SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost a 4-1 decision to Stonehill College on Friday evening during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play in Cairns Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-25, 0-19 NEWHA), Stonehill (12-13, 12-7 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), 1 goal
• Sophomore Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats), 7 blocked shots
• First-year Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 6 blocked shots
• Sophomore Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 32 saves in 40 minutes, loss
• First-year Abbey Gyurko (Dublin, Ohio/Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 19U AAA), 16 saves in 20 minutes of relief
• Sophomore Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 8 faceoff wins

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Alexis Petford, 2 goals
• Sophomore Lily Geist, 1 goal
• Sophomore Gracie Sacca, 1 goal
• Sophomore Eve Stone, 14 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights blocked 25 shots.

THE ACTION

• Leys converted on a power play with 6:18 gone in the opening period, stuffing home a rebound of Quinn's saved shot.
• Sacca tied the game at 9:08, sending a shot from the right circle off of a Saint Michael's skate through Lavender's five-hole.
• Petford made it 2-1 on a power play at 14:10, taking a giveaway off the boards before maneuvering through the right circle and roofing an attempt home from out front.
• Lavender slid from post to post to deny Sacca's backhanded try 1:26 into the second period.
• Geist pushed the lead to 3-1 at 6:36, one-timing in sophomore Maddie Achtyl's pass from behind the net.
• Petford tallied again on a power play with 11:37 gone, turning in the slot and slipping a shot inside the left post.
• McGillis' blocked shot with a little more than a minute to go rebounded into neutral ice, springing Gerebi for a breakaway, but the puck rolled off of her stick as she made a move under pressure from a backcheck while nearing the crease.
• Geist ripped a shot from the slot 15:25 into the third period that Gyurko smothered.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Stonehill, 3 p.m.