WATERVILLE, Maine - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team fell to Colby College, 3-0, on Saturday at Alfond Rink to finish off a non-conference weekend series. Colby is receiving votes toward the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Division III national poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-10-1), Colby (6-0-1)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Maeghan Kennard (Hamlin, N.Y./Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles), 15-for-21 faceoffs
• Senior Vika Simons (Essex Junction, Vt./Minnesota Duluth Club), 49 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Lauren Klein, 1 goal
• Junior Lily von Stade, 1 goal
• First-year Cindy Giandomenico, 1 goal
• Sophomore Nina Prünster, 5 saves

GAME FACTS

• This was the Purple Knights' third game in a seven-game break from New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play that will stretch into early January.
• The Purple Knights held the Mules scoreless for the final 36:57 of the game.
• The Purple Knights held the advantage on faceoffs, 28-22

THE ACTION

• Von Stade put the Mules up one with 1:54 down in the first period when she redirected a shot by junior Natalie Maus past Simons.
• The Mules extended their lead with a power-play goal with 7:48 gone after a pass by junior Anna Cosentino went through traffic and found Giandomenico on the back side for a tap-in goal.
• Klein scored the third goal for the Mules when she redirected a pass by first-year Madi Brown into the bottom right corner with 3:03 gone in the second period.
• Prünster saved shots by senior Arianna Boscia (Cranston, R.I./La Salle Academy) with 39 seconds gone and first-year Callie Wiley (Andover, Mass./Andover) at 1:08 in the third period to keep the Purple Knights off the board.
• Simons saved a shot by sophomore Lexi Cafiero at 16:37 while holding the Mules scoreless in the final period.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Jan. 3 vs. University of New England, 7 p.m.