SHELTON, Conn. - Post University junior Jenna Abeyta scored the game's only goal with 34 seconds remaining in overtime on Friday night as the Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost its New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) opener to the Eagles, 1-0, in the Sports Center of Connecticut.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-2, 0-1 NEWHA), Post (1-1, 1-0 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Carissa Mudrak (Duluth, Minn./Gentry Academy), 20 saves
• Senior Jenna Harrison (Kitchener, Ontario/Wellesley), 3 blocks
• First-year Tessa Mucha (Tully, N.Y./Syracuse Valley Eagles), 8-for-14 faceoffs
• Junior Maeghan Kennard (Hamlin, N.Y./Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles), 8-for-18 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Abeyta, 1 goal
• First-year Kiersten Browning, 1 assist
• Senior Kristin Smith, 25 saves
• First-year Julia Wysocki, 11-for-14 faceoffs

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights played for the first time in 13 days.
• Saint Michael's held a 25-21 edge in shots while winning 23 of 52 faceoffs.
• Four of the past five series meetings were decided by one goal.

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights went on a power play less than three minutes into the contest, with first-years Lexi Bonfe (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) and Lucy Drougas (Superior, Wis./Madison Capitols) having shots denied by Smith at 4:41 and 4:49, respectively, during the woman advantage.
• First-year Sheridan Terrazzano rang the post at 10:23, and the visitors had back-to-back bids stopped by Smith a couple minutes later, with first-year Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy) rejected at 12:10 before classmate Grace Canterbury (Eagle River, Alaska/Shattuck-Saint Mary's School) followed with another shot on net three seconds later.
• Ruiz had another chance to break the deadlock in the late stages, with her initial shot saved at 15:59 before she sent a follow-up bid wide.
• Mudrak made an early stop of first-year Sajel Desai's shot 48 seconds into the second frame before Harrison blocked a second Post attempt.
• Saint Michael's killed two Post power plays during the final five minutes. Junior Sadie Storm sent a pair of shots toward the Purple Knight net on the initial woman advantage, but sophomore Jace Zapata (Brea, Calif./Gentry Academy) blocked the first at 15:37 before Mudrak saved the second. Sophomore Karli Lafferty (Cape May, N.J./Boston Shamrocks) blocked another shot at 17:56 before Mudrak made a stop at 18:35.
• Sophomore Jenna Hoops (Woodbury, Minn./Saint Paul United) was stopped twice by Smith during a power play in the middle of the third frame. At 15:47, Hoops snagged a quick rebound and had space on the left side of the net, but her soft shot was denied when Smith reached back at the goal line for the save.
• The Purple Knights had their first foray into the NCAA's new 3-on-3 overtime period, as Ruiz at 1:54 and first-year Angeline Pitter at 3:58 traded shots on goal. Late in the extra session, a giveaway at the Saint Michael's blue line led to Abeyta breaking in alone on Mudrak, and she found the net at 4:26 for the winner.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tomorrow at Post, 2:15 p.m.