SHELTON, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team earned a 1-1 tie during the opener a mid-week New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) series against Post University on Tuesday in the Sports Center of Connecticut. The teams are now 1-1-1 in the season series.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-15-2, 1-10-2 NEWHA), Post (2-18-1, 2-11-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 1 goal, 10-for-16 faceoffs, +1
• Sophomore Grace Canterbury (Eagle River, Alaska/Shattuck-Saint Mary's School), 1 assist, +1
• First-year Libby Kamp (Bloomington, Minn./Holy Family Catholic), 1 assist
• Junior Carissa Mudrak (Duluth, Minn./Gentry Academy), 37 saves
• Sophomore Gaby Tribelli (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College), 2 blocks
• Senior Maeghan Kennard (Hamlin, N.Y./Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles), 15-for-21 faceoffs
• Senior Jenna Harrison (Kitchener, Ontario/Wellesley), 10-for-21 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Jade Giesbrecht, 1 goal
• Junior Grace Glasrud, 28 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights went 36-for-25 at the faceoff dot.
• Saint Michael's is 13-8-1 in the all-time series.

THE ACTION

• Saint Michael's held an 11-8 lead in shots during a scoreless opening period.
• With 11:58 gone in the second period, Gerebi led a 2-on-1 break by skating through the right circle and beating Glasrud to the five-hole.
• Post evened the score at 18:18, with Mudrak denying sophomore Sajel Desai's initial shot from the slot before Giesbrecht picked a corner on the rebound from a tough angle.
• The teams traded penalties in the final minute of regulation before heading to 3-on-3 overtime.
• First-year Madeleine Noonan had a bid from the left circle stopped 57 seconds into the extra session by Mudrak, who then turned away sophomore Julia Wysocki as she crashed the net 17 seconds later.
• Harrison's shot from the slot at 1:44 was stopped before junior Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School) sent an attempt under pressure directly to Glasrud with 4:16 gone.
• In the waning seconds, Mudrak stoned Giesbrecht's bid out front as the Eagle tried tipping home a teammate's pass.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday at Post, 11:20 a.m.