MANCHESTER, N.H. (October 11, 2025) – The Stonehill College women's hockey team fell, 3-1, to Saint Anselm College in its New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) opener Saturday evening at Sullivan Arena. With the result, the Skyhawks move to 0-3 overall and 0-1-0 in conference play, while the Hawks improve to 3-2-0 overall and 3-0-0 in NEWHA action.
 
Highlights

• Stonehill outshot Saint Anselm, 39-33, though the Hawks narrowly edged the Skyhawks in the faceoff battle, 41-37.
• Senior Lily Geist netted her first goal of the season off a setup from classmate Brianna Walkom, marking Walkom's team-leading second assist of the year.
• Senior Bailey Feeney registered a game-high six shots on goal, while senior Sydney Russell and junior Peyton Wise shared the team lead with two blocked shots apiece.
• Senior goaltender Eve Stone made 30 saves in net for the Skyhawks.
• Brooklyn Schneiderhan led the way offensively for Saint Anselm with two goals, while Lauren Waldo scored her first collegiate goal.
• Avery Wilson tallied two assists, and Lucy DeCoteau added her first helper of the season.
• In goal, Kayla Czukoski earned her third win of the year after stopping 38 of 39 shots faced.

 
How It Happened
Stonehill opened the scoring at the 5:48 mark of the first period when Walkom forced a turnover and found Geist, who one-timed a shot past Czukoski to give the Skyhawks the early lead. Saint Anselm responded quickly, converting on a power play as Waldo netted her first collegiate goal to even the score.

The Hawks then grabbed their first lead of the contest at 16:08 of the opening frame when Schneiderhan capitalized on a shorthanded breakaway, picking the top-right corner for her third goal of the season and first of the night.

Both teams battled evenly through the second period, with Saint Anselm holding a narrow 17-13 edge in shots. The Skyhawks penalty kill stood tall, successfully fending off two Saint Anselm power plays. Late in the frame, Stone came up clutch, making a series of key saves to keep Stonehill within one heading into the final period.

Despite outshooting Saint Anselm 13-7 in the third — including a near equalizer from Russell that rang off the post — the Skyhawks were unable to break through. Schneiderhan sealed the win for the Hawks with an empty-net goal in the closing minute to secure the 3-1 final.

Up Next
Stonehill (0-3-0, 0-1-0 NEWHA) returns to action next weekend, hosting conference foe Sacred Heart University for a two-game series at Bridgewater Ice Arena, beginning Friday, October 17, at 5 p.m.

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