Conte registered 13 saves, one shy of her career and season-best. (PHOTO BY Brian Foley) |
EASTON, MASS. (October 21, 2022) – Sacred Heart University scored three goals in the second half to secure a tough 4-2 decision over Stonehill College in Northeast Conference (NEC) field hockey action on Timothy J. Coughlin, '80 Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium this afternoon.
Highlights
- Stonehill sophomore Shannon Conte played another competitive game defending the goal, with a total of 13 saves during her playtime, one short of her career high.
- Junior All-American Raegan Hickey scored the first goal for the Skyhawks in the second quarter with a penalty stroke after Sacred Heart had grabbed the lead.
- The Pioneers answered back with two goals by sophomore Aine Keaney and sophomore Mira Poelzer in the third quarter.
- Senior Andrea Caradonna added her second goal of the season to pull Stonehill back within a goal early in the fourth quarter off a penalty corner.
- SHU sealed the game with the fourth and final goal from senior Mikayla VanHorn.
How It Happened
Hickey scored her fifth goal of the year in the second quarter (PHOTO BY Brian Foley) |
- The game was scoreless until the second quarter when Claire Skumurski scored the first goal for the Pioneers on a rebound with 4:34 left in the half.
- Stonehill returned with Hickey's fifth goal of the season on a penalty stroke to knot the score before halftime just two minutes later.
- Keaney restored the Sacred Heart lead 10:46 into the second half and then Poelzer fired a shot from the upper right side of the arc to extend the Pioneer's lead to two goals with 1:01 remaining in the third.
- Stonehill drew back within a goal when Caradonna scored off a penalty corner, assisted by junior Claudia Crowe and Maddie House 51-seconds into the fourth.
- SHU sealed the win against the run of play in the fourth quarter as VanHorn poked in a deflected pass from Abby Lauer with 5:38 to play.
Up Next
Stonehill (2-10, 1-4 NEC) returns to action traveling to Saint Francis (Pa.) University this Sunday for a noon match-up. Stonehill's next home game is on Sunday, October 30th against Queens University (N.C.) where the Skyhawks will be playing their Senior Day game at 1 p.m. on W.B. Mason Field.
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