MANCHESTER, N.H. – A pair of power play goals from sophomore Lucy DeCoteau helped the Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team earn a 4-1 victory over Sacred Heart University in New England Women's Hockey Alliance action on Friday night at Sullivan Arena.

Highlights

• DeCoteau scored twice, once on the power play, to post her fifth and sixth goals of the campaign. Her goal at 3:34 of the second period served as the eventual game-winning goal.
• Senior captain Brooklyn Schneiderhan recorded two assists in the victory, tying DeCoteau for the most points in the outing.
• Sophomore Eden Granley and freshman Grace Stirling each scored, marking their second goals of the season.
• Assists came from freshmen Lauren Waldo and Grace Littler, sophomore Justyce Ohlgren and Nicola Forth, and junior Brenna Young.
• Freshman netminder Kayla Czukowski made 38 saves to earn her fourth collegiate victory.
• DeCoteau led the charge from the faceoff dot, winning 20 of her 32 draws (62.5%).
• Ohlgren finished with a team-high plus-2 rating in the triumph.
• Freshman Madison Macaulay blocked a team-best four shots in the win, followed behind by classmate Avery Wilson who posted three blocks.
• Saint Anselm went 2-for-3 on the power play while limiting the Pioneers to a 1-for-8 performance on their power play tries.
• The Hawks improved to 31-14-5 in the all-time series against Sacred Heart, which includes a 17-5-2 mark in games played at Sullivan Arena.
• Saint Anselm is now 4-1-0 on home ice in the 2025-26 campaign, with all four wins coming against conference competition.

How it Happened

The Hawks jumped out to a lead thanks to a turnover caused in the offensive zone by freshman Lauren Waldo and sophomore Nicola Forth who set up freshman Grace Stirling. Stirling fired a wrister from the slot off the far post and in with 6:51 to play in the opening period.

The Hawks took advantage of a power play opportunity early into the second frame as junior Brenna Young slid a pass to the waiting stick of DeCoteau out in front who one-timed the feed into the back of the net to make it a 2-0 lead for the hosts.

Less than four minutes later, freshman Grace Littler collected a loose puck in the defensive zone and gained the offensive zone with speed. Littler then sent a centering pass to sophomore Eden Granley who sent it through the five-hole on a one-timer to make it a three-goal lead for the Hawks.

The Pioneers got on the board with 5:36 to play in the second as a shot from the left point off the stick of Shae Carroll deflected in to cut Sacred Heart's deficit to two.

With 5:41 remaining in regulation, DeCoteau recorded her second powerplay goal of the evening on a deflected shot from the slot which soared over the goaltender and past the goal line to regain the Hawks' three-goal cushion.

Freshman goaltender Kayla Czukoski made seven saves in the final minutes to secure the victory for Saint Anselm in the opening game of the series.

Up Next

The Hawks (4-5-0, 4-1-0 NEWHA) and the Pioneers (4-5-0, 3-4-0 NEWHA) will square off in the final contest of the two-game series on Saturday, Nov. 1, with puck drop scheduled for 3:00 p.m back at Sullivan Arena.