Saint Michael's College

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team opened a New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) weekend series against Stonehill College with an 8-0 loss on Friday at Cairns Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-5, 0-5 NEWHA), Stonehill (1-3, 1-0 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Makena Underwood (Farmington, Minn./Farmington), 49 saves (1st college start)
• Senior Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 11-for-16 faceoffs
• Senior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 6 blocked shots
• First-year Grace Bendickson (Lakeville, Minn./Benilde-Saint Margaret's School), 5 blocked shots, 5-for-12 faceoffs
• Sophomore Kaydence Carpenter (Phoenix, Ariz./Arizona Kachinas 19U AAA), 4 blocked shots
• First-year Brie Gruber (Green Bay, Wis./NAHA White 19U AAA), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Masyn Mullin, 2 goals, 1 assist
• First-year Alex Mitsakis, 2 goals, 1 assist
• First-year Julie Morrison, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Peyton Wise, 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Maria Duffer, 12 saves

THE ACTION

• Underwood made 25 stops during the opening frame, keeping the Skyhawks off the board until more than 14 minutes had elapsed.
• With 14:18 gone, Underwood denied sophomore Summer Combe's shot from the left circle, but the puck rebounded across the crease to Wise, who stuffed home a power-play marker.
• Just 1:35 later, Mullin tipped first-year MacKenzie Sutherland's shot from the left point during another power play to make it 2-0.
• Morrison tallied at 17:03 after a rebound made its way toward the left post, capping a three-goal stretch in a matter of 2:45.
• First-year Spencer Vaccari potted a one-timer from the right circle at 6:10 of the second period off of junior Seina Spadone's cross-ice pass during a power play.
• Mitsakis scored 1:50 later off of a rebound after Morrison's initial shot was blocked off the end boards, and she went five-hole 4:08 into the third period to extend the lead.
• The Purple Knights were narrowly trimmed in shots, 14-9, during the final stanza. First-year Shayla Scinocca (Brandon, Manitoba/Okanagan Hockey Academy U18) toe dragged around a defender just inside the blue line and was turned away by Duffer's blocker save at 9:07, and the hosts sustained pressure during a power play in the latter half of the period. After Carpenter's bid from the blue line was denied at 11:49, Quinn's attempt from the left circle was stopped at 12:14, and Carpenter had another shot from the blue line saved at 12:56 before Duffer covered the loose puck under pressure in the crease.
• Quinn one-timed a slapshot from the left circle with 17:03 gone that Duffer stopped, sandwiched between Stonehill scoring twice more in the period during the final 4:22.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Stonehill, 3 p.m.