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BALTIMORE, Md.— The Sacred Heart University softball team closed out the Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational with a sweep against Saint Peter's and Drexel on Sunday.  The Pioneers (14-8) defeated the Peacocks (2-9), 5-1 to open the day and bested the Dragons (5-7-1), 4-1 to complete the weekend sweep at the round-robin tournament. SHU has won nine out of its last 10 games including a season-high seven in a row. Game One – SHU 5, Saint Peter's 1 The Scoring… Top of the 1st inning… Harley Conners led off the game with a home run for the Peacocks against starter Colleen Walsh. Bottom of the 1st inning… Lauren Delgadillo led off the inning with a single before advancing to second on a sacrifice. Fallon Bevino lifted the fly ball to center field two batters later but Saint Peter's was unable to corral the ball, allowing Delgadillo to score from second to tie the game. Bottom of the 3rd inning… SHU loaded the bases to start the inning on a single by Stephanie Mangiameli, a double by Katelyn Christian and a walk by Bevino. The Peacocks picked up two lineouts as they looked to escape the inning. Caroline Kruger then delivered the two-RBI single to give the Pioneers the 3-1 edge. Bottom of the 4th inning… Delgadillo came up big for the Pioneers with her second home run of the weekend with a one-out solo shot in the fourth. Bottom of the 5th inning… Kelyn Fillmore drove in the final SHU run with a sacrifice fly to center field to bring home Hailey Desrosiers. The Numbers… The Pioneers outhit the Peacocks 9-6 in the game.Delgadillo led the way with a 3-for-4 showing at the dish with two runs scored.Colleen Walsh earned her second win of the season, allowing just one run on three hits in five innings of work.  Game Two – SHU 4, Drexel 1 The Scoring… Top of the 4th inning… The Dragons broke open the scoring with back-to-back doubles by Jenelle Ladrido and Elena Woulfe. Woulfe picked up the RBI with Drexel's third hit of the game. Bottom of the 4th inning… After two quick outs by SHU, Desrosiers got the inning going with her third home run of the season. Fillmore then earned the walk before Kruger earned the double to drive her in and give SHU the 2-1 lead. Bottom of the 6th inning… Desrosiers opened the inning with a leadoff single for the Pioneers. Fillmore then recorded the RBI double for SHU's first run of the inning.  She later scored on Delgadillo's RBI single for the final run of the game.  The Numbers… The Pioneer offense continued its strong day with eight hits in game two.Desrosiers and Fillmore led the way with two hits each.Emily Orosco earned her fourth win of the season, yielding just one run on three hits while striking out nine.Kristen McCann earned her second save of the weekend, not surrendering a hit over the final two and third innings. Noteworthy… SHU recorded a home run in all five games of the Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational.The Pioneers seven-game win streak beat out last season's longest streak of six in a row.This weekend was SHU's last round-robin tournament of the season, posting an impressive 14-6 record in four tournaments. Up Next… The Pioneers host UMass-Lowell for the 2018 home opener at Pioneer Park on Saturday, March 24. The doubleheader is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

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BALTIMORE, Md.— The Sacred Heart University softball team earned its fifth shutout victory of the season with a 4-0 win over Drexel on Saturday afternoon.  The Pioneers (12-8) improve to 3-0 at the Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational with the win over the Dragons (5-6-1). The Scoring… Top of the 2nd inning… Hailey Desrosiers broke open the scoring for the Pioneers with the one-out home run over the left field fence. Top of the 4th inning… Stephanie Mangiameli led off the inning with a double to right field. She then advanced to third on a single by Katelyn Christian. Drexel was able to get the fly out for out number one before Desrosiers picked up the RBI fielder's choice for the 2-0 lead. Top of the 6th inning… Lauren Delgadillo started the inning with a walk and advanced to third on back-to-back groundouts. She came around to score as the shortstop made an errant throw trying to throw out Fallon Bevino at first. Top of the 7th inning… Jennie Boisvert extended the Pioneers lead with the two-out home run over the left field fence.   The numbers… Two of the Pioneers four hits on the day was a home run.SHU recorded two home runs for the second time in the last three games.Kristen McCann pitched her fourth shutout of the season, allowing five hits in seven innings. Noteworthy… The Pioneers have hit a home run in all three games at the UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational. Up Next...  The Pioneers wrap up the weekend at UMBC with a pair of games tomorrow starting at 9:00 a.m. against Saint Peter's. Before taking on Drexel again at 11:15 a.m.

