SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost to Assumption University, 5-0, on Saturday during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) action in Cairns Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-10, 1-9 NEWHA), Assumption (7-6-1, 7-2-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore McKenna Dans (Marshfield, Mass./Lovell Academy), 55 saves (career high)
• Senior Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 8-for-17 faceoffs
• Senior Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats), 3 blocked shots
• Junior Victoria FitzGibbon (Stittsville, Ontario/East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Ava McGaffigan, 1 goal, 2 assists
• Junior Kayla McGaffigan, 2 goals, 9-for-16 faceoffs
• Junior Justina Valentini, 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Natalie Joiner, 1 goal, 7-for-11 faceoffs
• Sophomore Leila Fournier, 23 saves

THE ACTION

• Ava McGaffigan put home a rebound from a tough angle in the left circle with 7:50 gone in the first period after Valentini's shot ricocheted off the boards for the only scoring in the opening half of the contest.
• Sophomore Alicia McDonald's (Clearwater, Fla./East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA) shot from the left point into traffic out front was steered away by Fournier at 18:35.
• Valentini tallied from the slot on a power play at 11:42 of the second period, picking Dans' glove corner.
• Dans made consecutive blocker stops on shots from the left circle around the 17:30 mark before Kayla McGaffigan tipped in junior Kaitlyn Cealo's shot from the left circle with 32 seconds to go.
• Joiner added to the lead off of a giveaway deep in the Purple Knight end at 13:09 of the third period before Kayla McGaffigan scored 2:48 later.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Franklin Pierce University, 4 p.m.