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WETHERBEE, MCCULLION LEAD HOLY CROSS PAST PURPLE KNIGHTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                               FOR MORE INFORMATION January 25, 2004                                                                                Contact: Seth Cole                                                                                                          Phone: (802) 654-2537 SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Sophomore Sarah Wetherbee (Canton, Mass.) tallied the game-winning goal and added three assists to lead College of the Holy Cross past Saint Michael’s College, 5-1, in ECAC East women’s ice hockey action on Sunday at Cairns Arena. Sophomore Kolt Bloxson (Fitchburg, Mass.) contributed a goal and an assist for the Crusaders, while freshman Casey McCullion (Philadelphia, Pa.) recorded 27 saves for Holy Cross (7-7-1, 6-4-1 ECAC East). For the Purple Knights, junior Meg Lyons (Boxborough, Mass./Acton-Boxborough Regional) notched a power-play goal, while classmate Marcy Ring (No. Attleboro, Mass./Saint George’s School) stopped 62 shots, including 25 in the third period, as Saint Michael’s (0-15-1, 0-10-0) lost its 12th straight game. The Purple Knights opened the scoring with a power-play tally 11:46 into the contest, as Lyons notched her team-leading sixth goal of the season off of assists by sophomore Michelle Miaskiewicz (Salem, Mass./North Shore Vipers) and freshman Melissa Gagne (Eliot, Maine/Berwick Academy). It marked the first time Saint Michael’s has led in its last seven games. The lead was short-lived, however, as just 2:25 later, Campbell wristed a shot from just inside the blue line past Ring. Holy Cross took the lead for good midway through the second stanza. Just two minutes after being denied on a shorthanded breakaway, Wetherbee rifled a shot over Ring’s shoulder for an unassisted tally. The visitors sealed the victory with three goals in the final period. Junior Meghan Mahoney (Utica, N.Y.) gave the Crusaders a 3-1 lead with a power-play marker 3:33 into the frame, while Bloxson and freshman Dianna Muth (Lee, N.H.) netted even-strength goals midway through the period. Saint Michael’s plays its next four games on the road, beginning with a weekend series at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Friday and Saturday. The Purple Knights conclude the home portion of their schedule with a two-game set versus New England College Feb. 14-15.   GAME SUMMARY Holy Cross                    1          1          3          --5 Saint Michael’s              1          0          0          --1 First period: Scoring: 1. SMC, Lyons (Miaskiewicz, Gagne), 11:46 (pp). 2. HC, Campbell (Wetherbee), 14:11. Penalties: Jean, HC (cross-checking), 4:11; Jean, HC (10-min. misconduct), 4:11; Wetherbee, HC (interference), 10:57; Mabardy, SMC (interference), 15:06; Cleary, SMC (interference), 15:22; O’Connor, HC (roughing), 15:22; Miaskiewicz, SMC (holding), 16:52. Second period: Scoring: 3. HC, Wetherbee (unassisted), 11:10. Penalties: Lyons, SMC (hooking), 1:00; Corkery, HC (slashing), 8:08; Wetherbee, HC (cross-checking), 11:28; Talbot, SMC (holding), 11:29; McGrath, SMC (body checking), 13:26; Bloxson, HC (slashing), 18:19. Third period: Scoring: 4. HC, Mahoney (Bloxson, Wetherbee), 3:33 (pp). 5. HC, Bloxson (Wetherbee), 10:07. 6. HC, Muth (O’Connor), 14:40. Penalties: Salois, SMC (slashing), 2:46. Shots: HC (15 – 24 – 28 – 67), SMC (9 – 10 – 9 – 28). Saves: HC, McCullion (28 shots, 27 saves); SMC, Ring (67 shots, 62 saves).  For complete box score, click here. ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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