists
• Senior Katie Stueve, 1 goal
• Junior Maddie Bishop, 1 goal
• Junior Jayne Lewis, 1 goal
• Sophomore Lexi Edwards, 1 goal
• Senior Sarah Erban, 25 saves

GAME FACTS

• Second game in the weekend series with Sacred Heart
• Sacred Heart currently has the third-longest unbeaten streak in NCAA Division I/II, going 8-0-2 in its last 10 games.
• The Purple Knights held a 31-16 advantage in faceoffs.

THE ACTION

• Sacred Heart scored the game's first goal 8:25 into the first period as Bishop threw a shot into the slot that deflected off of a Saint Michael's defender and into the net to make it 1-0.
• The Pioneers added another goal at the 9:58 mark as Edwards threw a shot on net from the slot that slipped under the arm of Cimino.
• Payne tallied the third goal of the period for the Pioneers, sniping a shot into the top right corner on a 2-on-1 opportunity at the 13:57 mark.
• Guidi made it 4-0 after corralling the rebound from her first shot and sliding it behind Cimino at 17:06.
• The Purple Knights tallied their only goal with 3:51 gone in the second period as Monbouquette put a shot between Erban's legs that Gervais shoveled in near the line.
• A Purple Knight had a penalty shot denied by Erban after being hooked on a breakaway at 8:41.
• Payne netted her second goal at 16:12, tapping a pass from junior Victoria Grimmer into the net from just in front of the crease.
• Hersey notched a power-play goal 48 seconds into the third period after picking up a blocked shot and ripping a slap shot from the blue line.
• Lewis made it 7-1 after poke-checking the puck into the net from between Simons' legs.
• Forty-eight seconds later, Stueve posted the final Pioneer goal on a wrist shot from the high slot that found the top left corner.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday vs. Anna Maria College, 7 p.m.