WORCESTER, Mass. (Interstat) — Alaina Whitesell scored in the third period as Assumption beat Saint Michael’s 2-1 in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Friday at Laska Gymnasium. Annie Forker also scored for the Greyhounds, and Sydney Burnevik, Megan Tremblay and Natalie Joiner each had an assist. Grace Bendickson scored for the Purple Knights, with Kali Boychuk and Kaydence Carpenter assisting. Assumption improved to 1-0; Saint Michael’s dropped to 0-1. The Greyhounds tied the game in the second period and won it in the third after Saint Michael’s led 1-0 after the first. Whitesell recorded four shots on goal. Forker added four shots and one hit. Tremblay had six shots and two penalty minutes. Caroline Lilley registered seven shots for Assumption. Alexa Hanrahan had four shots, Allison Ryan six and Kayla McGaffigan three. Maddy Martin was called for tripping, Naomi Tink for crosschecking and Tremblay for hooking. Attendance was 155.