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BALTIMORE, Md.— The Sacred Heart University softball team scored nine runs in back-to-back games to sweep the opening day of the Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational on Friday afternoon. The Pioneers (11-8) downed LaSalle, 9-4 to open the day before besting tournament host, UMBC 9-6 to push its win streak to a season-high four games. Game One – SHU 9, La Salle 4 The Scoring…  Top of the 1st Inning… The Pioneers got on the scoreboard in the first as Fallon Bevino picked up the two-out RBI single to left field to bring in Lauren Delgadillo. Top of the 2nd inning… SHU loaded the bases to open the frame and scored its first run on an error by LaSalle. Delgadillo then recorded the RBI single to left field to drive in the second run of the inning to give SHU the 3-0 lead. Stephanie Mangiamelifollowed that up with a RBI single through the right side to push the Pioneers lead to 4-0.  Top of the 4th inning… Delgadillo picked up the triple to center field to give SHU a runner in scoring position with one out. Mangiameli drove her in with her second RBI single of the game. Bottom of the 4th inning… LaSalle finally got some offense going in the bottom half of the inning as Emma Schweigert drove in the first run with the sacrifice fly to centerfield.  Top of the 5th inning… Kelyn Fillmore picked up her first home run of the season with the one-out solo shot down the left field line. Top of the 6th inning… Delgadillo continued her impressive afternoon with a leadoff home run to left field. SHU got another run in the inning as Addison Landry scored on a wild pitch.  Bottom of the 6th inning… The Explorers added another run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Emily Conaway with one out.  Top of the 7th inning… Mangiameli drove in the Pioneers final run of the game with the RBI single through the right side with two outs.  Bottom of the 7th inning… LaSalle looked for a little rally as Jackie Heim picked up the two-run home run with one out to cut the deficit to five. But Kristen McCann struck out the next two batters to end the game. The Numbers… The Pioneers top two hitters in the order, Delgadillo and Mangiameli both recorded three-hit afternoons.Delgadillo was SHU's top RBI producer with three in the game.McCann pitched the complete game for SHU with her seventh win of the season. Noteworthy… It was the first multi-home run game for SHU since May 11, 2017.McCann was one strikeout short of her career high with 12 strikeouts in the game.Delgadillo now leads the team with three home runs on the year. Game Two – SHU 9, UMBC 6 The Scoring Top of the 1st inning… The Pioneers swiped the first run of the game on a wild pitch with the bases loaded by the Retrievers. Bevino recorded the sacrifice fly in the next at-bat to push the lead to two before SHU recorded another run on a wild pitch. Bottom of the 3rd inning… UMBC got on the scoreboard with a one-out RBI single by Tori Alexander. Imani Dawson then plated the two-run home run to centerfield to tie the game at 3-3. Top of the 4th inning… SHU took the lead once again as a fielding error in left field allowed Caroline Kruger to score from first on the single by Kira Ferraiolo. Top of the 5th inning… The Pioneers picked up the second home run of the game as Bevino ripped the one-out solo shot to center field. Hailey Desrosierslater scored on a wild pitch to bring the score to 6-3. Bottom of the 5th inning… The Retrievers fought back in the bottom half of the inning as Carly Lesko lifted the two-out three-run home run to left centerfield. Top of the 6th inning… A one-out RBI single by Katelyn Christian gave SHU its final lead of the game. The Pioneers added two more runs as Christian scored on a triple by Desrosiers as she also came around to score on the throwing error by the right fielder. The Numbers… Christian and Desrosiers led the seven Pioneers with hits by recording multi-hit showings in game two.Six different batters crossed the plate in the win for SHU.Colleen Walsh earned her first collegiate win in relief while McCann earned the save in the final inning. Noteworthy… SHU's four-game winning streak beat a previous season-high three-game win streak on February 16-17 at the Chattanooga Challenge. Up Next… The Pioneers continue the round robin event tomorrow with a 1:30 p.m. contest against Drexel.

