EAST MEADOW, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost a 1-0 decision to Long Island University during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHAC) action on Saturday at the Northwell Health Ice Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-11, 1-7 NEWHA), LIU (5-4-1, 5-2-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 46 saves
• Junior Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Grace Babington, 1 goal, 10-for-11 faceoffs
• Sophomore Victoria Rutnik, 13 saves

GAME FACTS

• By pushing her career save total to 1,850, Lavender passed Alysia Goldman '11 (1,823) to take over second in program history.
• Senior Gaby Tribelli (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College) became the 18th player in program history to appear in 100 career games.

THE ACTION

• Babington put LIU on the board with 4:21 gone in the opening period, slipping a shot from the slot just beyond Lavender's outstretched blocker.
• The Purple Knights were later blanked on a first-period power play, with first-year Julia Chedel's (Haverhill, Mass./Kimball Union Academy) early bid at 7:55 stopped by Rutnik and Babington blocking an ensuing shot.
• Lavender made a pair of saves in helping Saint Michael's kill two LIU power plays between the latter stages of the first and second periods, while junior Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen) saw a shorthanded try at 14:24 of the second turned away.
• Lavender came up with three stops to help salt away an LIU woman advantage that began at 14:41 of the third period before vacating her net with 49 seconds remaining in favor of an extra skater.
• In the waning seconds, sophomore Victoria FitzGibbons' (Stittsville, Ontario/East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA) shot from the blue line was tipped wide, and Chedel's ensuing centering pass from the boards went untouched just before the final horn.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday vs. Sacred Heart University, 7 p.m.