ERIE, Pa. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team returned to action for the first time since Dec. 7 with an 11-1 loss to Mercyhurst University on Saturday at Mercyhurst Ice Arena. First-year Anna Nelson (Norwood, N.Y./Middlesex Black Bears) scored for the Purple Knights in her college debut.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-18), Mercyhurst (8-11-1)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Anna Nelson (Norwood, N.Y./Middlesex Black Bears), 1 goal (1st career, college debut)
• Sophomore Alizée LeBlanc (Dieppe, New Brunswick/Ridley College), 1 assist
• First-year Brianna Jarvis (Swanton, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 1 assist
• First-year Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), 46 saves in 50:11
• First-year McKenna Dans (Marshfield, Mass./Lovell Academy), 14 saves in 9:49 of relief
• Graduate student Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), 8-for-18 faceoffs
• Junior Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Regina Metzler, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Makayla Javier, 1 goal, 2 assists
• Junior Jade Maisonneuve, 1 goal, 2 assists
• Junior Megan McKay, 1 goal, 2 assists
• Senior Vanessa Upson, 3 assists
• Sophomore Erika Lind, 9 saves

GAME FACTS

• The teams met for the first time.

THE ACTION

• DeMarinis made 21 saves in the first period alone, yielding only Javier's goal with 11:31 gone, a wrist shot from the blueline.
• Just 2:50 into the second frame, first-year Julia Schalin tipped in classmate Avery Norman's pass from the left circle.
• First-year Ashley Mandeville added to the lead at 8:36 by sending in a bad-angle shot.
• DeMarinis made three saves during a late Laker power play before sophomore Sofia Nuutinen scored with 54 seconds left to cap the woman advantage, putting home a rebound from deep in the left circle.
• At 12:38 of the third frame, Nelson scored to highlight her college debut, one-timing LeBlanc's pass from behind the net just inside the right post from deep in the slot.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday at Mercyhurst, 12 p.m.