BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (October 4, 2025) – The Stonehill College women's hockey team fell in its season-opening series finale, 8-2, to non-conference opponent Syracuse University on Saturday afternoon at the Bridgewater Ice Arena. With the result, the Skyhawks move to 0-2 to begin the 2025-26 campaign, while the Orange improve to 2-2 on the season.
 
Highlights

• First-year forwards Maddie Bibeau and Summer Combe became the second and third Skyhawks—joining sophomore Reagan Whynot—to record their first collegiate goals during the opening weekend of play.
• Whynot and senior Lucie Turcotte each notched their first assists of the season on Combe's third-period goal.
• Senior Lily Barrett led the defensive effort with a game-high three blocked shots, while sophomore goaltender Alexsa Caron turned aside 42 shots in net for the Skyhawks.
• Peyton Armstrong, Jordan Blouin, and Emma Gnade paced Syracuse with three points apiece. Armstrong netted two goals and added an assist, while Blouin and Gnade each tallied one goal and two helpers.
• Maïka Paquin earned her first win of the season for the Orange, making 19 saves on 21 shots faced.

 
How It Happened
Syracuse came out strong, striking first just under five minutes into the weekend finale when Jackson Kinsler and Joselyn Fiala set up Stella Costabile for her first goal of the season, giving the Orange an early 1-0 lead. Just over five minutes later, at the 10:17 mark, Rylee McLeod doubled the advantage as Syracuse carried a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.

The Orange extended their lead in the second period with a four-goal outburst, including power-play tallies from Gnade (7:39), Armstrong (8:05, 16:08), and Haley Trudeau (15:03), building a commanding 6-0 cushion heading into the third.

Stonehill broke through 8:48 into the final frame when Bibeau raced down the near side and fired a wrist shot under the crossbar and over Paquin's shoulder for her first collegiate goal. Moments later, at 11:52, Combe collected a feed from Whynot, deked through the defense, and backhanded a shot past Paquin for her first collegiate tally, trimming the deficit to 6-2. However, late goals from Blouin and Charlotte Hallette sealed the 8-2 victory for Syracuse.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (0-2-0, 0-0-0 NEWHA) returns to action on Saturday, October 11, traveling to Manchester, New Hampshire to take on conference opponent Saint Anselm College. Puck drop from Sullivan Arena between the Skyhawks and Hawks is set for 3:00 PM.
 
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