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Women’s Lacrosse: #2N Norwich University vs. #3S Dean College – GNAC Quarterfinal preview
Story Links NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The #2N-seeded Norwich University women’s lacrosse team (14-2, 10-1 GNAC, 6-1 North Division) will host #3S Dean College (8-8, 5-6 GNAC, 5-2 South Division) for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament Quarterfinal game on Saturday, Apr. 26, at 1:00 p.m. on Sabine Field at […]

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The #2N-seeded Norwich University women’s lacrosse team (14-2, 10-1 GNAC, 6-1 North Division) will host #3S Dean College (8-8, 5-6 GNAC, 5-2 South Division) for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament Quarterfinal game on Saturday, Apr. 26, at 1:00 p.m. on Sabine Field at Haynes Family Stadium in Northfield, Vt.
The Cadets enter the postseason for the 17th consecutive year, a streak dating back to 2008, and will look to capture their first GNAC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth since 2012. Under fourth-year Head Coach Ian Thomas, Norwich is seeking a second postseason win in as many years after last year’s GNAC Play-In victory over Simmons. Dean, under second-year Head Coach Justin Dionne, returns to the postseason after missing the 2024 Tournament, and is still in search of its first GNAC Tournament victory since joining the league in 2020-21.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Norwich:
- The Cadets look to bounce back after their 15-10 loss to Emmanuel College in Tuesday’s regular season finale, which marked their first conference defeat and ended a 12-game winning streak. Eight different Cadets scored, led by two goals each from Caitlyn Fielder (East Calais, Vt.) and Breanna Ricker (Laconia, N.H.). Norwich played the Saints to an 8-8 halftime draw and trailed 12-10 entering the fourth, but Emmanuel blanked the Cadets in the final 20 minutes to secure the win. Prior to Emmanuel, during the month of April, the Cadets have secured six victories, including a pair of crucial North Divisional victories over Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and Rivier University.
- Norwich boasts one of the nation’s most disruptive defenses, leading all of Division III in caused turnovers (321), averaging 20.06 per game. The Cadets have posted 20 or more caused turnovers in nine contests, including a season-high 29 against Anna Maria. Celine Juneau (Chazy, N.Y.) and Lindsey Parker (Wells, Maine) anchor the defense, with 40 and 38 caused turnovers, respectively, ranking both in the top 55 nationally. Norwich also ranks third in the GNAC in ground balls with 384, with Juneau (45) and Parker (40) again leading the team.
Dean:
- The Bulldogs enter Saturday’s match-up after a 14-4 loss to Simmons University in their regular season finale. Natalie Peterson scored twice, while Nina Medeiros and Haley Gaunt added a goal apiece. Dean opened the contest with a quick strike from Peterson, but Simmons responded with eight unanswered to take control. Dean is on the hunt for its first victory since an Apr. 12 win at Albertus Magnus College, having also dropped home contests to JWU (Providence) and Saint Joseph’s College of Maine prior to falling at Simmons.
- Dean’s strength lies in the draw circle, having registered double-digit draw controls in 14 of 16 games. The Bulldogs are 7-3 when winning 14 or more draws, and 1-5 otherwise. Medeiros leads the charge with 95 draw controls, second in the GNAC and among the top 65 nationally in Division III, highlighted by 10 in a win over Albertus Magnus and six or more in 11 games this season.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Norwich:
- The Cadets’ attack is fueled by Vermont natives Ellie Moriarty (Stowe, Vt.) and Caitlyn Fielder, both of whom have surpassed the 60-point mark. Moriarty has tallied 35 assists, second in the GNAC and top 50 nationally, and broke the program’s all-time assists record earlier this season, now sitting at 92. She currently owns 63 points (28 goals, 35 assists). Fielder, meanwhile, has been an all-around force on the field, recording 47 goals and 13 assists for 60 points, while also notching 39 ground balls, 30 caused turnovers and 85 draw controls.
- Norwich features 11 players with 10 or more points. Vivian Buntin (Middlebury, Conn.), Athena Merck, and Quinn Mustone (Medford, Mass.) all sit above the 30-point threshold. Buntin has 41 points (22 goals, 19 assists), Merck owns 39 goals and nine assists, and Mustone contributes across the board with 33 points (27 goals and six assists), 31 caused turnovers, and 33 draw controls.
