No. 9 Wilkes Women's Ice Hockey Thrashes Alvernia in Season Opener
WILKES-BARRE – Seven different Colonels lit the lamp at the Toyota SportsPlex as the No. 9-ranked Wilkes University women's ice hockey team defeated Alvernia University in the team's opening contest of the 2026-27 season.
Gianna Pacilio (Franklinville, NJ/) opened the scoring just 4:27 into the first, burying the pass from
Megan Bell (Waterloo, ON/St. David Catholic) to make it 1-0 Colonels. Wilkes then scored two in quick succession, as
Abby Bush (Ottawa, ON) deked past the goalie and finished on the backhand to double the lead at 11:51, and
Jordan Ferry (Bohemia, NY/) added another at 12:33 to push the blue and gold to a comfortable 3-0 lead.
The Colonels added another before the end of the first, as
Karolina Skorepova (Prague, Czechia) netted her first collegiate goal to make it a 4-0 game.
Delaney Howard (Pittsburgh, PA) didn't wait long to add another, firing a shot into the top left corner with just 1:37 off the clock in the second period to make it 5-0. Two minutes later,
Haylee Bouchard (Sioux Lookout, ON/Sioux North) opened her senior season account finishing the assist from
Tilly Wierdsma (New Hartford, CT) to make it a 6-0 game heading into the final 20 minutes.
Wierdsma put the final nail in the coffin late in the third, finding the net from the side angle to put away the Golden Wolves 7-0.
Wierdsma led all players with three points on the day, scoring once and assisting twice. Bouchard and a debuting
Emma Hoen (Maple Grove, MN) shared a game-high six goals, while Pacilio won 12 of 16 faceoffs during the game. Between the pipes, sophomore shot-stopper
Emily Connell (Berwick, NS) made 27 saves en route to the shutout victory.
Addy Gularte led the Golden Wolves with five total shots, while Alexis Bernys led all players with four blocked shots. In goal, Stephanie Skorupa made 46 saves in defeat.
Wilkes returns to the Toyota SportsPlex tomorrow to complete the weekend series with Alvernia. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
