MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team capped off its weekend series against New England Women's Hockey Alliance opponent LIU with a dominant 8-2 victory on Saturday afternoon at Sullivan Arena, extending its winning streak against league opponents to six games and further solidifying Saint Anselm's spot at the top of the NEWHA standings.

The win marked the program's 400th victory since its inaugural campaign (2004-05). The Hawks boast all-time records of 400-160-39 (.700) overall and 281-88-25 (.745) against conference opponents.

Highlights

• The Hawks utilized a well-balanced scoring attack, with six different players scoring.
• Senior Brooklyn Schneiderhan and freshman Lauren Waldo led the way on offense, notching two goals apiece. Schneiderhan's pair marked her 50th and 51st career goals, as she moved into a tie for seventh all-time with Tyra Turner '25.
• Freshman Ava Hunter, sophomore Eden Granley, freshman Grace Littler, and junior Alexis Poppleton also tallied goals to add to a highlight-filled night.
• Six Saint Anselm players notched one assist apiece.
• Freshman goaltender Kayla Czukosi recorded 43 saves en route to her eighth victory in net this season.
• Sophomore Lucy DeCoteau went 14-26 (53.8%) on faceoffs while finishing with a game-high +5 on-ice rating.
• Freshman Taylor Buckley and junior Brenna Young each blocked a team-high three shots.
• Saint Anselm went 2-for-5 (40.0%) on the power play, while allowing just one goal on four LIU power play opportunities.
• The Hawks improved to 8-14-3 in the all-time series against the Sharks, earning the series sweep with wins on Friday and Saturday.

How it Happened

The Hawks started the game aggressively and were the first on the board as sophomore Eden Granley took a nice cross-ice feed from junior Hailey Tullo and rifled the puck into the top right corner to make it 1-0 right past the eight-minute mark of the first period. The Hawks took a 2-0 lead after freshman Lauren Waldo notched her first goal of the night, knocking in a loose puck just outside the crease, before LIU got on the board to make it 2-1 heading into the second period.

Only 42 seconds into the second period, Schneiderhan put the Hawks up by a pair with a nifty tip-in goal on a shot from sophomore Lucy DeCoteau. This would kick off a scoring onslaught, which saw the Hawks adding two more goals in the second period to take a commanding 5-1 lead. Schneiderhan added an unassisted tally at the 6:01 mark before freshman Ava Hunter finished a feed from sophomore Justyce Ohlgren with seven minutes remaining in the frame.

Saint Anselm would add three more goals in the third period, including an even-strength strike for junior Alexis Poppleton and two power play goals in less than a minute coming from freshman Grace Littler and Waldo. One final LIU goal pushed the final score to 8-2.

Up Next

The Hawks (9-6-0, 9-1-0 NEWHA) will face off against Assumption University (7-6-1, 7-2-1 NEWHA) on Friday, Nov. 21 for the first of a two-game series. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 p.m. at the Worcester Ice Arena.