Dean:
- Natalie Peterson and Haley Gaunt have combined for over 90 goals this season. Peterson has tallied 49 goals and 12 assists for 61 points, while also leading the team in ground balls (42) and ranking second in draw controls (54). She posted a seven-goal effort against Mitchell College and six against Elms College. Gaunt has scored in all 16 games, including a season-best five against the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.), and has logged 11 hat tricks.
- Nina Medeiros and Emma Mock round out the Bulldogs’ impact players. Medeiros has tallied 29 goals, six assists, 48 ground balls, and 95 draw controls, while Mock leads the team in caused turnovers (21) and ground balls (60), adding 22 goals and 11 assists.
BATTLE BETWEEN THE BARS:
- Bailey Manning-Ingala (West Hartford, Conn.) continues to etch her name in Norwich history, posting an 8.25 goals-against average and a 50.3 save percentage over 720 minutes. Her 10-2 record ties her for second-most single-season wins in program history. She has made double-digit saves in three contests and has held opponents under 10 goals in eight of 12 starts. Her career numbers in saves (134), save percentage (49.6%), goals-against average (9.11), and wins (11) all rank in the top 10 in Norwich history.
- Shea Cassani has started 10 games for Dean, logging a 6-6 record with a 10.18 goals-against average and 53.9% save percentage. She has made double-digit saves six times this season, including a season-high 27 stops in the Bulldogs’ finale at Simmons. Cassani has limited teams to single-digit scoring seven times.
LAST TIME OUT:
- Norwich downed Dean, 15-10, back on Mar. 8 in the Cadets’ GNAC opener. Athena Merck tallied a hat trick in the first quarter en route to a five-goal performance, while Vivian Buntin also scored five times. The Cadets held leads of 9-4 at halftime and 13-6 entering the fourth quarter before weathering a late Bulldog push. Ellie Moriarty dished out six assists in the win, while Caitlyn Fielder, Gianna Pesce (Williamstown, Mass.), and Julia Proto (Orange, Conn.), in addition to Moriarty, also scored.
- Dean saw seven players score in the loss, led by two goals apiece from Natalie Peterson, Nina Medeiros, and Emma Mock. Shea Cassani made four saves and allowed six goals, while Allie Stockwell also saw action with nine goals allowed and four saves.
TALES FROM THE TURF:
- The Bulldogs made notable strides from last season’s 3-12 finish, riding a mid-season five-game win streak after a Mar. 16 loss to Lasell. That run included three road wins by 15 or more goals. Dean’s lone loss during that stretch was a narrow 16-11 defeat to Emmanuel College, in which the Bulldogs opened with a 3-0 run within two minutes.
- Norwich is enjoying one of its best seasons in program history, matching the 2012 squad with 14 wins while recording the program’s second-longest win streak. The Cadets have held 12 opponents to single digits this season and have only surrendered more than 10 goals four times. Their two losses, to Keene State College and Emmanuel College, also marked their highest goals allowed (16 and 15, respectively).
- Saturday’s match-up marks the fifth meeting in program history between the Cadets and Bulldogs and the first in postseason history, dating back to Apr. 27, 2022. Since then, the Cadets have gone 3-1 against Dean, winning the last two outings which have been in Franklin, Mass., including a 15-10 win this season and a 15-9 win during the 2024 season. The last time the Bulldogs came to Northfield yielded Dean’s lone loss over the Cadets, in a 15-14 overtime thriller on Apr. 26, 2023, in a contest where the Cadets held a 14-9 lead with 9:37 remaining before the Bulldogs closed regulation on a 5-0 run to force overtime before Haley Gaunt scored the game-winner in overtime to steal victory. Norwich’s first meeting with the Bulldogs came on Apr. 27, 2022, when the Cadets claimed a 21-9 victory over Dean on the road.
GNAC TOURNAMENT BRACKET (Hosted by higher seeds):
- Thursday, Apr. 24 – PLAY-IN
- #4N Colby-Sawyer def. #5N Simmons, 18-3
- #4S Regis (Mass.) def. #5S University of Saint Joseph (Conn.), 16-6
- Saturday, Apr. 26 – QUARTERFINALS
- #4N Colby-Sawyer at #1S JWU (Providence), 12:00 p.m.
