Sacred Heart
7-14-3
Williams
8-9-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT 1 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pioneers Come Back at Williams for Second Straight 2-2 Tie
2/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Williamstown, Mass. - For the second straight contest, the Sacred Heart University women's ice hockey team rallied from a deficit to earn a 2-2 road tie, as they faced Williams on Tuesday night. SHU, who trailed 2-0 midway through the first, scored the final two goals for just its third tie of the season. Amanda Fontaine was the hero, saving 57 of the 59 shots that she faced, as the Pioneers finish the regular season at 7-14-3. The Ephs, who outshot Sacred Heart, 59-19, are now 8-9-3.
After Taylor Moreland got Sacred Heart within one after her goal just 1:01 before the first intermission, it was Brittany Smith's first career goal that completed the comeback for the Pioneers. The freshman beat Charlie Billadeau with just 17 seconds remaining on the second period clock to even the score at 2-2. Working on SHU's only power play of the game, Moreland and Heather Daley assisted on the score. Casey Stathopoulos assisted on Moreland's goal in the first.
From there, it was Fontaine who preserved the tie, stopping all 23 shots she faced in the final period, as well as four more in overtime. In total, the junior goalie saved the final 51 Williams' attempts on net.
After getting outshot, 23-4, in the third, the Pioneers managed the first three attempts on net in overtime, all in the first 2:29. Amie Varano, Julie Dobiac, and Teagan Ketchum were all denied by Billadeau. The Ephs' recorded the final four shots of the contest, with the last one coming with 39 seconds left.
In addition to converting on its only power play opportunity, the SHU penalty kill denied Williams on all three of its opportunities. The Ephs outshot the Pioneers in each period, including, 19-6, in the first, and, 13-6, in the second.
The Ephs got on the board just 2:38 in, with Perry McCarthy giving Williams the early lead. The advantage was two less than six minutes later, as Eliza Noyes beat Fontaine with 11:45 showing on the first period clock.
Sacred Heart will host Rhode Island twice this weekend at the Sports Center of Connecticut. The first game will be on Friday at 7 pm. Before Saturday's 2 pm start, SHU will honor its four members of the senior class of 2015: Natasha Klinoff, Alanna Woodford, Briana Connolly, and Alex Davis.
