SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Six goal-scorers tickled the twine on Friday night as the Sacred Heart University women's hockey team took an emphatic 6-0 win over Saint Michael's College in New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) action. The win propels the Pioneers to eight wins on the campaign and into position for its third NEWHA sweep of the season. 
 
SHU's league-leading dominance showed in the first period in Friday's affair with the Pios acting as the aggressor for a majority of the frame. With under five minutes to play, SHU's top line of Isabella Chaput, Ella Holm, and Ally Cohen had a slight chance in front, but could not shovel it home Minutes later, a wraparound attempt in front found forward Kate Helgeson whose eventual wrist shot took a deflection and careened wide, keeping the scoreline level as the Pios grabbed an 11-2 shots on goal advantage into the first intermission. 
 
In the second period, the Pios held firm on the attack, eventually finding the game-opening goal five minutes into the frame. Having spent the first minutes of the period on the power play, SHU worked a tired lineup of Purple Knights in their own zone as Ella Holm collected her own rebound and slotted the puck into an empty net to put SHU ahead 1-0. 
 
Two minutes later, having taken the puck away at center ice, Addie Bowlby collected her second point of the season – and first collegiate assist – setting up Campbell Heger along the far wing with a pass that Heger rifled past SMC's Annika Lavender to double the SHU lead. 
 
Following the score, the Purple Knights had their best opportunity to cut into the SHU lead, sending a chance down low that almost beat SHU netminder Jillian Petruno on a wraparound. However, the junior eventually found the loose puck and smothered it for a whistle. Following the one-off chance, the Pios found the third goal of the evening as a lovely handoff between Sami Bowlby and Kate Helgeson led to the latter having a wide-open chance along the wing that was deposited with four minutes to play in the second period. SHU continued pestering the hosts for the remaining minutes of the frame to take a 3-0 after 40 minutes.  
 
The offense continued in the final frame as the Pios continued pestering SMC in their own zone, resulting in the fourth goal of the contest. Having hemmed the Purple Knights in their own zone, the forechecking pressure from Peyton Bennetts led to a pass being deflected off of her stick and through an unsuspecting Lavender to give SHU the 4-0 advantage with five minutes gone in the final stanza. 
 
SHU piled on the goals in the final minutes of regulation as S. Bowlby finished off an Addie Bowlby dish from behind the net, sending a one-timer past the far side of Lavender to put SHU ahead 5-0. With minutes left in the game, SHU put the sixth and final dagger on a decisive victory with Bria Holm wiring a wrist shot off the crossbar and into the net to put the finishing touches on a 6-0 win. 
 
In goal, Petruno continued her shutout streak, tallying 12 saves on the night before being pulled for Lauren Larson with moments left in the third period. Larson tallied her first collegiate save in the final three minutes of the game as the Pios extended their combined shutout-streak to three games. 
 
Of Note:

• The 6-0 scoreline is the most goals the Pios have scored in a game this season and the most since scoring six goals against the Saint Anselm on January 12, 2024 (6-2 win).
• Holm's second period tally is her third of the year and first since scoring in the series finale against Stonehill (10/19).
• Helgeson's goal is her third of the season and second in the last three games. 
• Bennetts' goal is her fourth of the season and second in the last three games after scoring the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win over Assumption. 
• Bowlby's goal is her third of the season and her first since scoring in the finale against Saint Anselm. 
• With the result, the Pios have scored four or more goals in consecutive contests for the second time this season. SHU is 4-0 in those games. 
• Six different players recorded a goal in the outing marking the fourth time this season SHU has had four or more different goal-scorers in one game. 
• Jillian Petruno recorded her fourth consecutive shutout and has a shutout streak of 254:11 minutes across the last five games she has played in. 
• Lauren Larson made her debut in net, stopping the one shot that made its way on frame during her time in relief. 

 
UP Next:
SHU looks for its third NEWHA sweep of the season on Saturday, November 16, closing out the series against Saint Michael's with a matinee from Cairns Arena at 3 p.m. More information can be found at sacredheartpioneers.com.