THE BASICS
Score: St. Anselm 5, Holy Cross. 0
Records: Holy Cross (11-5-1, 7-2 ECAC East) ; St. Anselm (11-4-2, 7-1-2 ECAC East)
Location: Sullivan Arena (Manchester, N.H.)
Time: 1:00 p.m.
The Lead: Jacquelyn Guy, Tiffany Herron, Alexandra Starzyk and Alex Kazmer all netted goals for St. Anselm as Holy Cross fell 5-0 to the Hawks on Saturday afternoon in ECAC East women's hockey action at Sullivan Arena. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

•  Neither team was able to register a goal in the first period as Holy Cross outshot St. Anselm 9-7 as the period concluded. 
•  St. Anselm's offense took control over the Crusaders quickly into the second period on a power-play opportunity for the Hawks as Guy snuck the puck past senior goalie Alexandra Stevenson (Norwood, N.Y.) and Sarah Geisinger was credited with the assist. Four minutes in, the Hawks took the 1-0 lead (3:48). 
•  Herron knocked in the Hawk's second goal of the period just six minutes later with assists credited to Guy and Geisinger, her second assist of the game. With the two-goal advantage, the Hawks were gaining momentum with the score increased to 2-0 (9:48). 
•  Showing no signs of slowing down, St. Anselm added onto their lead once again on a goal by Starzyk with the assists credited to Allison Quinn and Kazmer. As the period came to a close, the Crusaders saw themselves down 3-0 (11:40). 
•  Herron netted her second goal of the game eight minutes into the third period with an assist by Geisinger, her third and gave the Hawks a comfortable 4-0 lead (7:54). 
• With three minutes remaining in the final stanza of the game, Kazmer tallied her third goal of the season with the assist credited to Starzyk, increasing their lead to 5-0 (17:22). 
• Holy Cross outshot the Hawks 10-7 in the third, but it was not enough. St. Anselm goalie Lindsey Brown was able to keep the Crusaders quiet through 60 minutes of play and sealed the 5-0 Hawks victory. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Stevenson had 19 saves for the Crusaders, as Brown had 24 saves for the Hawks. 
• Each team had 24 shots on goal as Holy Cross went 0-4 in power-play opportunities while St. Anselm went 1-4. 

 UP NEXT 

• The Crusaders return to the ice for back-to-back games as they continue ECAC East play, facing Castleton on Friday, Jan. 30 at 4:00 p.m. and host St. Michael's on Saturday, Jan. 31 for the SGA Game of the Week at 2:05 p.m. 

KEEP CONNECTED

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