SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost to first-place Saint Anselm College, 5-0, on Friday during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play at Cairns Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-20, 1-16 NEWHA), Saint Anselm (12-10-1, 12-4-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore McKenna Dans (Marshfield, Mass./Lovell Academy), 40 saves
• Senior Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats), 5 blocked shots
• Sophomore Audrey Hetman (Gurnee, Ill./Milwaukee Jr. Admirals), 3 blocked shots, 12-for-23 faceoffs
• Senior Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), 12-for-20 faceoffs
• Junior Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 11-for-19 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Brooklyn Schneiderhan, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Sophomore Lucy DeCoteau, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Brenna Young, 1 goal
• Sophomore Julia Matyas, 34 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights earned a 39-30 lead in faceoff wins while being outshot only 45-34.

THE ACTION

• Saint Michael's held a 21-8 lead in first-period shots, including starting with a 13-2 advantage nearly by the midway point of the frame.
• DeCoteau scored the lone goal in the stanza, however, picking up a loose puck in the right circle before skating behind the net and finishing from near the left post at 13:00.
• Young made it 2-0 42 seconds into the second period, taking a giveaway near her own blue line, carrying through neutral ice, and finishing from the right circle.
• Schneiderhan went glove corner from the right circle on a power play at 9:15, and DeCoteau scored again at 15:44.
• Sophomore Alicia McDonald (Clearwater, Fla./East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA) snuck behind the defense for a short breakaway in the latter stages but was turned away by Matyas at 17:27.
• Schneiderhan capped an odd-woman rush at 9:02 of the third period for the stanza's only scoring.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Saint Anselm, 3:20 p.m. on Rink 2.