SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost to Sacred Heart University, 3-1, on Saturday during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play on Saturday at Cairns Arena.
 
The Purple Knights honored seniors Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen), Lilly Hartnell (Tampa, Fla./Saint Anselm College), Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) and Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats) as part of their Senior Day festivities.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-25, 1-21 NEWHA), Sacred Heart (9-17-2, 8-12-2 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• McGillis, 1 goal, 5 blocked shots
• Sophomore Brianna Jarvis (Swanton, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 1 assist
• First-year Kyler Weatherred (Eagle, Colo./Team Colorado AAA Hockey Club), 1 assist
• Lavender, 57 saves
• Gerebi, 14-for-19 faceoffs
• Junior Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 10-for-17 faceoffs
• Sophomore Audrey Hetman (Gurnee, Ill./Milwaukee Jr. Admirals), 7-for-14 faceoffs
• Junior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Addie Bowlby, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Olivia Laroche, 2 assists
• Sophomore Ally Cohen, 1 goal
• Sophomore Ella Holm, 1 goal, 13-for-27 faceoffs
• Senior Jillian Petruno, 10 saves

GAME FACTS

• Each of the Purple Knights' last four games was decided by two goals or less.
• Saint Michael's held a 39-31 lead in faceoff wins.

THE ACTION

• Lavender kept Sacred Heart off the board with a pad save of junior Grayson Limke on a breakaway at 9:26 of the first period.
• Cohen finished a 2-on-1 with a one-timer from the left circle with 10:19 gone after Bowlby carried from her own corner and make the final pass.
• Lavender tipped junior Bria Holms' close-range shot off the crossbar with her blocker at 15:46, and the hosts evened the game at 17:23, as McGillis' shot from the left circle made its way through. Jarvis and Weatherred assisted.
• Ella Holm put her team back in front with only eight seconds remaining, pushing in a rebound at the right post during a power play.
• Lavender's sprawling save of Ella Holm at 12:42 of the second period kept her team within striking distance.
• Bowlby padded the lead by slipping a shot from the left circle past Lavender at 7:05 of the third period during a power play.
• The Purple Knights pulled Lavender at 17:32 but were unable to get any further shots on net.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Assumption University, 7 p.m.