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Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Pioneers
Ella Holm vs. Assumption
Josh Gee
2
Assumption ASU 10-23-3
6
Winner Sacred Heart SHU 19-14-3
Assumption ASU
10-23-3
2
Final
6
Sacred Heart SHU
19-14-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Assumption ASU 1 1 0 2
Sacred Heart SHU 3 1 2 6

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey | | Tim Bennett

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

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

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. 

 
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