SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team held even with Saint Anselm College until less than two minutes remained on Friday during a 4-2 New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) loss at Cairns Arena. The teams complete their two-game weekend set on Saturday.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-9-1, 1-7-1 NEWHA), Saint Anselm (8-8-1, 8-3-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Maeghan Kennard (Hamlin, N.Y./Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles), 1 goal, +1, 6 faceoff wins
• Junior Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), 1 goal, +1
• Junior Carissa Mudrak (Duluth, Minn./Gentry Academy), 48 saves
• Junior Mikaela Langbacka (Lorton, Va./Washington Pride), 2 assists, +1
• Junior Jace Zapata (Brea, Calif./Gentry Academy), 1 assist, 5 blocks, +1
• Sophomore Gaby Tribella (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College), 1 assist, 3 blocks
• First-year Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats), 6 blocks
• First-year Libby Kamp (Bloomington, Minn./Holy Family Catholic), 5 blocks
• Sophomore Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy), 3 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Kelly Golini, 2 goals, 2 assists
• Sophomore Audrey Jackson, 2 assists
• Junior Natalie Tulchinsky, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Madi Ressler, 1 goal
• Senior Allie Kelley, 19 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights blocked 29 shots.

THE ACTION

• At 11:30 of the opening frame, Kennard rushed through the right circle during a power play but was denied by Kelley's body save.
• Saint Anselm had a pair of good chances later in the period, but Tulchinsky rung a backhanded shot off of the post during a power play at 15:30 before junior Maddy McCaffery hit the crossbar with 16:20 gone in 4-on-4 action.
• An eventful second period saw each team score twice. Tulchinsky worked a give-and-go with Golini to score from the slot on a power play at 1:38, but Kennard's wrister went blocker side on Kelley for the equalizer at 3:54.
• Just 15 seconds later, Golini batted home a loose puck to reestablish the lead. However, Leys again knotted the score with 12:50 gone, pushing home a rebound of Langbacka's initial shot for a power-play goal.
• Tulchinsky was sent 1-on-1 against a Purple Knight defender with five minutes remaining in regulation before having her go-ahead bid from the slot denied by Mudrak.
• The visitors took the lead with 1:55 remaining, as Ressler scored from the slot off of Golini's entry pass. With just one second left, Golini banked the puck off of a Saint Michael's defender for an insurance tally.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Saint Anselm, 3 p.m.
• The Purple Knights will host a Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts (MOVE) Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week food drive during the game.