NORTH EASTON, Mass. – Junior forward Gracie Sacca tallied two goals for Stonehill College and freshman goalie Alexsa Caron earned her first collegiate shutout as the Skyhawks avenged their loss yesterday against Post University Women's Ice Hockey with a 3-0 win on home ice as the Eagles fell to 3-6-1 in conference play with the road defeat.

THE BASICS

Post University 0, Stonehill College 3

Post University (3-10-1, 3-6-1 NEWHA)

Stonehill College (5-10-2, 5-5-0 NEWHA)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Just 7 ½ minutes into the contest, it would be the Skyhawks striking first as junior forward Gracie Sacca's unassisted goal, her fourth of the season, got past junior goalie Hali Lawrence who made her first start since October 26th against Franklin Pierce University. After 20 minutes, Post would hold a 19-15 lead in overall shots and a 12-9 edge in shots on goal while manufacturing two power-play opportunities that they would be unable to cash in on as freshman goalie Alexsa Caron kept them off the scoreboard.

A scoreless second for both sides saw Lawrence come up with nine saves while Caron stopped 14 shots while both sides had a power-play opportunity and were held off the board until Sacca's second goal in the third. With just over five minutes left in regulation, the junior's goal from junior forwards Bailey Feeney and Kathryn Karo gave the Hawks the cushion they needed to escape with the victory.

This was in spite of the large shot discrepancy in the game which saw the Eagles hold a 35-23 advantage in shots on goal while having five power plays compared to just three for the Skyhawks. Putting the nail in the coffin would be junior defenseman Lily Barrett on the empty net goal with 45 seconds left using the assistance of sophomore forward Makenna Slocum to seal the 3-0 win for Stonehill.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Alexsa Caron earned her first collegiate shutout for Stonehill College after making 35 saves against Post University
• Post University finished 0-for-5 on the power-play and are now 4-for-36 on the man-up advantage and with a 3-for-3 penalty kill today, the Eagles penalty kill is now 42-for-49 this season
• Hali Lawrence made 20 saves on 23 attempts, taking her second loss of the season in her first start since October 26th against Franklin Pierce
• This was the fourth time in the last five head-to-head matchups in which Post University has been shut out by Stonehill College with the outlier being yesterday's 1-0 win

WHO'S NEXT
Post University starts a home-and-home with LIU next weekend with the Friday edition between the two taking place in East Meadow, New York at 3:00 PM. The Eagles are 0-16-0 all-time against the Sharks and have been shut out in four of their last five matchups in the last two seasons.