Alvernia University Athletics

Reading, Pa. (November 14, 2026) - Alvernia University (2-4-0, 2-2-0) held off a late push by Stevenson University (0-4-0, 0-4-0) en route to a 2-1 victory over the Mustangs Saturday evening in a MAC women's ice hockey clash at BodyZone. 

The Golden Wolves held a 1-0 lead after the first 40 minutes of action and tacked on a second goal in the third period to push the lead to two. Stevenson grabbed a goal back in the final two minutes of play but Alvernia held strong and secured the 2-1 victory over the Mustangs. 

How it Happened 

• A scoreless first period was highlighted by Alvernia rattling 12 shots on the Stevenson goal to Stevenson's six but Alvernia was unable to find the back of the net as the game headed into the first intermission tied at zero. 
• The Golden Wolves broke the scoreless tie in the second period when Alexis Bernys put the puck into the back of the net just under 12 minutes into the second period to put Alvernia up 1-0. 
• Alvernia held the one goal lead over the next eight minutes of action and took a one goal lead into the final intermission. 
• Both teams were unable to find the back of the net in the first 15 minutes of the third period before Alvernia's Riley Hill fired the puck into the back of the Stevenson net with a rocket from the blue line that gave Alvernia a 2-0 lead with under four minutes to play. 
• The Mustangs pulled one back in the final two minutes of the third period to make it a 2-1 game but the Golden Wolves held on in the final minutes of the game to secure the 2-1 victory and the weekend sweep of the Mustangs. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Riley Hill and Alexis Bernys tallied the goals for the Golden Wolves. 
• Emma Hart and Addy Gularte registered the assists for Alvernia on the Hill goal. 
• Sikke Ask led the Golden Wolves with nine wins at the faceoff dot and Maggie Donnelly added five of her own. 
• Stephanie Skorupa finished the game with 30 saves including 12 in each of the final two periods of play to earn the victory in goal. 

Up Next 

• The Golden Wolves are back in action on Friday when they travel up to Wilkes-Barre to take on King's College at 7:00 PM.