| Slocum scored her second goal of the season, marking her first career game winning goal. (Photo Credit Mary Gettens). |
SHELTON, Conn. (January 6, 2024) – The Stonehill College women's ice hockey team earned its third two-game weekend sweep of the season after shutting out Post University, 4-0, Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Skyhawks improve 10-12 overall and 10-6 in NEWHA play, while the Eagles fall to 4-18 overall and 4-12 against conference opponents.
Highlights
- Four different goal scorers fueled the Skyhawks offense including, first-year Makenna Slocum as well as sophomore trio Lucie Turcotte, Lily Geist, and Gracie Sacca.
- Senior captain Grace Parker, sophomore Bailey Feeney, along with first-year duo Peyton Wise and Pusle Dyring-Andersen each registered assists on the afternoon.
- Sophomore goaltender Eve Stone secured her third shutout of the season and second in a row after stopping all 23 shots she faced in between the pipes.
- Senior netminder Grace Glasrud made 39 saves in net for Post.
How it Happened
- Stonehill came out of the gates strong in the first period, outshooting Post 14-5 in the frame and taking a 3-0 lead into the first intermission.
- Slocum got the scoring started just over five minutes into the contest after retrieving a loose puck off a faceoff win by sophomore Brianna Walkom and sending a shot over Glasrud's shoulder and into the back of the cage.
- At the 16:34 mark of the opening frame, Wise and Turcotte connected on a two-on-one break into the offensive zone to double the Skyhawks lead to 2-0.
- Geist would cap off the scoring in the first period after breaking away from a pile-up in the corner and sending a low shot under the pads of the Eagles netminder with 1:58 left on the clock to extend Stonehill's advantage to a three-goal lead.
- Coming out of the break, both sides would go back and forth until late in the frame, where Stone would have to come up clutch in net, stifling a shorthanded breakaway opportunity from first-year student Dani Ammons.
- With the clutch late save in the second, Stonehill would hold on to its three-goal lead and take it into the second intermission.
- Sacca capped off the scoring for the Skyhawks at the 12:02 mark of the third and final frame of regulation after sneaking a shot off the blue line past the Eagles netminder, sealing the 4-0 shutout victory for Stonehill.
Noteworthy
- Stonehill outshot Post 43-23, while also dominating the faceoff battle, 30-13.
- Stone secured her third shutout of the season – second in a row – and fifth of her career, setting a new program record for most shutouts in a single season.
Up Next
Stonehill (10-12-0, 10-6-0 NEWHA) will wrap up its two-game weekend series at Post on Saturday. Puck drop between the Skyhawks and Eagles from the SportsCenter of Connecticut is set for 1 p.m.
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