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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.—The Sacred Heart University baseball team picked up a 3-2 win over Villanova on Friday afternoon. The Pioneers (4-8) struck early and were able to withstand the Wildcats (4-9) late rally at Villanova Ballpark.  The non-conference victory was also head coach Nick Restaino's 200th   as a collegiate head coach.  It was a pitcher's duel to start between Thompson and Villanova's Ryan Doty, holding the combined hit total through the first four innings at three. SHU finally got going in the top of the fifth inning as redshirt sophomore Jake Frasca opened the inning with a walk. After a flyout, co-captain Cody Doylestepped up to the plate and ripped the 0-1 offering down the left field line for the RBI triple for the 1-0 lead. Sophomore Stephen Thibault knocked Doyle in with the RBI single from the leadoff spot to give SHU the 2-0 lead. Villanova responded in the bottom half of the eighth inning as Pat O'Neill started off with the one-out single. Josh Kim followed up with a 3-2 triple against freshman Thomas Pinto to get the Wildcats on the board. D Gulati then walked against Freshman Matt Aufiero, prompting a change to junior Jackson Aldam. The southpaw picked up two strikeouts to escape the jam.  The Pioneers picked up back-to-back singles by sophomore Austin Markmann and Frasca to open the ninth. After a sacrifice bunt by freshman Danny Glendon, Doyle earned the walk to load the bases. Thibault lifted the 2-1 pitch to right field to score Markmann from third and give SHU the two-run cushion.  The Wildcats battled all the way to the last out as Jeff Manto recorded the two-out single to keep the rally alive. Brandon Campos went first pitch swinging against Aldam and delivered the RBI triple to left field to cut the lead to 3-2. With the tying run 90 feet away Aldam was able to get O'Neill to chase the 2-1 offering for the fly out to right field.  Thibault registered multiple RBIs for the second straight game and was one of seven Pioneers to record a hit. The sophomore has produced six runs in the last three games. Schock led the Pioneers at the plate with his sixth multi-hit game of the season, he has recorded a hit in six straight games. Thompson earned his first collegiate win as he surrendered just one hit in five shutout innings of work. Pinto pitched two and a third innings allowing just one run on four hits. Aldam earned his second save of the season, allowing just one run in an inning and two-thirds while striking out three. The Pioneers continue the weekend in Pennsylvania tomorrow afternoon with a matchup at Saint Joseph's. First pitch from John W. Smithson Field is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

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SHU Sports Report - March 15, 2018

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FAIRFIELD, Conn.— Freshman Caroline Kruger of the Sacred Heart University softball team was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for her standout play this past week. Kruger batted .300 on the week, recording a double and four runs batted in through seven games of play. She recorded a hit in every game of the Seahawk Softball Showcase as the Pioneers went 4-1 in the tournament. She opened the tournament with her first career RBI on the single to left field in the eighth inning as SHU defeated tournament host UNC-Wilmington 6-3 on Friday afternoon. The rookie outfielder followed that up with another single in the Pioneers 2-1 win over Youngstown State to end the day.  Kruger added her first multi-RBI game with her two-run double in the sixth inning of the Pioneers 4-2 loss to UNC- Wilmington. She capped the tournament with one hit, one run batted in and two runs scored in the 13-0 win over North Carolina A&T on Sunday afternoon.  The Pioneers will travel to Baltimore for the Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational beginning Friday, March 16. SHU starts the round-robin event with a matchup against La Salle at 11:00 a.m.

