MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team posted a 3-1 win over Saint Michael's College in New England Women's Hockey Alliance action on Friday, Feb. 25.

With the win, the Hawks improve to 13-12-3 overall and 10-6-3 in NEWHA play. The Purple Knights fall to 3-21-1 on the season and 1-17-1 in conference play. The teams are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 26 in both programs' regular season finale. Prior to the start of the contest, the Hawks will honor their five seniors in a pregame senior day celebration.

Senior captain Erin Meyers (St. Paul, Minn.), senior alternate captain Kelly Golini (Tewksbury, Mass.), and freshman Tyra Turner (Andover, Minn.) netted one goal each for the Hawks. Golini added two assists in the contest, having a hand in all three goals while Turner registered one assist.

With 21 saves in the contest, junior Allie Kelley (East Berne, N.Y.) eclipsed the 900-save mark for the season and now sits at 912 stops in her first season on the Hilltop. Kelley continues to build upon the Saint Anselm women's ice hockey program record for saves in a single season.

The Hawks opened the scoring at 10:32 of the first period when Meyers cashed in a cross-crease pass from Golini. Golini got the play started by winning a defensive zone faceoff back to sophomore Brinna Martin (Saint Michael, Minn.) who found Turner on a breakout pass. Golini and Meyers drove through the neutral zone and into the attacking end in a two-on-one.

The Purple Knights tied the contest at one at 6:53 of the second frame when Ella Saracco redirected a pass from Mikayla Langbacka on the power play. Langbacka sent a pass from the left faceoff circle to the right where Saracco lifted a shot over Kelley.

Turner and Golini would combine to give the Hawks a 2-1 edge at 13:42 of the period. Turner forced a defensive zone turnover and found Golini on the breakout. Golini drove through the neutral zone and sauced a pass across the ice for Turner who fired a snapshot over the right shoulder of Purple Knights goaltender Carissa Mudrak. 

Golini gave Saint Anselm a 3-1 lead at 16:55 of the second stanza when she forced a turnover in the attacking end while shorthanded. The senior managed to beat Mudrak in a one-on-one from inside the Hawks offensive zone for her second shorthanded goal of the season and the team's sixth on the season which is tied for third most in a single season.

Saint Anselm held a 35-22 shots on goal advantage in the contest. The Hawks limited the Purple Knights to just three shots on frame in the final period, limiting the chances to close gap on the scoreboard.

The Hawks were scoreless in their two power play chances while the Purple Knights netted one goal in their six power play opportunities.

Kelley grabbed her 12th win of the season with the 21-save performance while Mudrak stopped 32 shots on goal in the losing effort.