SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost their regular-season finale to Franklin Pierce University, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play in Cairns Arena.
 
The Purple Knights honored their three seniors during the contest: Grace Canterbury (Eagle River, Alaska/Shattuck-Saint Mary's School), Angelina Ruiz (Independence, Minn./Gentry Academy), and Gaby Tribelli (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College).
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-30, 4-24 NEWHA), Franklin Pierce (17-12-1, 17-10-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 13 saves in 15:47
• First-year Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), 32 saves in 44:13 of relief, loss
• Junior Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats), 4 blocked shots
• Senior Gaby Tribelli (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College), 3 blocked shots
• First-year Ellie Newpower (Lino Lakes, Colo./Centennial), 3 blocked shots
• Sophomore Alizée LeBlanc (Dieppe, New Brunswick/Ridley College), 5-for-11 faceoffs
• First-year Keeley Callander (Flagstaff, Ariz./Ontario Hockey Academy), 5-for-11 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Redshirt first-year Brynn Levinson, 1 goal, 1 assist, 10-for-15 faceoffs
• First-year Caleigh Murphy, 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Taylor Hartinger, 2 assists, +3
• Senior Mikayla Kelley, 1 goal, 14-for-23 faceoffs
• First-year Maiah Aanenson, 1 goal
• Senior Gwen Bowler, 17 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights were edged in faceoffs, 33-22, while holding a 22-7 lead in blocked shots.
• Neither team converted on the power play during the contest.

THE ACTION

• Lavender and DeMarinis combined for 16 saves in the first period, while Bowler stopped nine shots to keep the score at 0-0 after one period of action.
• The Ravens scored the first goal of the game 2:40 into the second period on a tap-in in front of the crease from Kelley to make it 1-0.
• Aanenson doubled the lead at 9:32 on a back-door opportunity to give the Ravens a 2-0 lead.
• Levinson scored the third goal of the second period at 14:16 on an unassisted breakaway.
• First-year Jodie Gratton (Saint Albans, Vt./Proctor Academy) nearly struck for the Purple Knights 1:37 into the final period, but her shot hit the crossbar and the hosts could not convert.
• Murphy tacked on one more goal with seven seconds remaining in the game to extend the lead.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Long Island University, TBA time in Game 1 of best-of-three NEWHA Championship quarterfinal series.