Saint Anselm College

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team rallied for a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Saint Michael's College on Friday evening in New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play at Cairns Arena.

The Hawks scored three unanswered goals in the third period to overcome a one-goal deficit and secure their second victory of the season. Junior Taylor Hartinger scored her first career goal, while freshman goaltender Kalyssa Bayne turned aside 34 shots in the victory.

Highlights

• Juniors Justyce Ohlgren, Eden Granley, and Taylor Hartinger along with sophomore Talia Ondy each scored a goal.
• Freshmen Lindsey Pontillo, Briella Van Dusseldorp, and Morgan Brady and sophomore Bella Mondolfi each recorded an assist.
• Bayne made 34 saves on 36 shots faced, including nine saves in the third period.
• Saint Anselm outshot Saint Michael's by a 43-36 margin, including a 21-8 advantage in the opening period.
• Granley led the Hawks with seven faceoff victories, while freshman Lily Winckler won six and sophomore Julie Duce added five.
• Saint Anselm converted its lone power-play opportunity, while Saint Michael's went scoreless on its only chance. The Hawks recorded eight shots during their power play, compared to one for the Purple Knights.
• The Hawks improved to 64-2-3 in the all-time series against Saint Michael's, including a 31-1-1 record in road contests.

How it Happened

Saint Michael's opened the scoring just 12 seconds into the contest, as Alicia McDonald found the back of the net. The Hawks responded at 7:55 of the first period when Ondy scored on the power play, finishing a feed from Van Dusseldorp and Brady with a shot into the top corner to even the score at 1-1.

The Purple Knights regained the lead at 2:06 of the second period, with Kaydence Carpenter scoring off assists from Taryn Richter and Brianna Jarvis. Saint Anselm generated 12 shots on goal in the period but could not find the equalizer, carrying a 2-1 deficit into the second intermission.

Ohlgren tied the game with a top-shelf shot at 1:07 of the third period, scoring off a pass from Pontillo. Hartinger then put Saint Anselm in front for the first time at 12:46 following a successful penalty kill, recording her first career goal with Mondolfi providing the assist on the odd-man rush. Granley capped the scoring with an empty-net goal in the final second of regulation after key saves from Bayne following a defensive-zone faceoff to secure the 4-2 victory.

Up Next

The Hawks (2-4-1, 2-4-1 NEWHA) conclude their two-game series against Saint Michael's (0-13-0, 0-9-0 NEWHA) on Saturday, Nov. 7. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Cairns Arena in South Burlington, Vt.