MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team opened a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend series at Saint Anselm College with a 5-2 loss on Friday in Sullivan Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-13, 0-11 NEWHA), Saint Anselm (9-7-1, 9-3-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Emma Kelly (Dorchester, Mass./Boston Latin School), 1 goal
• Junior Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy), 1 goal
• Sophomore Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 7-for-16 faceoffs
• Sophomore Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 34 saves
• Junior Gaby Tribelli (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Gracee Donovan, 3 goals
• Senior Natalie Tulchinsky, 1 goal, 2 assists, 16-for-19 faceoffs
• Sophomore Brooklyn Schneiderhan, 2 assists
• Senior Claire Weber, 1 goal
• Junior Annabella Lalonde, 16 saves

THE ACTION

• Lavender made eight saves during a scoreless first period.
• Kelly put the Purple Knights ahead at 7:05 of the second during a power play, finding the net from the slot. Sophomore Lauren Fisher (Rothesay, New Brunswick/Rothesay Netherwood School) and first-year Victoria FitzGibbon (Stittsville, Ontario/East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA) assisted.
• Saint Anselm netted the final three goals of the stanza, with Donovan tallying on a power play at 11:11 for the equalizer. Tulchinsky (18:45) and Donovan (19:24) later scored 39 seconds apart, with the former scoring on a rebound and the latter putting home a one-timer.
• Weber redirected a teammate's shot for a 5-on-3 tally at 9:29 of the third, and Donovan finished her hat trick by sending home a rebound from the slot exactly two minutes later.
• Ruiz converted a failed clear into a power-play strike with 16:49 gone, sending a slap shot from above the circles into the left side of the net.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Saint Anselm, 2 p.m.