MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team hosts Sacred Heart University in a New England Women's Hockey Alliance two-game set on Friday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 19. Friday's opening puck drop from Sullivan Arena is scheduled for 4 p.m.

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS (10-12-3, 7-6-3 NEWHA)
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SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY PIONEERS (14-11-2, 9-5-2 NEWHA)
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The Hawks opened a five-game home stand to close the regular season with a 3-1 loss to Franklin Pierce University on Feb. 15. With the loss, Saint Anselm falls to 10-12-3 on the season with a 7-6-3 mark against NEWHA foes. After hosting the Pioneers, the Hawks conclude the regular season with a two-game series against Saint Michael's College on Friday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Feb. 26. The Hawks will honor their senior class with a pregame senior day ceremony prior to the start of the Feb. 26 contest against Saint Michael's.

The Pioneers swept the Purple Knights on Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 by 3-0 and 5-0 scores, improving to 14-11-2 overall and 9-5-2 in league games. Sacred Heart closes the regular season on Friday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Feb. 26 when they host Franklin Pierce from the Sports Center of Connecticut.

Masks are required inside Sullivan Arena, regardless of an individual's vaccine status – masks will not be provided upon entry to the facility. The Saint Anselm spectator policy can be found here and the
College's ticketing policy is available here.

Prior to the start of Saturday's tilt, the Hawks will honor Amanda Conger '20, who collected the Hockey Humanitarian Award in April of 2020. The award, first presented in 1996, is presented annually to college hockey's finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism.

Conger was nominated in recognition of a selfless act that took place during the summer headed into her senior year. Through an internship experience in her home state of Vermont, she met a local man, Cameron Ouellette, who was diagnosed with stage five kidney disease.

After learning of the public appeals for a donor, Conger went through the process of learning if she was a match. Balancing academics and working with the kidney transplant team, it was discovered that she was a match. The harvesting and transplant procedures took place in early June. Both Conger and Ouellette have made full recoveries.

SCOUTING SAINT ANSELM

• Senior tri-alternate captain Kelly Golini (Tewksbury, Mass.) tied Tuesday's contest with her eighth goal of the season in the second period. However, a late goal in the second frame and a power play goal in the third by the Ravens gave them a 3-1 win.
• Freshman Tyra Turner (Andover, Minn.) leads the team in scoring with 10 goals while ranking third in assists for a team-high 20 points. She is tied for second in the conference in goals and points.
• Golini ranks second on the team with eight goals and 11 assists, putting her in a tie for second with 19 points. Senior captain Erin Meyers (St. Paul, Minn.) recorded an assist on the Golini goal against Franklin Pierce and now has a team-high 12 helpers on the season. She has netted seven goals, bringing her point total to 19.
• Junior goaltender Allie Kelley (East Berne, N.Y.) has stopped 814 shots on goal this season, which leads the NEWHA and is fourth nationally. Kelley has a .932 save percentage which is 15th on the national scale and second in the NEWHA. The junior also holds a 2.64 goals-against average, which is fifth in the conference.
• With four games left in the regular season for the Hawks, the team sits in fourth in the NEWHA standings with 17 points. Saint Anselm trails Sacred Heart by three points for the third spot in the standings.

SCOUTING SACRED HEART

• Alexa Ocel scored two goals and added two assists in the two games against the Purple Knights, earning her the NEWHA Player of the Week honor. Six student-athletes recorded at least one goal in the sweep of Saint Michael's.
• Anna Klein leads the NEWHA with 13 goals, 20 assists, and 33 points. Klein posted four points against Saint Michael's including one goal and three assists.
• Kelly Solak is tied with Turner with 20 points, stemming from eight goals and 12 helpers.
• Frankie Sanchez was named the conference's Goaltender of the Week after posting a pair of shutouts against the Purple Knights. Sanchez boasts a 2.08 goals-against average which is second in the NEWHA and 25th nationally. She has a .930 save percentage and has stopped 612 shots on goal this season.
• Sacred Heart trails Long Island University by four points in the NEWHA standings with four games left to play.

ALL-TIME vs. SACRED HEART

• The weekend set with the Pioneers marks the 22nd and 23rd meetings in the all-time series. Saint Anselm enjoys a 16-4-1 mark against Sacred Heart all-time.
• Earlier this season, the teams skated to a 1-1 tie on Nov. 5 before the Pioneers capped the weekend with a 3-0 win on Nov. 6. Sophomore Maddy McCaffery (Weymouth, Mass.) scored the Hawks goal in the tie while Kelley made 56 saves between the two contests.
• Saint Anselm entered the season on a 10-game win streak over Sacred Heart, dating back to an overtime win on Feb. 27, 2010.