SHELTON, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost the opener of a two-game New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend series against Sacred Heart University, 3-0, on Friday afternoon at the Sports Center of Connecticut.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-16-1, 0-12-1 NEWHA), Sacred Heart (13-11-2, 8-5-2 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Leah White (Hingham, Mass./The Winchendon School), 48 saves
• Sophomore Jenna Hoops (Woodbury, Minn./Saint Paul United), 7 faceoff wins
• Senior Jenna Harrison (Kitchener, Ontario/Wellesley), 2 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Alexa Ocel, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Anna Klein, 2 assist, 19-for-27 faceoffs
• Sophomore Paige McNeil, 1 goal
• First-year Kerryn O'Connell, 1 goal
• Senior Frankie Sanchez, 18 saves

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights killed 1:54 worth of a Sacred Heart power play halfway through the opening period, with White making one save and junior Ella Saracco (Melrose, Mass./Middlesex Islanders) blocking a shot.
• White registered three more stops to negate a Pioneer power play later in the stanza, but O'Connell tallied two seconds after it ended, at 13:40, on a rebound after White saved senior Kelly Solak's initial shot.
• Saint Michael's went on a woman advantage 2:18 into the second stanza, but Sacred Heart tallied 34 seconds later, as Ocel put home a rebound of Klein's shot for a shorthanded tally.
• The Pioneers pushed the lead to 3-0 with 11:22 gone, with McNeil potting a goal.
• White blanked Sacred Heart from there, stopping the hosts' final 22 shots, including all 13 in the third period.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Sacred Heart, 2:30 p.m.