BRIDGEWATER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team opened a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend set against Stonehill College with a 6-1 loss on Friday in Bridgewater Ice Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-7, 0-5 NEWHA), Stonehill (5-6, 5-2 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 1 goal (1st career)
• Sophomore Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 1 assist, 3 blocked shots, 6 faceoff wins
• First-year Abbey Gyurko (Dublin, Ohio/Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 19U AAA), 28 saves in 42:31, loss
• Sophomore Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 14 saves in 17:29 of relief
• Senior Emma Kelly (Dorchester, Mass./Boston Latin School), 7-for-15 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Alexis Petford, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Paige Whaley, 1 goal, 1 assist, 14-for-20 faceoffs
• Sophomore Bailey Feeney, 2 assists
• Sophomore Hannah Squires, 12 saves

THE ACTION

• Sophomore Maddison Achtyl put Stonehill up 11:26 into the first period during a power play, scoring to Gyurko's glove side from up close after taking a quick feed from Petford.
• The Purple Knights drew even at 17:40, as Quinn scored from the right point directly off of Gerebi's faceoff win.
• The Skyhawks scored four times in a 7:08 span that stretched between the second and third periods to forge ahead and pull away. Petford tallied the first two, finishing in the slot at 14:12 of the second before picking the top corner during an odd-woman rush with 18:39 gone.
• Whaley put home a power-play strike 25 seconds into the third, tapping in Feeney's pass from the right circle, and junior Josie Mendeszoon's shot hit Saint Michael's sticks before finding the net at 1:20.
• First-year Makenna Slocum scored from the right point at 16:58 for insurance.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Stonehill, 1 p.m.