SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team opened a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend series with a 2-0 loss to Saint Anselm College on Friday evening in Cairns Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-30-1, 0-24-1 NEWHA), Saint Anselm (17-12-1, 17-7-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 35 saves
• Sophomore Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 5-for-12 faceoffs
• Senior Emma Kelly (Dorchester, Mass./Boston Latin School), 7 faceoff wins
• First-year Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Hailey Tullo, 2 assists
• Senior Brinna Martin, 1 goal
• Senior Claire Weber, 1 goal
• First-year Courtney Stagman, 27 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights were outshot by a 37-27 margin.
• Lavender pushed her season saves total to 998.

THE ACTION

• Saint Anselm took the lead at 16:06 of the opening period, as Martin spun in the slot and slipped a shot past Lavender's left pad during a power play.
• Lavender prevented the Hawks from doubling the lead with 6:05 gone in the second, denying a close-range bid from junior Audrey Jackson, who had gotten behind the defense.
• At 8:29, Weber kicked home Saint Anselm's second strike, cleaning up a rebound of senior Natalie Tulchinsky's saved shot.
• Sophomore Lauren Fisher (Rothesay, New Brunswick/Rothesay Netherwood School) tipped a shot in the slot into Stagman at 15:15 for a good look by the Purple Knights.
• Around 4:40 of the third period, Gerebi was turned away by Stagman's blocker save, had a rebound blocked by a Hawk skater, and put a third shot on Stagman's right pad.
• Twenty seconds later at the other end, Lavender made a blocker stop of first-year Julianna Herman's blast from the slot.
• Senior Mikaela Langbacka (Lorton, Va./Washington Pride) had a pair of good looks in the final frame, both through screens, ringing the crossbar at 7:30 before Stagman got the tip of her glove on Langbacka's try from the left circle with 14:17 gone.
• Gerebi's slap shot was turned away by Stagman's blocker denial at 17:51, and junior Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy) had a follow-up backhanded bid stopped at the left post.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Saint Anselm, 3 p.m.
• The Purple Knights will honor their seniors prior to the game.