One of the top women's hockey players in school history, Hayes-Romaniello graduated from UVM as the owner of six career goaltending records and every single-season mark. She finished with 3,001 saves, second all-time in NCAA history and at Vermont, behind only Tim Thomas '97. Hayes began her career by recording 60 saves against Mercyhurst and helping Vermont to a 12-9-4 record and its first-ever playoff berth while earning ECAC Division III All-Rookie honors. As a sophomore, Vermont posted the most wins in program history (14) and Hayes-Romaniello became the first player to earn All-America honors when she was named to the ACHCA/JOFA All-America First Team. That year, Hayes-Romaniello made 55 saves in a triple-overtime playoff loss to Colgate and was named ECAC Division III Goaltender of the Year and first-team all-conference.
As a junior, Vermont made the leap to Division I and Hayes posted back-to-back 51-save performances to start the season. She was also the starting goalie on the ECAC-North All-Star team that played the USA National Team, making 20 saves. Later in 2001-02, Hayes-Romaniello broke her own school record with 64 saves at St. Lawrence while leading the ECAC-North in saves (956) and ranking fifth in save percentage (.908). As a senior, she made 26 stops in UVM's first Division I win, a 3-2 overtime victory at Boston College, and was invited to the USA Hockey Training Camp to vie for a spot on the 2003 World Championship Team. She registered consecutive 60-save games against Brown and Harvard in 2002-03. Hayes-Romaniello is the first women's hockey player to be inducted into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame.
