ON TO THE SEMIS; Women’s Hockey Completes Sweep of Assumption

Saturday, March 1

Fairfield, Conn.

2:00 PM

Sacred Heart

19-14-3

Assumption University

10-23-3

Team	1	2	3	F
Assumption	1	1	0	2
Sacred Heart	3	1	2	6

Photo by: Josh Gee

ON TO THE SEMIS; Women’s Hockey Completes Sweep of Assumption

3/1/2025 5:04:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Six Pioneers score in 6-2 victory; Semifinals set for Wednesday

By: Tim Bennett

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Sacred Heart women's hockey team is headed to the semifinals of the NEWHA Tournament. Six Pioneers scored, and Carly Greene made 27 saves as third-seeded SHU completed a two-game quarterfinal sweep of No. 6 Assumption with a decisive 6-2 victory at Martire Family Arena.

Sacred Heart scored three first-period goals and capped the victory with a pair of late third-period tallies.

The highest remaining seeds will host Wednesday's semifinals. The matchups will be set following the completion of all of the quarterfinal series.

RECORDS
Assumption: 10-23-3 (10-16-2 NEWHA
Sacred Heart: 19-14-3 (16-9-3 NEWHA)

SHU SCORING
Anastasia Sloan (1 goal)
Olivia LaRoche (1 goal, 1 assist)
Savannah Popick (1 assist)
Katie Keenan (1 assist)
Nicole Bessinger (1 goal, 1 assist)
Sami Bowlby (1 goal)
Brianna Morden (1 assist)
Grayson Limke (1 goal)
Paige McNeil (1 goal)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• For the second straight day, the Pioneers had a fast start. Anastasia Sloan opened the scoring with a slapshot from the point at 7:18. SHU got another goal from its defense when Olivia LaRoche fired a wrist shot past Assumption goalie Carissa Mudrak at 10:31. After the Greyhounds closed back to within one, Sami Bowlby knocked home the rebound of a LaRoche shot late in the first.

• Assumption pulled to within 3-2 with a goal early in the second period, but Sacred Heart again had an answer. Grayson Limke's goal at 11:20 put the Pioneers back in front by two.

• It stayed 4-2 until late in the third period. Paige McNeil scored an empty-net goal with 1:13 remaining, and Nicole Bessinger sealed the victory with an end-to-end rush that finished with a nifty move that beat Mudrack.

NOTES:

• The Pioneers won the opening game of the series 1-0 on Friday.

• Both LaRoche and Limke's goals came with Sacred Heart on the power play. After going seven games without a goal with an extra attacker, the Pioneers scored three power play goals in the two-game sweep.

• The six goals matched a season high for SHU, which beat Saint Michael's 6-0 back on Nov. 15.

• Sacred Heart finished 6-0 against Assumption this season.

• The Pioneers' 19 overall victories are their most since the 2019-20 team won 21 games.

• Sacred Heart evened its all-time record in NEWHA Tournament play at 7-7

WHAT'S NEXT:

Check back with sacredheartpioneers.com for details on Wednesday's semifinal game.

COAST TO COAST

Nicole Bessinger with Goal No. 6#WeAreSHU pic.twitter.com/aKDYM4kVr2
— SHU Women's Ice Hockey (@SHU_WIH) March 1, 2025

Another goal from our defense, and we have a two-goal lead. This time it's Olivia LaRoche from the point!#WeAreSHU pic.twitter.com/FI8yegBxZQ
— SHU Women's Ice Hockey (@SHU_WIH) March 1, 2025