FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team opened a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend at Sacred Heart University with a 6-1 setback on Friday in the Martire Family Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-5, 1-4 NEWHA), Sacred Heart (3-4, 2-3 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Brianna Jarvis (Swanton, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 1 goal
• Senior Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 51 saves
• Junior Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 9-for-14 faceoffs
• Sophomore Audrey Hetman (Gurnee, Ill./Milwaukee Jr. Admirals), 4 blocked shots, 6 faceoff wins
• Junior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 5 blocked shots
• First-year Katelyn Aleong (Anmore, British Columbia/Pacific Steelers U19), 4 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Addie Bowlby, 3 goals
• Sophomore Ella Holm, 3 assists
• Sophomore Brianna Morden, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Junior Bria Holm, 2 assists
• Senior Jillian Petruno, 19 saves

GAME FACTS

• Lavender now has 2,470 career saves, within 43 of Erin Stevens' '13 program record (2,513).

THE ACTION

• Jarvis put the Purple Knights ahead at 15:00 of the first period with a shorthanded marker. After tapping a Pioneer pass off the boards, Jarvis caught up to the loose puck in the neutral zone and zoomed in alone on Petruno, finishing to her five-hole.
• Just 23 seconds later, Bowlby's shot eluded a sprawling Lavender on the power play after a teammate's initial bid from the point was knocked down out front.
• Morden put Sacred Heart ahead with 18:47 gone, picking Lavender's blocker corner from the blue line.
• Lavender stopped 22 shots in the second period, including eight during a 3:50 stretch of a Pioneer power play. However, Bowlby netted the lone strike just three seconds after the woman advantage ended, sending a shot through a screen from the blue line.
• The Purple Knights were within 3-1 until the late stages of the third period, as Bowlby finished her hat trick at 11:48 before the hosts scored twice in the final 1:05, first on an empty and then on a power play.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Sacred Heart, 12 p.m.