MANCHESTER, N.H. – The third-seeded Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team never trailed in game two of its NEWHA quarterfinal series, defeating sixth-seeded Sacred Heart University, 3-1, at Sullivan Arena on Saturday night to advance to its second straight conference semifinal.

Highlights

• Freshman Madison Macaulay, junior Hailey Tullo, and senior captain Mackenzie Moss each found the back of the net for the Hawks, with Macaulay's power play tally marking her first collegiate goal.
• Tullo led the way with three points (1-2-3), followed by freshman Talia Ondy with two points (0-2-2), which were the first points of her career, and Moss with two points (1-1-2).
• Freshman Avery Wilson blocked a team-high four shots in the victory.
• Sophomore Lucy DeCoteau had another dominant night on faceoffs, winning 20-of-33 (60.6%) of all draws taken.
• Freshman goaltender Kayla Czukoski registered 32 saves in the win as the Hawks narrowly outshot the Pioneers, 34-33.
• Saint Anselm's penalty kill shut Sacred Heart down as the Pioneers were held scoreless on five power play opportunities.
• The Hawks improved to 34-16-5 all-time against Sacred Heart in a series dating back to the 2004-05 campaign as Saint Anselm earned a 4-2-0 season-series record against the Pioneers in 2025-26.
• Saint Anselm is returning to the NEWHA Semifinals under the direction of second-year head coach Sam Ftorek '98 for the second straight season.

How it Happened

Macaulay opened the scoring, recording Hawks lone power play goal of the night 11:55 into the opening frame to put the Hawks in front, 1-0.

Tullo doubled the lead 5:05 into the second period, recording her second point of the contest while increasing the Hawks' lead to 2-0. Sacred Heart struck back 4:16 later as Peyton Bennetts registered a goal to cut the Pioneers' deficit to one goal with 10:39 left in the second. With 7:55 to play before the second intermission, Moss walked out from below the goal line and restored the Hawks' two goal cushion.

With 3:45 remaining in regulation, Sacred Heart still trailed by two goals and pulled its netminder Julia Petruno for the extra skater. Following a Saint Anselm infraction, the Pioneers went on 6-on-4 advantage, which the Hawks successfully killed to maintain their two-goal edge. Czukoski made one save while DeCoteau notched two blocks in the final 1:13 to fend off a Sacred Heart comeback bid and seal the victory.

Up Next

The Hawks (18-17-1) will learn their semifinal opponent Sunday, March 1, following the decisive game three between No. 2 Assumption University and No. 7 Post University. The NEWHA Semifinals are set for Wednesday, March 4.