EASTON, Mass.— The Sacred Heart University women's lacrosse team halted a Stonehill comeback attempt to earn an 11-8 road win on Saturday. The Pioneers are now 4-0 in Northeast Conference play. 
 
Records:
Sacred Heart: 5-7, 4-0 NEC
Stonehill: 2-9, 2-1 NEC
 
Top Performers:
Grace Reinold: 2 goals
Sydney Colesworthy: 2 goals
 
Goalkeepers:
Lisa Martin (SHU): W, 3-2; 5 saves, 8 goals
Claire Smith (SC): L, 1-4; 8 saves. 11 goals
 
Of Note
Both teams traded back-and-forth goals, resulting in a 2-all tie at the end of the first quarter.
 
Sacred Heart found momentum in the second as it tallied four goals while holding Stonehill to just one. The Pioneers took the 6-3 lead over the Skyhawks at halftime.
 
SHU came out of the gate in the third with a 3-0 run to grow its lead by six. Stonehill responded with four unanswered goals to cut the deficit to two, 9-7.
 
Graduate student Grace Reinold and senior Emma Kittredge gave the Pioneers the breather with back-to-back points on the free position to ice the 11-8 victory.
 
Reinold and senior Sydney Colesworthy finished with two goals apiece.
 
Up Next
SHU returns home to face Wagner in a 1 vs. 2 matchup on Wednesday at 3 p.m.