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Sacred Heart Wins Saint Michael's Women's Ice Hockey Classic

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Created on Sunday, 01 January 2012 02:12

Written by George Commo

Visitors Beat St. Mike's in Title Game 3-1

Courtesy St. Michael's Sports Information

SOUTH BURLINGTON - The Sacred Heart University women's ice hockey team won the seventh annual Saint Michael's College Holiday Classic on Saturday, grabbing a 3-1 victory over the hosts in Cairns Arena. In the other contest, Colby College downed Nichols College, 2-1.

 

For the Purple Knights, who slipped to 1-10-1, freshman Kristen Spulecki (Orchard Park, N.Y./Buffalo Bison) tallied late in the opening period for the go-ahead marker. She and junior Erin Stevens (Watertown, Conn./Connecticut Polar Bears), who made 34 saves, were named to the all-tournament team.

 

Senior Jamie Mey (Middletown, R.I./Saint George's) had a goal and an assist for the 5-9 Pioneers while drawing most valuable player honors. She and sophomore Alexius Schutt (Elk River, Minn./Elk River), who stopped 36 shots, were all-tournament selections. Freshmen Sara Hanna (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) and Melissa Robbins (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North) scored on power plays in the second period, with Mey playing a role in Hanna's winner with five seconds remaining in the stanza.

 

In the opening contest, junior Caroline Chessare (Hopkinton, Mass./Saint Mark's School) broke a tie with 10:56 to go in the third period for Colby, which improved to 4-5-1. Sophomore Samantha Slotnick (Canterbury, Conn./Pomfret School), who was named all-tournament, provided the tying goal at 14:01 of the second, just 23 seconds after Nichols made it 1-0. Classmate Grace Dickinson (Northfield, Ill./Hotchkiss School) had 16 saves.

 

Nichols slipped to 4-7-1, receiving its marker from freshman Grace Murphy (Montclair, Va./Prince William Panthers), who landed on the all-tournament team. Sophomore Francesca Palazzo (Bernardston, Mass./Turners Falls) made 31 saves, as the Bison were nearly doubled in shots, 33-17.

 

Saint Michael's plays next on Friday, hosting nationally-ranked Norwich University at 7 p.m. The Cadets are second in the most recent U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Division III poll.

 

 

Seventh Annual Saint Michael's College Women's Ice Hockey Holiday Classic

Team Champion

Sacred Heart

 

Most Valuable Player

Jamie Mey, Sacred Heart

 

All-Tournament Team

Jamie Mey, Sacred Heart (MVP)

Alexius Schutt, Sacred Heart

Kristen Spulecki, Saint Michael's

Erin Stevens, Saint Michael's

Samantha Slotnick, Colby

Grace Murphy, Nichols