- #4S Regis (Mass.) at #1N Emmanuel, 3:00 p.m.
- #3N Saint Joseph’s (Maine) at #2S Lasell, 11:00 a.m.
- #3S Dean at #2 Norwich, 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, Apr. 30 – SEMIFINALS
- #1S/4N/5N Winner vs. #2N/3S Winner, TBA
- #1N/4S/5S Winner vs. #2S/3N Winner, TBA
- Saturday, May 3 – CHAMPIONSHIP
The winner of Saturday’s tilt will advance to face either #1S JWU (Providence) or #4N Colby-Sawyer in the GNAC Semifinals on Wednesday, Apr. 30, in a contest hosted by the higher seed.

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Trio of Southgate Anderson student-athletes make college signings official – The News Herald
Within the past week, three student-athletes at Southgate Anderson High School signed national letters of intent to finalize their respective college decisions. On May 14, Melody Ballinger was recognized as she signed on to continue her basketball-playing career at Indiana Tech University next school year. Then earlier this week on May 19, Jozie Armos penned […]

Within the past week, three student-athletes at Southgate Anderson High School signed national letters of intent to finalize their respective college decisions.
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WCHA releases its 2025-26 schedule
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association released its composite league schedule for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, May 21. The schedule has 112 conference games as the WCHA enters its 27th season of women’s hockey competition. Game days and times of each two-game series will be determined by the host institution, with the WCHA online composite schedule […]

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association released its composite league schedule for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, May 21. The schedule has 112 conference games as the WCHA enters its 27th season of women’s hockey competition.
Game days and times of each two-game series will be determined by the host institution, with the WCHA online composite schedule being updated accordingly. While the weekends are assigned, teams may opt to play Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, or for an agreed-upon home-and-home series.
Nonconference games will also be updated on the composite schedule upon announcements from each WCHA member. The WCHA league schedule features 28 games for each of its eight teams, playing in two, two-game series against each of the other seven member institutions.
The WCHA has won 22 national championships since 2000. Wisconsin won the WCHA’s 21st NCAA championship title in March with a 4-3 overtime victory over WCHA foe Ohio State.
The battle for the Julianne Bye Cup (regular season champion) begins on the fourth weekend Sept. 26 when reigning WCHA regular season champion, WCHA Final Faceoff champion, and NCAA champion Wisconsin travels to Bemidji State.
The first full weekend of WCHA competition takes place the weekend of Oct. 10-11 as Ohio State hosts Bemidji State, Minnesota welcomes St. Cloud State to Minneapolis, Minnesota State faces St. Thomas and Minnesota Duluth travels to Wisconsin.
The final weekend of the regular season takes place the weekend of Feb. 20-21 as Bemidji State hosts Ohio State, Minnesota Duluth is at Minnesota on the road, Minnesota State is at St. Thomas and St. Cloud State is at Wisconsin.
Fans can watch all WCHA home games via the B1G+ on-demand streaming service. To subscribe to B1G+ for the 2025-26 season, visit
www.bigtenplus.com
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2025-26 Composite WCHA Schedule
Date | Games |
Sept. 26-27: | Wisconsin at Bemidji State |
Oct. 10-11: | Bemidji State at Ohio State |
St. Cloud State at Minnesota | |
St. Thomas at Minnesota State | |
Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin | |
Oct. 17-18: | Ohio State at Minnesota |
Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth | |
St. Thomas at St. Cloud State | |
Oct. 24-25: | Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth |
Minnesota State at Wisconsin | |
St. Cloud State at Ohio State | |
Oct. 31-Nov.1: | Bemidji State at Minnesota State |
Minnesota at Wisconsin | |
Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State | |
Ohio State at St. Thomas | |
Nov. 7-8: | St. Thomas at Bemidji State |
Nov. 14-15: | Bemidji State at Minnesota |
Minnesota State at Ohio State | |
Minnesota Duluth at St. Thomas | |
Wisconsin at St. Cloud State | |
Nov. 21-22: | St. Cloud State at Bemidji State |
Minnesota at Minnesota State | |
Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth | |
St. Thomas at Wisconsin | |
Dec. 5-6: | Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State |
Minnesota at St. Thomas | |
