Colchester, Vt. – Sacred Heart Women's Ice Hockey team completes its second consecutive weekend sweep with a dominant 3–1 victory over St. Michael's. 

Records: 

Sacred Heart: (9-17-2, 8-12-2 NEWHA)  

Saint Michael's: (1-25-0, 1-21-0 NEWHA) 

Top Performers: 

Addie Bowlby: 1 goal | 1 assist  

Ally Cohen: 1 goal  

Ella Holm: 1 goal 

Olivia LaRoche: 1 assist 

Julianna Koman: 1 assist 

Goaltending: 

Sacred Heart: Jillian Petruno: (W, 9-9-1) 1 goal against | 10 saves  

Saint Michael's: Annika Lavender: (L, 1-17-0) 3 goals | 57 saves 

How it Happened: 

• Sacred Heart struck first in an action-packed opening period, with Cohen opening the scoring off a feed from Addie Bowlby to set the tone early. St. Michael's answered to even the game, but the Pioneers responded in the closing seconds as Ella Holm buried a goal from LaRoche and Koman with just eight seconds left, sending SHU into the first intermission ahead 2–1. Sacred Heart controlled the pace throughout the period, outshooting St. Michael's 35–6 and holding a 19–5 edge in shots on goal 

• Sacred Heart put together a dominant second period, limiting St. Michael's to just one shot on goal while piling on the pressure with a 24–1 advantage in shots on goal and a 36–7 edge in total shots for the period. Ella Holm was everywhere offensively, firing eight shots with six finding the net, as the Pioneers kept play locked in the offensive zone. Despite St. Michael's holding a 14–9 advantage in faceoffs, SHU's control of possession and pace never wavered, and Petruno remained steady in net with five saves through two periods. 

• Sacred Heart sealed the win in the third period as Addie Bowlby struck first, finishing a feed from LaRoche to extend the lead. The Pioneers continued to control play, holding a 25–13 advantage in shots, including a 17–5 edge on goal, while narrowly winning the faceoff battle, 15–14. SHU's sustained pressure showed in the final numbers, as the Pioneers outshot St. Michael's 96–26 overall and 60–11 on goal, closing out a 3–1 victory. 

Of Note: 

• Cohen scored her sixth goal of the season and eighth of her career. 

• Ella Holm tallied her seventh goal of the season and sixteenth of her career.  

Up Next: The Pioneers open a two-game series with Post on Friday, Feb. 6, at 1 p.m. at Post, before returning home to Martire Family Arena to close the series on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m.