SYOSSET, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team trailed by only one goal nearly midway through the third period before losing a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) contest to Long Island University, 7-3, on Friday at Iceworks.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-14-4, 2-10-1 NEWHA), LIU (6-14, 6-5 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Ella Saracco (Melrose, Mass./Middlesex Islanders), 2 goals, 7-for-15 faceoffs
• First-year Maeghan Kennard (Hamlin, N.Y./Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles), 1 goal, 9 faceoff wins
• Junior Maddie Gervais (Glastonbury, Conn./East Catholic), 1 assist, 2 blocks
• Senior Jordan Monbouquette (Wayland, Mass./Lawrence Academy), 1 assist
• Junior Courtney Kelly (Arlington, Mass./Boston Jr. Shamrocks), 1 assist
• First-year Callie Wiley (Andover, Mass./Andover), 1 assist
• Senior Vika Simons (Essex Junction, Vt./Minnesota Duluth Club), 34 saves
• Sophomore Jenna Harrison (Kitchener, Ontario/Wellesley), 5-for-10 faceoffs, 3 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Molly Meyers, 2 goals, 1 assist
• First-year Paula Bergström, 3 assists
• First-year Carrigan Umpherville, 2 goals
• First-year Matilda af Bjur, 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Alva Johnsson, 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Ava Bailey, 27 saves

GAME FACTS

• Simons' 34 saves put her past Melanie Cullen '09 (736) to take fourth in program history for saves in a season (745).
• The Purple Knights held the advantage on blocked shots, 12-5, and the teams combined to go 7-for-16 on power plays, with eight goals in total scored by special teams. Another was netted during a 4-on-4 situation.
• Saracco turned in her second two-goal game of the season.
• The team combined for six goals in the third period.

THE ACTION

• The Sharks scored a power-play goal with 6:26 gone in the first period after a shot by first-year Morgan Schauer was saved by Simons, but the rebound was loose in front of the net and Meyers tapped the puck in.
• LIU scored a second power-play goal 7:36 into the second period on a shot by Bergström from the blue line that hit a group of players in front of the net, but Umpherville found the loose puck and put it past Simons.
• The Purple Knights found the back of the net with 15:21 gone on a power play when Kelly passed the puck to the right of the net for Wiley, whose shot was saved by Bailey, but Saracco was there to hit in the rebound.
• The Sharks extended the lead 2:56 later on a power-play goal by Meyers after hitting home another rebound goal after a shot by first-year Lauren Spino from the blue line.
• Saint Michael's cut it to 3-2 by scoring 30 seconds into the third period on a power play after Monbouquette passed the puck to Gervais, who skated to the front of the net and sent a pass that Kennard tipped over Bailey.
• The Sharks scored another power-play goal with 3:49 gone after a shot by Johnsson was tipped in front by af Bjur past Simons.
• Saracco scored 14 seconds later after intercepting a pass in the Shark zone and lifting the puck over the left shoulder of Bailey, making it 4-3.
• Umpherville scored a power-play goal at 9:29 after she tipped in a shot by Bergström, and Johnsson scored a shorthanded goal with 14:44 gone after causing a turnover in her defensive end and beating Simons on a breakaway.
• First-year Abby Latorella scored the Sharks' seventh goal 18:37 into the period when she put a move on a defender and lifted the puck over Simons' shoulder during a 4-on-4 opportunity.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Long Island University, 4:15 p.m.