SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost an exhibition affair to NCAA Division III power the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 8-0, on Friday evening in Cairns Arena, opening a home-and-home weekend set. The Cardinals won five of the last six NCAA Tournaments.

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Carissa Mudrak (Duluth, Minn./Gentry Academy), 24 saves in 55:11
• Senior Gabriella Dicomitis (Warwick, R.I./Williston Northampton School), 3 saves in 4:49 of relief
• Sophomore Jenna Hoops (Woodbury, Minn./Saint Paul United), 14-for-19 faceoffs
• Junior Maeghan Kennard (Hamlin, N.Y./Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles), 8-for-18 faceoffs
• Senior Courtney Kelly (Arlington, Mass./Boston Jr. Shamrocks), 3 blocks
• First-year Myah Booth (Shortsville, N.Y./Syracuse Valley Eagles), 2 blocks
• Sophomore Jace Zapata (Brea, Calif./Gentry Academy), 2 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Annie Katonka, 5 goals, 11-for-17 faceoffs
• Senior Sara Krauseneck, 4 assists
• Graduate student Erin McArdle, 3 assists
• First-year Lily Stumm, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Ashley Davis, 21 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights appeared on their home ice for the first time since Feb. 15, 2020.
• The teams met for the first time since Feb. 26, 2003.
• Saint Michael's was only outshot 20-17 during the first and third periods combined.

THE ACTION

• Hoops had a one-timer from below the left circle denied by Davis at 12:59 of the opening period before the teams exchanged hitting posts soon thereafter, with senior Sierra Benjamin ringing the pipe on a breakaway at the 15-minute mark before first-year Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy) drilled the post 40 seconds later.
• McArdle's quick shot from below the right circle was denied by a Mudrak pad save at 17:35 before the netminder stopped Krauseneck up close with a little more than a minute to go, but Katonka broke the deadlock by putting home a rebound at the left post with 18:59 gone.
• The Purple Knights worked a 2-on-1 break early in the second period, but Kennard's shot went into Davis' body at 29 seconds.
• Katonka doubled the lead at 8:00, one-timing home McArdle's pass during a power play from above the right circle. Whitney cashed in junior Ivy Boric's one-time, cross-crease pass at 13:57.
• Mudrak denied Krauseneck's breakaway bid with her blocker at 16:26 before Katonka completed her hat trick at 17:29, putting home a rebound. She scored again on a power play 4:35 into the third period.
• Stumm, first-year Bridget Orr and Katonka added goals during a 6:35 span down the stretch, with Stumm and Katonka tallying on power plays.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tomorrow at SUNY Plattsburgh, 3 p.m.