BRIDGEWATER, MASS. (October 14, 2022)- The Stonehill College women's ice hockey team saw starting goalie, Hanna Zukow finish with 12 saves and goals from Paige Whaley and Josie Mendeszoon to help the squad earn their first-ever shutout with a 2-0 win over Saint Michael's College. Also in today's game, Katie Sonntag played in her 100th collegiate game. 

Scoring

STO: Paige Whaley (Bailey Feeney and Lily Barrett), 04:04-second period

        Josie Mendeszoon (Lilly Barrett and Lucie Turcotte), 15:40-third period

SMC: None

Goaltending

STO: Hanna Zukow (60:00)-12 saves

SMC: Carissa Mudrak (60:00), 32 saves

The Details

• The first period was back and forth nonstop as Stonehill slightly outshot Saint Michael's, 8-6. The Skyhawks had a great opportunity when they drew a powerplay chance at 06:59 and sent two shots on Purple Knights goalie, Carissa Mudrak but she turned away both attempts.
• Zukow also had her fair share of action in the first as she faced six shots and turned back all of Saint Michael's attempts.
• As the second half got underway, the Skyhawks finally broke the scoreless draw with the eventual game-winning goal off the stick of Whaley (04:04). After Barrett shot the puck up to Feeney, she skated to the right face-off circle and sent a centering pass through the Purple Knights defense to Whaley who snuck the puck past Mudrak for a 1-0 advantage. 
• Zukow continued her stellar play in net to help maintain the shutout as she stopped both shots that came her way.
• Saint Michael's threatened in the third at 12:04 when Lauren Fisher put a shot on net, but Zukow made the clutch save. Shortly after at 14:07, the Skyhawks grabbed another powerplay opportunity and Mendeszoon doubled the Purple and White's lead with just over six minutes to go. Barret swung a pass toward Saint Michael's net where Mendeszoon was waiting for the tip in and with her goal, it is the first of her collegiate career.
• After Stonehill's goal, Zukow made two more saves to end the night with 12 stops. Thanks to her strong play in net, Zukow notched her first-ever shutout and has now finished with 10 or more saves in all five of her starts. 
• Overall on the night, the Skyhawks outshot the Purple Knights by a 34-12 margin which tied a program best.

Up Next

Stonehill and Saint Michael's wrap up their two-game set tomorrow at 1 p.m.

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