SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – First-year Ella Saracco (Melrose, Mass./Middlesex Islanders) scored with 14:25 gone in the third period to lift the Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team over Post University, 2-1, on Saturday at Cairns Arena in a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) game.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-17-4, 4-12-1 NEWHA), Post (11-20, 1-16 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Ella Saracco (Melrose, Mass./Middlesex Islanders), 1 goal, 1 assist, +2
• First-year Maeghan Kennard (Hamlin, N.Y./Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles), 1 goal
• Senior Arianna Boscia (Cranston, R.I./La Salle Academy), 1 assist
• Sophomore Jenna Harrison (Kitchener, Ontario/Wellesley), 1 assist, 2 blocks
• First-year Callie Wiley (Andover, Mass./Andover), 1 assist, 3 blocks
• Senior Vika Simons (Essex Junction, Vt./Minnesota Duluth Club), 29 saves
• Junior Courtney Kelly (Arlington, Mass./Boston Jr. Shamrocks), 3 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Jenna Abeyta, 1 goal
• First-year Mia Landry, 1 assist
• Senior Jenna Baumgartner, 32 saves

GAME FACTS

• This was the Purple Knights' eighth game this season decided by one goal or less.
• Senior Alissa Sullivan (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) appeared in her 103rd career game, tying Erin Dwyer '17, Kayla Kee '17, Macey Thomas '14, Meghan Sweezey '10, and Jess Tourville '09 for first in program history, and coming within one of the setting the new record.
• Boscia recorded her 25th assist, moving into a tie for eighth in program history with Sullivan, Dwyer, Fernanda Saavedra '15, and Desiree Biron '10.
• Simons moved into a tie with Marcy Ring '05 for fifth in program history in career wins (9). She also moved into a tie for second with Nicole Talcott '19, Abby Burke '17, and Alysia Goldman '11 for wins in a season (5).
• Simons upped her season save total to 885, passing Erin Stevens '13 (884) for second in saves in a season.
• The Purple Knights outshot the Eagles, 34-30.

THE ACTION

• On a Saint Michael's power play, Kelly received a pass in the slot and shot to the top right corner with 2:22 gone in the first period, but Baumgartner made the glove save.
• The Purple Knights took the lead 4:03 into the period on a pass from Saracco in the left corner to the front of the net for Kennard, whose shot went to the left side of the net.
• With 15:54 gone, Kennard had a breakaway toward the net and tried to beat Baumgartner on the right side, but she made a left pad save to deny the opportunity.
• Saracco made a pass from the right corner to senior Jordan Monbouquette (Wayland, Mass./Lawrence Academy) in front of the net 3:50 into the second period, but Baumgartner made a sliding save.
• The Eagles had an opportunity with 15:22 gone when Abeyta had the puck behind the net and tried to wrap it around the left post, but Simons saved the puck with her left skate to keep the Eagles scoreless going into the third period.
• The Eagles tied the game up 13:40 into the third period on a pass from Landry from the neutral zone behind the defense to Abeyta, whose shot beat Simons.
• The Purple Knights took back the lead just 45 seconds later when a shot by Harrison was saved, but Saracco was there to shoot in the rebound.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday vs. Post, 10:50 a.m.