SHELTON, Conn. –  Sophomore defenseman Caryss Kehl scored her third goal of the season for Post University Women's Ice Hockey on Saturday afternoon at home, but the Eagles were unable to finish the regular season in the win column against LIU. Senior forward Paige Vreeman led the offense for the Sharks with a hat trick, pacing the Sharks to a 4-1 victory.

Now entering the postseason, the Eagles will be the seventh seed in the NEWHA Tournament and will play the second seed in the conference, which is still to be determined, as part of the best-of-three NEWHA Quarterfinals starting next week.

THE BASICS

Post University 1, LIU 4

Post University (10-23-1, 10-17-1 NEWHA)

LIU (18-15-1, 16-11-1 NEWHA)

HOW IT HAPPENED
All afternoon, the offense would run through Vreeman for LIU, who had a hat trick in the game to close out a weekend in which she had three goals and two assists for a total of five points for the Sharks. After the senior opened up the game with her first of the day off of senior goalie Hannah Saunders, sophomore defenseman Caryss Kehl answered back with the game-tying goal just 2:09 later off of sophomore goalie Victoria Rutnik.

Rutnik, who ended up picking up her second win of the weekend against the Eagles, closed with 25 saves on 26 attempts in net. As for Kehl, her lone goal in the game brought her to a team-high two goals for the weekend, while she also tacked on an assist across the two games for a total of three points. Senior goalie Hannah Saunders got the start in net for Post. allowing four goals while making 20 saves, taking the loss in Saturday's game.

LIU's third-period blitz, after the game went into the frame tied at one all, saw Vreeman score a pair of goals along with sophomore forward Crosby Wildfong starting the scoring in the third, as she would be credited with the game-winning goal when all was set and done. Defensively, both teams held the other in check as the Sharks' penalty kill went a perfect 4-for-4, while Post's was 2-for-2 in the 4-1 win for LIU.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Caryss Kehl closed as the team leader on offense for the weekend, scoring two goals and adding an assist for a total of three points for Post University
• Victoria Rutnik earned her second victory of the weekend against Post University, making 25 saves on 26 total attempts from the Eagles during the game  
• Paige Vreeman finished the game with a hat trick for LIU on Saturday, giving her three goals and two assists for a total of five points during the weekend series against Post University
• Post University has lost its last five matchups against LIU since earning its first-ever victory against the Sharks last season on February 14^th, 2025

WHO'S NEXT
As the seventh seed in the NEWHA Tournament, Post University will await to find out its matchup, which will be the second seed in the conference, for the NEWHA Tournament Quarterfinals getting underway next week. Times and dates will be posted on the Post Athletics website as soon as they are released.