St. Cloud State at Minnesota State | |
Wisconsin at Ohio State | |
Jan. 9-10: | Bemidji State at St. Thomas |
Minnesota State at Minnesota | |
Ohio State at St. Cloud State | |
Wisconsin at Minnesota Duluth | |
Jan. 16-17: | Minnesota at Bemidji State |
Ohio State at Minnesota State | |
St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth | |
Wisconsin at St. Thomas | |
Jan. 23-24: | Bemidji State at Wisconsin |
Minnesota at St. Cloud State | |
Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State | |
St. Thomas at Ohio State | |
Jan. 30-31: | Minnesota State at Bemidji State |
Wisconsin at Minnesota | |
Minnesota Duluth at Ohio State | |
St. Cloud State at St. Thomas | |
Feb. 6-7 | Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth |
St. Thomas at Minnesota | |
Minnesota State at St. Cloud State | |
Ohio State at Wisconsin | |
Feb. 13-14: | Bemidji State at St. Cloud State |
Minnesota at Ohio State | |
Wisconsin at Minnesota State | |
St. Thomas at Minnesota Duluth | |
Feb. 20-21: | Ohio State at Bemidji State |
Minnesota State at St. Thomas | |
St. Cloud State at Wisconsin | |
Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota |
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Alayna Taylor – Women’s Soccer
As a Sophomore (2024): BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Played in 18 matches and made four starts. Scored BIG EAST Championship clinching goal in second overtime against Xavier (11/10). Made first career start in BIG EAST Semifinals vs. Georgetown (11/7). Played career-high 74 minutes in BIG EAST Championship game (11/10). Tallied season-high four shots at Villanova (10/20). Registered […]

As a Sophomore (2024): BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Played in 18 matches and made four starts. Scored BIG EAST Championship clinching goal in second overtime against Xavier (11/10). Made first career start in BIG EAST Semifinals vs. Georgetown (11/7). Played career-high 74 minutes in BIG EAST Championship game (11/10). Tallied season-high four shots at Villanova (10/20). Registered three shots in NCAA First Round at Rutgers (11/16). Recorded 72 minutes in NCAA Second Round vs. Stanford (11/22).
As a Freshman (2023): Played in five games in her debut season with the Huskies. Made her collegiate debut against Boston University (8/20). Scored her first career goal vs. Marist (9/6).
Before UConn: Played club at Farmington Sports Arena ECNL. Lettered four years for Mark Landers at Glastonbury High School. Helped lead her Glastonbury squad to the 2019 Class LL State Championship. During her time at Glastonbury her team posted 1 56-6-6. Named an All-Conference performer in 2021 and 2022. Also was an All-State performer in indoor track. She won States in the Sprint Medley Relay.
Why UConn: I chose UConn because it has been my dream school to play soccer at since I was young and the second I stepped on campus I knew it was the perfect place for me. UConn offers everything I love about a college, especially the competitive soccer program with an outstanding coaching staff. I’m very excited to be a part of this talented team.
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PWHL Turns To Turner To Lead New Seattle Women’s Team
With the new PWHL Seattle expansion franchise just two weeks away from being able to sign free agents, they needed someone to do the signings. Now they have her. The league, which owns all of its teams, has appointed Meghan Turner as PWHL Seattle general manager. Turner, who’s 30, spent the past two seasons as […]

With the new PWHL Seattle expansion franchise just two weeks away from being able to sign free agents, they needed someone to do the signings. Now they have her.
The league, which owns all of its teams, has appointed Meghan Turner as PWHL Seattle general manager. Turner, who’s 30, spent the past two seasons as assistant GM with the Boston Fleet. She played in college for Quinnipiac University and professionally in two prior women’s leagues.
Fleet general manager Danielle Marmer predicted this advancement back in 2024, when she named good friend Turner as her second in command. “She’s going to take my job one day,” Marmer said to the New Hampshire Union Leader. “She’s going to be so good at this. I won’t be surprised if she’s the GM of an NHL team at some point in the future.”
Marmer once told Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney she would trust her life to Turner. “Even through college, we cared about being successful in the classroom, cared about being successful on the ice and cared about being good teammates and good friends. She was always someone I went to for advice in college. When I moved in with her, every day we would talk about everything and I got to watch her work ethic first hand.”
