SHELTON, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost to Post University, 3-1, on Friday at the Sports Center of Connecticut during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-20, 1-14 NEWHA), Post (5-14-3, 5-8-3 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy), 1 goal
• Graduate student Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), 1 assist
• Senior Grace Canterbury (Eagle River, Alaska/Shattuck-Saint Mary's School), 1 assist
• First-year Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), 42 saves
• Sophomore Alizée LeBlanc (Dieppe, New Brunswick/Ridley College), 11-for-20 faceoffs
• Sophomore Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 6-for-8 faceoffs
• Sophomore Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 4 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Julia Wysocki, 2 goals, 14-for-19 faceoffs
• Sophomore Noa Farberman, 1 goal
• Junior Hannah Saunders, 15 saves

THE ACTION

• Neither team was able to break a scoreless tie in the first period, with DeMarinis stopping 12 opportunities while Saunders stopped six.
• LeBlanc and first-year Ellie Newpower (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) both had opportunities near the halfway mark of the second period but were unable to give the visitors the lead.
• Ruiz scored the first goal of the game at 13:22 on a 3-on-1 odd-woman opportunity to give the Purple Knights a 1-0 lead on assists from Leys and Canterbury.
• The Eagles equalized quickly at 15:13 when first-year Rowyn Ringor skated the length of the ice before sending a pass to the front of the crease for Wysocki, who redirected the puck to tie the game.
• Post scored its second goal at 5:08 in the third period when Farberman sent a shot from the point that was redirected into the net to give the Eagles a 2-1 lead on the power play.  
• Saint Michael's pulled DeMarinis for an extra skater in the final minute, but Wysocki scored an empty-net goal with 17 seconds remaining to give Post a two-score lead.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Post, 2:30 p.m.