Saint Anselm College

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Freshman defender Bavneet Dhaliwal scored the first two goals of her collegiate career, while freshman goaltender Kalyssa Bayne set a program record with 76 saves, as the Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team opened its 2026-27 season against Assumption University on Friday evening at Sullivan Arena. The Hawks fell to the Greyhounds by a 3-2 final in their season, home, and New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) opener.

Highlights

• Dhaliwal scored her first two collegiate goals, accounting for both of the Hawks' tallies.
• Bayne stopped 76 shots, establishing a new Saint Anselm program record for saves in a single game. She passed Ava Hills' 67-save performance which came back in the 2024-25 season.
• Seniors Hailey Tullo and Brenna Young and freshmen Lily Winckler and Lydia Maxwell posted assists, with Winckler and Maxwell recording their first collegiate points in the process.
• Junior Jada Kosowan posted a team-high five blocked shots, while classmate Justyce Ohlgren registered four along with Young.
• The Hawks converted their lone power-play opportunity of the contest, while holding Assumption scoreless on four power plays.
• Saint Anselm now holds an 8-5-1 all-time record against Assumption.

How it Happened

Assumption opened the scoring at 10:16 of the first period, as Lauryn Broecker found the back of the net off an assist from Allison Ryan to give the Greyhounds a 1-0 advantage going into the first intermission. Bayne made 25 stops in the opening frame for the Hawks.

The Greyhounds extended their lead to 2-0 at 13:15 of the second period when Ryan scored an unassisted goal. Saint Anselm responded just over two minutes later on the power play, as Dhaliwal scored the first goal of her collegiate career at 15:49, finishing a play set up by Tullo and Young to cut the deficit to 2-1. Bayne followed up her first period efforts with 22 stops in the second.

Assumption restored its two-goal cushion at 8:42 of the third period, as Megan Tremblay scored with assists from Alaina Whitesell and Natalie Joiner to make it 3-1.

Dhaliwal struck again in the closing seconds, scoring her second goal of the game, with Winckler and Maxwell earning assists, to bring Saint Anselm within one at 3-2 with 33.3 seconds to play. Despite the late push, the Greyhounds held on for the victory. Bayne finished with a program-record 76 saves, including 29 in the third period, in her collegiate debut.

Up Next

Saint Anselm (0-1-0, 0-1-0 NEWHA) returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 17, traveling to Worcester, Mass., for a rematch against Assumption University (5-0-1, 5-0-0 NEWHA) at the Worcester Ice Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.