SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost to Assumption University, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play in Cairns Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-15, 1-11 NEWHA), Assumption (5-9-2, 5-6-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 1 goal
• First-year Julia Chedel (Haverhill, Mass./Kimball Union Academy), 1 assist, 3 blocked shots
• Firs-year Alicia McDonald (Clearwater, Fla./East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA), 1 assist
• First-year Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), 31 saves
• Graduate student Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), 7-for-14 faceoffs
• Sophomore Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 5-for-10 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Kiersten Browning, 1 goal
• Sophomore Rachel Agerter, 1 goal
• Sophomore Kayla McGaffigan, 1 goal
• First-year Heather Ajakie, 2 assists, 6-for-12 faceoffs
• Sophomore Jenna Chaplain, 1 assist, 10-for-13 faceoffs
• Sophomore Jadyn Weiser, 29 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights held a narrow advantage in blocked shots, edging the Greyhounds 15-14.
• The Greyhounds bested the Purple and Gold in faceoffs, holding a 24-17 lead in the circles. Assumption also narrowly outshot the Purple Knights 34-30.

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights scored just 1:05 after the opening faceoff when Gerebi redirected the puck from McDonald's shot from the point to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. Chedel added a secondary assist.
• The Greyhounds responded at 6:49 when Agerter scored by tapping in the rebound of Chaplain's wrister from the right faceoff circle to even the score.
• DeMarinis made two saves in the final 32 seconds of the opening frame and Chedel added a blocked shot to neutralize the Greyhounds' final scoring push of the first period.
• The Greyhounds had a power play starting at 7:51 in the second period, but DeMarinis made three saves during the woman advantage to stop Assumption from taking the lead.
• Assumption capitalized on its next power-play opportunity, when McGaffigan tallied at 17:52 on assists from sophomore Alexa Hanrahan and Ajakie.
• DeMarinis made a great save on a breakaway chance for sophomore Lauryn Broecker 3:52 into the third period to keep the Greyhounds from extending the lead.
• Assumption doubled its lead at 15:57 when Browning scored on a shot in front of the net to give the Greyhounds a 3-1 lead.
• The Purple Knights pulled DeMarinis at 17:33 for an extra skater and also had a power-play opportunity begin with 40 seconds remaining in the game, but Weiser made five saves in the final 2:06 to stop the Purple Knights' final push.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Dec. 6 at Franklin Pierce University, 2 p.m.