Colchester, Vt. (September 14) -- After leading by a 1-0 margin at halftime in its season opener, the Saint Anselm field hockey team dropped a 2-1 final to host Saint Michael's on Tuesday afternoon. The Hawks fall to 0-1 overall with the narrow defeat.

Saint Anselm sophomore Kristina Katsikis (Hanover, Mass.) put the Hawks up 1-0 at 29:44 before the Purple Knights tied things up early in the second half. Natalie Elvidge scored off a rebound at the 40:27 mark and Taylor Wahnenbrook scored on a blast from outside the arc at 60:07 for the game winner. Sophomore Megan Sullivan (Braintree, Mass.) made six saves in her first start of the season.

Saint Anselm returns to action on Saturday, September 25th as the Hawks host No. 3 ranked UMass Lowell at 2 p.m.