WINCHENDON, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team opened a weekend New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) series with a 2-0 loss against Franklin Pierce University on Friday afternoon in The Winchendon School's Jason Ritchie Ice Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-11, 1-10 NEWHA), Franklin Pierce (8-7, 7-4 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 62 saves
• Junior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 9 blocked shots
• Sophomore Audrey Hetman (Gurnee, Ill./Milwaukee Jr. Admirals), 15-for-26 faceoffs
• Senior Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 10-for-19 faceoffs
• First-year Kaydence Carpenter (Phoenix, Ariz./Arizona Kachinas 19U AAA), 6-for-9 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Bo Dean, 1 goal
• First-year Addison Andre, 1 goal
• Sophomore Rylee Eno, 25 saves

GAME FACTS

• Lavender's 62 saves tied for fifth in program history.

THE ACTION

• The Ravens went ahead at 12:54 of the first period, as Dean punched home a rebound out front after Lavender sprawled to deny first-year Mariana Valeri's initial shot.
• With 47.7 seconds to go in the second, Andre roofed a shot from outside the crease to double the lead during a 4-on-3 power play after taking sophomore Caleigh Murphy's drop pass.
• Both teams went scoreless on a pair of power plays in the third period, during which Lavender made 15 saves. With the netminder pulled for the final 1:34, the Purple Knights put five shots on net, but Eno denied them all.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Franklin Pierce, 4 p.m.