BRIDGEWATER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost a 4-2 decision against Stonehill College on Friday to open a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend series at Bridgewater Ice Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-22, 3-16 NEWHA), Stonehill (9-14-3, 9-7-3 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 blocked shots
• Graduate student Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), 1 goal, 6 faceoff wins
• Sophomore Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 1 assist
• First-year Alicia McDonald (Clearwater, Fla./East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA), 1 assist
• First-year Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), 41 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Lily Barrett, 2 assists
• Fifth year Maeve Connolly, 1 goal
• Junior Bailey Feeney, 1 goal
• Junior Lucie Turcotte, 1 goal
• Sophomore Pusle Dyring-Andersen, 1 goal
• First-year Alexsa Caron, 12 saves

THE ACTION

• Dyring-Andersen put Stonehill on the board 9:06 into the contest, taking the rebound of a shot that hit a teammate in the slot deep in the left circle and roofing a shot over DeMarinis.
• Connolly split a pair of defenders down the seam to gain a breakaway before backhanding home a shorthanded bid at 13:19 of the opening frame to make it 2-0.
• The Purple Knights drew within a goal at 9:03 of the second period when Quinn crashed the net and tallied a 5-on-3 power-play strike after shots from Jerylo and McDonald were both stopped.
• Leys tied the game with 13:01 gone after winning a faceoff back to the point for Quinn, whose shot was tipped out of the air by Leys from out front.
• Turcotte put Stonehill back ahead at 18:53 when her shot took an odd bounce in the crease and found the net.
• Sophomore Alizée LeBlanc (Dieppe, New Brunswick/Ridley College) had a tying bid denied by Caron at 17:32 of the third period before Saint Michael's pulled DeMarinis for an extra skater on the ensuing faceoff, but Feeney padded the lead 54 seconds later by finding the open net.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Stonehill, 1 p.m.