SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team capped a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend series against Saint Anselm College on Saturday at Cairns Arena with a 11-1 setback on Senior Day. The Purple Knights played their final home game of the season.
 
The Purple and Gold honored five seniors prior to the contest: Emma Kelly (Dorchester, Mass./Boston Latin School), Mikaela Langbacka (Lorton, Va./Washington Pride), Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), Jace Zapata (Brea, Calif./Gentry Academy) and manager Maddie Musselman (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc).
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-31-1, 0-25-1 NEWHA), Saint Anselm (18-12-1, 18-7-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), 1 goal
• Junior Gaby Tribelli (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College), 1 assist, 2 blocked shots
• First-year Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 1 assist, 2 blocked shots
• First-year Abbey Gyurko (Dublin, Ohio/Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 19U AAA), 7 saves in 12:31, loss
• Sophomore Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 32 saves in 47:29 of relief
• Senior Emma Kelly (Dorchester, Mass./Boston Latin School), 11-for-28 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Natalie Tulchinsky, 3 goals, 2 assists, 23-for-32 faceoffs
• Junior Audrey Jackson, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Gracee Donovan, 2 goals, 3 assists, 12-for-16 faceoffs
• Senior Claire Weber, 1 goal, 2 assists
• First-year Julianna Herman, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Brooklyn Schneiderhan, 1 goal
• Junior Annabella Lalande, 23 saves

GAME FACTS

• Lavender now has 1,030 saves this season, breaking Vika Simons' '20 four-year-old school mark (1,028).

THE ACTION

• Leys' shot from inside the blueline just 4:04 into the contest was slowed down by Lalande's glove but trickled across the goal line to give Saint Michael's an early lead.
• Schneiderhan countered 1:24 later, getting behind the defense and one-handing a shot for the tying goal.
• Jackson gave the visitors the lead for good only 42 seconds after that, with 6:10 gone in the opening frame, roofing a shot from the slot.
• Tulchinsky extended the lead to 3-1 12:31 into the second period, tapping home first-year Hailey Tullo's cross-ice pass on a power play.
• Saint Anselm added four goals in a matter of 1:14 later in the frame, including the final three in 36 seconds.
• The visitors tacked on three third-period strikes.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Long Island University, 3 p.m.