Smart players are often lauded for having “high hockey IQ.” Turner has high IQ, period. She used an MBA from Quinnipiac in her consultant’s role at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
For Turner, moving into a hockey front office meant not only leaving a successful career, but one that paid more, too. “It’s really hard to have (hockey) be a big part of your identity and move on from it,” Turner said. “With everything happening in women’s sports in general, I think it was a tough transition away at first but I knew this (PWHL) league was coming and I was always hopeful that I would be able to have some role in supporting it – whatever that looked like – but I could not have envisioned this role, for sure.”
Jayna Hefford, PWHL executive VP of hockey operations, lauded Turner in a press release as a “big-picture thinker who quickly earned the respect of players and staff alike.”
From Associated Press: “Turner enjoyed a glimpse of Seattle’s support for women’s hockey in the Fleet’s 3-2 shootout win over Montreal on Jan. 5 at Climate Pledge Arena, which will serve as the PWHL team’s home. The game was the PWHL’s first of nine ‘Takeover Tour’ games this season and attracted a crowd of 12,608.”
Her latest challenge is building a new team in a new city from the ground up. And there’s a whole lot to do in the next month. In addition to the June 4 opening window for expansion teams in Seattle and Vancouver to sign free agents, other key dates for Turner are the PWHL Expansion Draft on June 9 and the 2025 PWHL Draft on June 24.
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Michigan State hockey adding Travis Shoudy
Ferris State D Travis Shoudy, originally scheduled to transfer to Colorado College, will instead go to Michigan State and play with his brother, Tiernan. The Spartans recently lost Tyson Jugnauth, a defenseman commit from the WHL, to a pro deal. — Brad Elliott Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) May 20, 2025 Michigan State hockey has made a massive […]

Michigan State hockey has made a massive addition to the 2025-26 roster, especially this late in the process. After Tyson Jugnauth made the move to sign a professional contract, forgoing his college career, the Spartans were left with finding a defenseman to take his spot on the roster.
To fill that massive hole in the roster, Michigan State turned to someone familiar with the program. Tiernan Shoudy’s twin brother, Travis, has committed to Adam Nightingale and the Spartans. The 5’10”, 175 pound defenseman was committed to Colorado College before flipping to MSU.
Starting his career, Shoudy spent three seasons in Big Rapids with Ferris State, with him being the captain during the third season with the Bulldogs. A left handed shot defenseman, Shoudy scored 14 goals, adding 35 assists for a total of 49 points in 104 career games.
Shoudy is a massive addition to the Spartans defense room, giving a veteran presence that will be able to make an immediate impact this season.
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Ryan St. Louis, son of Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis, invited to Capitals development camp as undrafted free agent
The Washington Capitals have begun preparations for their 2025 development camp, inviting a couple of undrafted college free agents to the typically week-long summer event at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. According to New England Hockey Journal reporter Mark Divver, one of those college players has a very familiar last name and a familial connection to a […]

The Washington Capitals have begun preparations for their 2025 development camp, inviting a couple of undrafted college free agents to the typically week-long summer event at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
According to New England Hockey Journal reporter Mark Divver, one of those college players has a very familiar last name and a familial connection to a Hockey Hall of Famer. Ryan St. Louis, a forward from Brown University, is the son of legendary NHL winger and current Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis and will be among the attendees.
Ryan, 21, was previously part of the US National Development Team Program before heading to Northeastern University for the 2021-22 season. He then spent the 2022-23 campaign with the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints before playing at Brown the last two years.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound forward has led the Brown University Bears in scoring in both seasons at the school. He recorded 29 points (11g, 18a) this past year in 23 games, was an honorable mention on the All-Ivy League Team, and was a semifinalist for the Walter Brown Award, handed out to New England’s best American-born college hockey player.
Divver also reports that Michigan State forward Daniel Russell will join St. Louis at the Capitals’ camp. Russell has played on the Spartans’ top line for the past two seasons, recording 50 points (26g, 24a) in 75 games.
The Michigan native finished the 2024-25 season third in the nation in game-winning goals (7) and assisted on Isaac Howard’s double-OT game winner in the Big Ten Championship game against Ohio State.
The Capitals usually hold their development camp after the draft each year. The 2025 NHL Draft is scheduled for June 27-28 in Los Angeles, California.
Members of the Capitals’ newest draft class will join college free agents and other previously drafted prospects at the camp.
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