EAST MEADOW, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team fell to Long Island University, 2-0, on Saturday at Northwell Health Ice Center in a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) contest to complete a two-game weekend series.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-15-4, 2-11-1 NEWHA), LIU (7-14, 7-5 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Ella Saracco (Melrose, Mass./Middlesex Islanders), 7-for-11 faceoffs
• Senior Vika Simons (Essex Junction, Vt./Minnesota Duluth Club), 23 saves
• Senior Arianna Boscia (Cranston, R.I./La Salle Academy), 4 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Saige McKay, 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Megan Bouveur, 1 goal
• First-year Mia McLeod, 17 saves

GAME FACTS

• This was the Purple Knights' eighth game this season decided by two goals or less.
• The Sharks' two goals came 2:09 apart late in the second period, while the Purple Knights held them scoreless the rest of the way.
• Saint Michael's were outshot by LIU, 25-17.

THE ACTION

• After a power play for LIU ended with 10:31 gone in the first period, the Purple Knights had four shots that were all saved by McLeod to keep the game scoreless.
• The Purple Knights were unable to take advantage of a 5-on-3 power play, with a shot by senior Jordan Monbouquette (Wayland, Mass./Lawrence Academy) being saved by McLeod at 11:50 of the second period.
• The Sharks took the lead with 14:09 gone after first-year Alva Johnsson brought the puck up from mid-ice and made a backdoor pass to Bouveur for the goal.
• McKay extended the Shark lead 2:09 later after first-year Molly Meyers stole the puck on the right boards and passed it to first-year Matilda af Bjur, who made a backdoor pass to McKay for the goal.
• The Purple Knights killed an LIU power play that began 4:28 into the third period that saw Simons make three saves, first-year Callie Wiley (Andover, Mass./Andover) block two shots, and two shots ring the post.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Franklin Pierce University, 7:30 p.m.