Saint Michael's Purple Knights women's ice hockey
| Saint Michael's Purple Knights women's ice hockey | |
|---|---|
| University | Saint Michael's College |
| Conference | NEWHA |
| Head coach | Meghan Sweezey 2nd season, 5–63–0 |
| Assistant coaches | Leon Lifshitz Olivia McLean Kyra Yu |
| Captain(s) | Elisabeth Gerebi |
| Alternate captain(s) | Annika Lavender Emersynn McGillis |
| Arena | C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena Colchester, Vermont |
| Colors | Purple and gold |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| None | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| None | |
The Saint Michael's Purple Knights team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Saint Michael's College. The Purple Knights, members of New England Women's Hockey Alliance (a founding member since 2018) play at the C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena in Colchester, Vermont.
History
On June 17, 2024, former Saint Michael's player Meaghan Sweezey was named head coach. [1] She replaced Chris Donovan, who had been a coach at Saint Michael's for 24 seasons. She won her first game as head coach on October 12, 2024 in a 1-0 win versus the Post Eagles. [2] Freshman Julia Chedel recorded her first career goal for the game winning tally, while freshman goaltender Jordana DeMarinis made 34 saves for her first career win.[2]
During the 2025-26 season, Saint Michael's logged only one win in 32 regular season games. The only win of the season occurred on October 11, 2025. Defeating the LIU Sharks in a 3-1 final, goaltender Annika Lavender made 52 saves.[3] Maddie Quinn, Alicia McDonald and Brianna Jarvis contributed goals.[3]
Season-by-season results
| Won Championship | Lost Championship | Conference Champions | League Leader |
| Year | Coach | W | L | T | Finish | Conference Tournament | NCAA Tournament |
| 2025–26 | Meghan Sweezey | 1 | 31 | 0 | 8th, NEWHA | Lost, First Round, vs Franklin Pierce (0-8, 1-5) | |
| 2024–25 | Meghan Sweezey | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8th, NEWHA | Lost First Round vs LIU (0-4, 0-2) | |
| 2023–24 | Chris Donovan | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8th, NEWHA | Lost First Round vs Saint Anselm (4-3, 0-8, 2-3 OT) | |
| 2022–23 | Chris Donovan | 2 | 26 | 4 | 7th, NEWHA | Lost First Round vs LIU (2-3, 0-3) | |
| 2021-22 | Chris Donovan | 3 | 23 | 1 | 6th, NEWHA | ||
| 2019-20 | Chris Donovan | 5 | 21 | 4 | 5th, NEWHA | ||
| 2018-19 | Chris Donovan | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4th, NEWHA | ||
| 2017–18 | Chris Donovan | 5 | 22 | 1 | 5th, NEWHA |
Team captains
- 2021-22: Jenna Harrison C, Courtney Kelly C, Ella Saracco C
- 2022-23: Jenna Harrison C, Mary Leys C, Mikaela Langbacka A
- 2023-24: Mikaela Langbacka C, Mary Leys C, Jace Zapata C
- 2024-25: Mary Leys C, Emersynn McGillis A, Gaby Tribelli A
- 2025-26: Elisabeth Gerebi C, Annika Lavender A, Emersynn McGillis A [5]
Awards and Honors
NEWHA Awards
- Victoria FitzGibbon, Annika Lavender and Maddie Quinn: 2024-25 NEWHA Student Athletes of the Year [6]
NEWHA All-Rookie
- Jordana DeMarinis, 2025 NEWHA All-Rookie Team [7]
NEWHA All-Stars
- Carissa Mudrak, 2023 NEWHA Second Team All-Star [8]
NEWHA All-Sportswomanship
- Jordan Lettiere, 2023 NEWHA All-Sportswomanship Team [8]
- Mary Leys, 2024 NEWHA All-Sportswomanship Team [9]
- Alicia McDonald, 2025 NEWHA All-Sportswomanship Team [7]
- Elisabeth Gerebi, 2026 NEWHA All-Sportswomanship Team
References
- ^ "Meghan Sweezey '10 named Saint Michael's women's ice hockey head coach". SMC Athletics. 2025-09-25. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Women's Ice Hockey takes down Post, 1-0, Sweeney earns first coaching win". SMC Athletics. 2024-10-12. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Women's Ice Hockey Downs LIU 3-1, to Complete Four Point weekend". SMC Athletics. 2024-10-11. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Statistics". USCHO.com.
- ^ "2025-26 Saint Michael's College Women's Ice Hockey Outlook". SMC Athletics. 2025-09-25. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Trio Named NEWHA Student Athletes of the Year to Highlight Academic Accolades". SMC Athletics. 2025-06-13. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ a b "NEWHA releases 2024-25 major end of season awards, All-League teams". NEWHA Online. 2025-02-27. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ^ a b "NEWHA major end of season awards, All-League teams". NEWHA Online. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ^ "NEWHA releases major end of season awards, All-League teams". NEWHA Online. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ^ "NEWHA Releases 2025-26 Major Awards, All League Teams". newhaonline.com. 2026-03-05. Retrieved 2026-03-06.