Manchester, N.H. (February 13)-The Saint Anselm
College women's ice hockey team fell to the Valiants of
Manhattanville College 6-3 on Friday afternoon at Sullivan Arena.
The loss drops the Hawks to 14-6-2 overall and 12-5-1 in league
play, while the victory improves Manhattanville to 17-5-0 overall
and 15-3-0 in ECAC East action.
The Valiants took a 2-0 lead in the first period even though the
Hawks out shot them 14-11. Manhattanville forward Shannon
Coffey (Malden,
Mass.) scored at the 2:18 mark
off a pass from Monique Rafferty (Clifton
Park,
N.Y.). The Valiants scored again
with just 39 seconds on the clock on a goal from forward
Jess Scioli (North
Reading,
Mass.).
The second period featured two goals by each squad. The Valiants
took a 3-0 lead on a goal by Michele Wieczorek
(Mountain Lakes,
N.J.) just 1:17 into the period.
The Hawks finally hit the scoreboard at the 9:20 mark on a
power-play goal from senior tri-captain Kelsey Johnson
(Byfield,
Mass.). Sophomore defenseman
Alexa Hingston
(Charlestown,
Mass.) was credited with the
assist. Five minutes later, Manhattanville forward Jackie
Solomito (Sea Cliff,
N.Y.) scored an unassisted goal
for the 4-1 lead. Less than a minute later, senior tri-captain
Kathleen Twomey (Londonderry, N.H.) took a between
the legs pass from Johnson to beat Valiant netminder Karine
Turmel (Ste-Marguerite, Quebec) to cut the lead to 4-2
heading into the final stanza.
After the Hawks received a five minute major for boarding,
Valiant captain Erin Brawley (Lordship,
Conn.) scored at the twice to
make it 6-2 in favor of the visitors. Hawk freshman Liz
Burg (Minneapolis,
Minn.) scored an unassisted goal
with just over six minutes left, but it would not be enough as the
Valiants would skate to a 6-3 win.
Hawk goaltenders Carley Berry
(Danvers,
Mass.) and Amy Zappen
(Huntington Beach,
Calif.) each gave up three goals
in the losing effort, while Turmel made 27 saves to win.
The Hawks return to action tomorrow, as they will host Salve
Regina at 1 p.m. at Sullivan Arena and celebrate senior day.
