BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team earned a 7-3 victory over Stonehill College on Saturday afternoon in New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play at Bridgewater Ice Arena.
The victory marked the first for head coach Jessica Salisbury and gave the Hawks five points in the home-and-home series against the Skyhawks after earning a 7-7 tie and shootout victory on Friday evening at Sullivan Arena.
Freshman goaltender Kalyssa Bayne earned her first career victory with 51 saves, while freshman Morgan Brady scored her first collegiate goal. Saint Anselm scored seven consecutive goals after Stonehill opened the scoring to take control of the contest.
Highlights
- Senior Hailey Tullo led the Hawks with two goals, finishing with a +3 rating.
- Senior Brenna Young recorded a team-high three points with one goal and two assists.
- Freshmen Bavneet Dhaliwal and Morgan Brady and junior Eden Granley each finished with two points. Dhaliwal and Granley recorded one goal and one assist, while Brady scored her first collegiate goal and added an assist.
- Freshman Lindsey Pontillo scored her second goal of the season, while freshman Lily Winckler and junior Taylor Hartinger each recorded an assist.
- Bayne earned her first career victory, turning aside 51 of the 54 shots she faced.
- Saint Anselm converted one of its seven power-play opportunities, while the Skyhawks scored once on four chances.
- The Hawks recorded 11 blocked shots, led by Dhaliwal with six.
- Saint Anselm improved to 10-9-4 in the all-time series against Stonehill, including a 6-5-1 record in road contests.
How it Happened
Stonehill opened the scoring at 4:04 of the first period on a goal by Payton Palsa. Tullo answered for Saint Anselm at 7:14, evening the contest at 1-1 with an unassisted tally. The teams remained tied through the remainder of the opening period.
The Hawks took control in the second period with three unanswered goals. Young gave Saint Anselm its first lead of the afternoon at 11:27, finishing a play assisted by Dhaliwal. Just 2:20 later, Brady doubled the advantage with her first collegiate goal, assisted by Hartinger. Granley added another tally at 16:04, sending the Hawks into the second intermission with a 4-1 lead.
Saint Anselm continued its offensive push early in the third period as Tullo scored her second goal of the afternoon at 1:49, with Granley and Winckler collecting assists. Dhaliwal extended the lead to 6-1 at 4:07 with a power-play goal, assisted by Winckler and Young. Pontillo added the Hawks' seventh goal at 6:58, with Brady and Young recording assists.
Stonehill responded with a power-play goal from Summer Combe at 10:52 before Reagan Whynot added another tally just 15 seconds later. Bayne and the Saint Anselm defense held the Skyhawks scoreless for the remainder of the contest to secure the 7-3 victory.
Up Next
The Hawks (1-4-1, 1-4-1 NEWHA) travel to South Burlington, Vt., for a two-game series against Saint Michael's College (0-12-0, 0-8-0 NEWHA) on Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday at Cairns Arena.
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