Saint Michael's College

SHELTON, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team lost to Post University, 4-1, during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play on Friday at the Sports Center of Connecticut.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-14, 1-10 NEWHA), Post (3-9-1, 2-4-1 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 1 goal, 7 faceoff wins
• Senior Victoria FitzGibbon (Stittsville, Ontario/East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA), 1 assist
• First-year Jen Birolini (Pembroke, Mass./Tabor Academy), 1 assist
• First-year Makena Underwood (Farmington, Minn./Farmington), 41 saves
• Senior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 4 blocked shots
• Sophomore Katelyn Aleong (Anmore, British Columbia/Pacific Steelers U19), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Rylie Griffiths, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Celena Mickevicius, 1 goal
• Sophomore Kai Hyatt, 1 goal
• Sophomore Alex Young, 28 saves

THE ACTION

• Saint Michael's held a 16-11 lead in shots during the first period, when Post built a 2-0 lead.
• Late in the frame, Hyatt skated out of the right corner and roofed a shot from deep in the right circle with 13:04 gone.
• In the final minute, a Purple Knight pass from behind the net was picked off in the left circle by Griffiths, who took a couple strides before wristing a shot glove side on Underwood at 19:13.
• Griffith also scored 2:28 into the second period to make it 3-0, tossing in a shot from the blue line.
• Saint Michael's chipped away at its deficit late in the final stanza, as FitzGibbon's slap shot from the blue line was tipped in by Jerylo near the edge of the left circle for a power-play goal at 17:45.
• However, Mickevicius sealed the win by cherry picking with Underwood pulled for an extra skater and taking Griffiths' long pass for an empty-netter with 26 seconds to go.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Post, 1:15 p.m.