SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team finished a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend series against Post University with a 2-1 loss on Saturday at Cairns Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-24, 0-18 NEWHA), Post (6-18, 6-12 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Alizée LeBlanc (Dieppe, New Brunswick/Ridley College), 1 goal, 3-for-3 faceoffs
• Sophomore Lauren Fisher (Rothesay, New Brunswick/Rothesay Netherwood School), 1 assist
• First-year Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 1 assist
• Sophomore Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 34 saves
• Sophomore Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 7-for-17 faceoffs
• First-year Naomi Tink (Birmingham, Mich./Bishop Kearney Selects 19U AAA)¸ 4-for-9 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Hannah Luckman, 1 goal
• First-year Jodie Rose, 1 goal
• Junior Julia Wysocki, 1 assist, 7-for-10 faceoffs
• First-year Macy Peterson, 12-for-19 faceoffs
• Sophomore Tymmarie Grom, 8-for-16 faceoffs
• Senior Grace Glasrud, 36 saves

GAME FACTS

• Lavender passed Nicole Talcott '19 for fifth in program history with 821 saves this season.
• The Purple Knights put more shots on goal than the Eagles during the contest, 37-36.
• Jerylo recorded three assists in the weekend set after recording two helpers in the Friday matchup.

THE ACTION

• Tink created the first chance of the game for the Purple Knights, firing off a shot just 1:11 into the first period that was saved by Glasrud.
• The Eagles scored the first goal of the game at 6:24 after sophomore Rylee Patfield won a tie-up in the corner, and first-year Jet Devlin recovered the puck and found a streaking Rose, who slotted her shot past Lavender into the right side of the net.
• Fisher nearly converted on a 2-on-1 opportunity at 9:02, but the shot was stopped by Glasrud.
• The Purple Knights had two immediate chances to start the second period as seniors Jace Zapata (Brea, Calif./Gentry Academy) and Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), had shots at 59 seconds and 1:03, respectively, but both were denied by the Glasrud.
• Gerebi and junior Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy) had consecutive attempts at 7:38 in the second period, but both were stopped by Glasrud.
• After being outshot 16-8 in the first period, the Purple Knights more than doubled their shots in the second period, and held the advantage over the Eagles, 20-7.
• The Purple Knights got on the board at 2:48 in the third period when LeBlanc scored on the backhand in front of the crease, putting home her own rebound. Jerylo and Fisher assisted.
• Luckman scored the game-winner for the Eagles at 11:24 on a deflection in the slot that was assisted by first-year Celena Mickevicius and Wysocki.
• The Purple Knights pulled Lavender for an extra skater for the final 1:07 but were unable to attempt a tying shot.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday vs. Stonehill College, 7:10 p.m.