NEWHA Weekly Release - 01/18/22

Allie Kelley (Saint Anselm, G, Jr., East Berne, N.Y.)

Taking on the previously undefeated Sharks from LIU, Kelley made 38 saves in a 1-1 tie on Friday before halting 47 shots on Saturday in her team’s 5-2 victory. Against the top team in the league, Kelley eclipsed 600 saves on the season and recorded a .966 save percentage versus the Sharks.

 

Erin Meyers (Saint Anselm, F, Sr., Saint Paul, Minn.)

Jeannie Wallner (LIU, F, Fr., Kings Park, N.Y.)

 

Madi Ressler (Saint Anselm, D, Fr., Brighton, Mich.)

Against LIU on Friday and Saturday, Ressler combined for four blocked shots and logged a plus-two on-ice rating as Saint Anselm came away from the weekend with a 1-0-1 record. Ressler also found the back of the net on Saturday, scoring her second goal of the season to add insurance late in the game.

 

Alva Johnsson (LIU, F, Jr., Stockholm, Sweden)

 

Ceilidh Campbell (LIU, F, Jr., Barrie, Ontario, Canada)

Molly Meyers (LIU, F, Jr., Marshfield, Wis.)

Without a true goaltender available for LIU heading into its weekend series at Saint Anselm, Campbell and Meyers split time in net for the Sharks. Campbell made 18 saves on 19 shots against the Hawks on Friday, earning a 1-1 tie to keep LIU without a defeat on the season in league play (10-0-1). Meyers and Campbell split time on Saturday in a 5-2 loss, combining for 14 saves in the defeat.

 

Jeannie Wallner (LIU, F, Fr., Kings Park, N.Y.)

As part of a two-game week for LIU, Wallner had a hand in each of her team’s three goals. Down 1-0 to Saint Anselm on Friday, Wallner’s ninth goal of the season tied the game and set up the Sharks for a 1-1 tie. She then set up each of her goals with the primary assist on Saturday in a 5-2 loss to the Hawks.

 

Tyra Turner (Saint Anselm, F, Fr., Andover, Minn.)