BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (January 24, 2025) – The Stonehill College women's hockey team extended its unbeaten streak to six consecutive games with a hard-fought 4-2 victory over Saint Michael's College on Friday night at the Bridgewater Ice Arena. The win pushed the Skyhawks' record to 9-14-3 overall and 9-7-3 in conference play, while the Purple Knights fell to 3-22 overall and 3-16 in conference matchups.

Highlights

• Graduate student Maeve Connolly scored her fourth goal of the season, including her second shorthanded goal. Connolly is now tied for second in the nation and one of only 10 skaters across the NCAA with at least two shorthanded goals.
• Junior Bailey Feeney registered her team-leading eighth goal of the season, while sophomore Pusle Dyring-Andersen extended her point streak to four consecutive games with her second goal of the year.
• Junior Lucie Turcotte netted the game-winning goal, marking her first of the season.
• Junior defender Lily Barrett recorded her fourth career two-assist game and her first of the season.
• First-year goaltender Alexsa Caron earned her ninth win of the season, limiting the Purple Knights to two goals on 14 shots faced.
• Stonehill dominated in the faceoff circle, winning 69.2% of all draws. Connolly and senior Josie Mendeszoon led the way, combining for 23 faceoff victories.
• Sophomore Maddie Quinn and graduate student Mary Leys each scored their first goals of the season for Saint Michael's.
• First-year goaltender Jordana DeMarinis recorded 41 saves for the Purple Knights, marking her fifth game of the season with at least 40 stops.

How it Happened
Stonehill came out strong in the opening minutes of the conference matchup, testing DeMarinis and the Purple Knights' defense with seven shots, five of which were on goal, in the first five minutes of play. At the 5:05 mark of the first period, Saint Michael's earned its first power-play opportunity after a tripping penalty was called on the Skyhawks.
 
Stonehill's penalty-killing unit successfully stifled the Purple Knights' power-play, keeping the game scoreless in the early stages of the series opener. Just over two minutes after the conclusion of Saint Michael's power-play, Stonehill broke the deadlock. Barrett fired a shot from the point that was redirected by junior Maddison Achtyl to a wide-open Dyring-Andersen, who one-timed a wrist shot into the back of the net for her second goal of the season, giving the Skyhawks the first lead of the game.
 
At the 13:19 mark of the opening period, while shorthanded, Connolly doubled the Skyhawks' lead with her second shorthanded goal of the season and third overall lamp lighter in the last three games. The graduate center forced a turnover in the neutral zone, went on a breakaway, and deked out DeMarinis before backhanding the puck over the goal line for her fourth goal of the year, putting Stonehill up 2-0 heading into the first intermission.
 
Carrying a two-goal advantage into the second period, Stonehill sought to continue its offensive momentum, outshooting Saint Michael's 5-0 in the first six minutes of the frame. Despite the early offensive pressure, Saint Michael's responded by tying the game with a power-play goal from Quinn at 9:03 and a redirect by Leys at 13:01, leveling the score at 2-2.
 
Following Saint Michael's second goal of the period, Stonehill sophomore Peyton Wise came close to reclaiming the lead, ringing a shot off the crossbar at the 15:54 mark. Just three minutes later, at 18:53, Turcotte delivered what would prove to be the game-winning goal with a routine dump into the offensive zone that bounced through DeMarinis' pads, giving the Skyhawks a 3-2 advantage heading into the third period.
 
In the final frame, Stonehill dominated possession, outshooting Saint Michael's 15-2. With the Skyhawks continuing their offensive onslaught, Feeney capped off the scoring with an empty-net goal at 18:26, securing a 4-2 victory for Stonehill.

Up Next
Stonehill (9-14-3, 9-7-3 NEWHA) rounds out its two-game weekend series against Saint Michael's College inside the Bridgewater Ice Arena tomorrow at 1 PM.
 
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