MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior captain Erin Meyers (St. Paul, Minn.) netted the game-winning overtime goal in the Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team's 3-2 win over Sacred Heart University on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Hawks improve to 12-12-3 on the season with a 9-6-3 mark in conference play. The Pioneers fall to 14-13-2 with a 9-7-2 record against the New England Women's Hockey Alliance. Saint Anselm concludes its regular season with pair of games against Saint Michael's College on Friday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Feb. 26.

Prior to the start of the contest, Saint Anselm honored the 2020 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner in Amanda Conger '20 with a ceremonial puck drop and presentation of a framed jersey that will hung inside Sullivan Arena.

Meyers grabbed a loose puck from senior Kelly Golini (Tewksbury, Mass.) behind the goal. She quickly wrapped to the front and beat Pioneers goaltender Frankie Sanchez to net the game-winning goal at 1:55 of the overtime period.

Earlier in the contest, junior Gabrielle Huson (Edina, Minn.) opened the scoring with her third goal of the season at 9:53 of the first period. Huson collected a pass from Golini along the right wall and fired a shot that bounced off the shoulder of Sanchez and into the back of the net.

At 16:19 of the period, Huson nearly had her second goal of the game, firing a wrist shot that beat Sanchez but rang off the crossbar.

Alexa Ocel tied the game with a power play goal at 17:35 of the second period when she netted a one-timer from Paige McNeil, who fired a pass from the blue line to the left post for Ocel.

The Pioneers would net back-to-back goals with their second coming just 23 seconds in the final regulation period. Anna Klein skated the length of the ice and fired a shot on junior net minder Allie Kelley (East Berne, N.Y.). Kelley turned aside the initial shot but Nicole Guidi would bury the rebound chance to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.

Freshman Audrey Jackson (Shoreview, Minn.) tied the contest at two at 14:27 of the third period. Jackson collected a loose puck in the left corner and fired a shot on Sanchez, managing to beat the Pioneers goaltender in the upper half of the goal.

Sacred Heart netted one goal on five power play opportunities while Saint Anselm was scoreless in four chances.

Kelley grabs her 11th win of the season after stopping 33 of 35 shots on goal in the overtime win. Sanchez faced 31 shots on target, stopping 28 of them.