SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost to No. 3 Clarkson University, 14-0, on Saturday afternoon in Cairns Arena. The Golden Knights were ranked third in the latest USA Hockey national poll and qualified for last year's NCAA Tournament Frozen Four.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (0-2), Clarkson (2-0)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- First-year Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), 53 saves in 46:19, loss (college debut)
- Sophomore Kenna Dans (Marshfield, Mass./Lovell Academy), 16 saves in 13:36 of relief
- Senior Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy), 6 faceoff wins
- First-year Ellie Newpower (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial), 5 blocked shots
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Senior Haley Winn, 3 goals, 4 assists
- Graduate student Nicole Gosling, 2 goal, 4 assists
- Graduate student Caroline Goffredo, 2 goals, 2 assists
- Senior Holly Gruber, 9 saves
THE ACTION
- DeMarinis made nine saves before the Golden Knights got on the board just under halfway through the first period after junior Rhea Hicks tallied at 9:55. That proved to be the visitors' lone goal of the stanza.
- The visitors scored two goals in the first 2:19 of the second period when sophomore Rebecca Morissette and first-year Jenna Smellie scored goals to give the Golden Knights a 3-0 lead.
- Winn scored on a power play at 14:22 to send Clarkson into the second intermission up 4-0, at which point DeMarinis had registered 36 saves.
- The Golden Knights scored 10 goals in the third period to widen their lead.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Friday at Providence College, 6 p.m.
- The teams will square off for the first time.