FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team dropped the second game of its New England Women's Hockey Alliance series to Sacred Heart University, falling by a 3-1 final on Saturday afternoon at Martire Family Arena.
Highlights
- Sophomore Lucy DeCoteau scored Saint Anselm's lone goal on the power play, marking her fifth power play goal of the season.
- DeCoteau dominated from the faceoff dot, going 15-for-23 (65.2%).
- Freshman Grace Stirling assisted on DeCoteau's tally.
- Four separate Hawks each recorded two blocked shots.
- Freshman Kayla Czukoski made 45 saves in net in the loss as Saint Anselm was outshot 48-32.
- Saint Anselm and Sacred Heart split the season series, with the Hawks sweeping on home ice on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 before the Pioneers returned the favor this weekend.
How it Happened
Sacred Heart struck first at 2:07 of the first period as Grayson Limke opened the scoring for the Pioneers and gave the hosts the early lead.
In the second period, Shae Carroll extended Sacred Heart's advantage to 2-0 just 3:41 into the stanza.
The Hawks responded later in the period with a power-play goal from DeCoteau at 11:09, trimming the deficit to 2-1.
However, Sacred Heart regained a two-goal cushion in the third period when Carroll notched her second of the contest on a tally at 7:24, securing the 3-1 victory for the Pioneers.
Up Next
The Hawks (13-12-1, 13-6-1 NEWHA) will return to home ice next weekend for a series against Post University (9-16-1, 9-10-1 NEWHA) on Jan. 30 and 31. Puck drop on Friday, Jan. 30 is slated for 7:15 p.m. from Sullivan Arena.
Saint Anselm (6-10-4, 5-4-2 NE10) will wrap up its weekend series against Saint Michael's (12-6-3, 7-2-2 NE10) on Saturday, Jan. 24. Puck drop at Cairns Arena is slated for 3:00 p.m.
