EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – The eight-seeded Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost to No. 1 Long Island University, 4-0, on Friday afternoon during game one of a three-game New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) Championship quarterfinal series in Northwell Health Ice Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-31), LIU (20-11-4)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), 32 saves
• Graduate student Mary Leys (Newport, R.I./Saint George's School), 6-for-12 faceoffs
• Sophomore Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 5-for-8 faceoffs
• Sophomore Alizée LeBlanc (Dieppe, New Brunswick/Ridley College), 5-for-10 faceoffs
• First-year Ellie Newpower (Lino Lakes, Colo./Centennial), 4 blocked shots
• Senior Gaby Tribelli (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College), 3 blocked shots
• Sophomore Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Jeannie Wallner, 1 goal, 10-for-17 faceoffs
• Graduate student Sarah Rourke, 1 goal
• Senior Ashley Morrow, 1 goal
• First-year Crosby Wildfong, 1 goal
• Graduate student Abbie Thompson, 13 saves

THE ACTION

• The Sharks scored the first goal of the contest at 12:36 in the first period on a power play off the stick of Morrow for an unassisted tally to make it 1-0.
• Wildfong doubled the hosts' lead at 13:43 on a wrist shot that picked the top left corner after skating up the left side of the ice to put LIU up 2-0.
• The Sharks doubled the lead in the second period with two goals 1:42 apart at 12:34 and 14:16, scored by Wallner and Rourke, to make it 4-0.  
• First-year Jodie Gratton (Saint Albans, Vt./Proctor Academy) had back-to-back opportunities at 16:45 in the second period, but both were saved by Thompson to keep the Purple Knights off the scoreboard.
• DeMarinis made 12 saves in the third period to keep the Sharks from adding to their lead, but the visitors were unable to trim their deficit.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at LIU, 2 p.m. in Game 2 of best-of-three NEWHA Championship quarterfinal series.