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WILMINGTON, N.C.— The Sacred Heart University softball team's offense exploded for back-to-back six-run innings to defeat North Carolina A&T 13-0 in five innings on Sunday.  The Pioneers (9-8) season-high output over the Aggies (3-19) gave the team a 4-1 record at the Seahawk Softball Showcase to conclude spring break.  The Scoring… Bottom of the 1st inning… SHU got on the board in the bottom half of the first as Kelyn Fillmore lifted the sacrifice fly to left field to score Lauren Delgadillo. Bottom of the 3rd inning… Fallon Bevino kicked off the scoring with a RBI single up the middle. The Aggies earned the second out on a caught stealing but Katelyn Christian earned the walk to put runners on first and second. Haley Desrosiers stepped in and delivered the RBI double to left center for run number two. After a hit by pitch, Kira Ferraiolo earned the RBI walk. SHU ended the inning with three more runs off of North Carolina A&T errors to go up 7-0. Bottom of the 4th inning… Early miscues allowed the Pioneers to load the bases with one out in the fourth. Kruger recorded the one-out RBI single through the left side. Hannah Ford and Kristen McCann followed up with back-to-back RBI singles to keep the offense going. Delgadillo recorded the RBI fielder's choice as the Aggies got the second out on the play. Kylee Harvey ended the scoring with her two-RBI double to right field to bring the final to 13-0. The numbers… 12 of the Pioneers 13 runs were unearned as the Aggies committed seven errors.Eight different SHU batters recorded hits in the game with Bevino leading the way with two hits.Kristen McCann earned her sixth win of the season, surrendering just two hits in four innings of work. Noteworthy It is the third game this season that the Pioneers have won in five innings.It was the highest run total since SHU put up 12 runs in a 12-1 win over Howard on February 25, 2017. Up Next… SHU travels back up north for the Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational starting on Friday, March 16 with contests against La Salle and UMBC starting at 11:00 a.m.

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KENNESAW, Ga.— The Sacred Heart University baseball team earned a doubleheader split against Kennesaw State on Saturday afternoon to conclude its spring break trip.  The Pioneers (3-8) scored two runs in the ninth to take game one 4-2. SHU rallied in game two but the Owls (8-9) took game two and the series win with the 7-6 victory in 10 innings. Game One – SHU 4, Kennesaw State 2. Kennesaw State jumped to the early lead as Grant Williams recorded the RBI single to right centerfield with one out. SHU responded in the top half of the second as sophomore Jake Frasca reached on the fielder's choice due to a throwing error by Tyler Simon trying to turn two allowing sophomore Elijah Brown to score from second. The Pioneers broke the 1-1 tie in the fourth inning as Brown earned the two-out walk and advanced to third on the single by sophomore Austin Markmann. Frasca then went first pitch swinging and delivered the RBI single through the left side to put SHU up 2-1. It was Williams again that came up big in the sixth for the Owls to tie the game at 2-2 with his RBI single with no outs. SHU looked to score in the top half of the eighth with back-to-back two-out singles by Kyle Oliver and PJ DeFilippo but were held in check by Brooks Buckler.  As the game stayed deadlocked heading into the ninth Brown led off the frame with a walk. After a flyout by Markmann, Brown swiped second and third to put the go-ahead run 90 feet away. Frasca then earned the 3-2 walk leaving Kennesaw a force out. Co-Captain Cody Doyle then delivered the fielder's choice bunt to score Brown from third. Another walk by Logan Hutchison loaded the bases and prompted a pitching change. Sophomore Stephen Thibault then recorded the second RBI of the inning on the fielder's choice to put SHU up 4-2.  Frasca finished the game in relief surrendering just one hit in two innings of work to earn his first career win on the mound as a Pioneer. Junior Brent Tellerpitched a strong seven innings in the no-decision, scattering eight hits while surrendering just two runs. He struck out a season-high nine batters. Brown led the Pioneers offense with a season-high three walks and crossed the plate a season-high three times. Five different SHU batters registered hits in the game.   Game Two – Kennesaw State 7, SHU 6 – 10 innings. After the game one loss, the Owls got on the board early as Taylor Allum and Griffin Helms recorded back-to-back two-out RBI doubles in the first. The Pioneers were quick to answer yet again as Markmann and senior Dan Schock opened the top of the second with back-to-back singles. Markmann would score on the RBI fielder's choice by Kyle Oliver. The home team doubled up in the bottom half of the second as Williams plated the two-run double off junior Baylor Sundahl with two outs. Kennesaw State plated a run in the third and sixth inning to take the 5-1 lead. SHU finally got the offense going in the top half of the seventh as Schock and Oliver picked up back-to-back singles. Sophomore Bobby Garbuio then walked to load the bases. Doyle drove in the first run of the inning on the sacrifice fly to deep centerfield. Nathan Dupree came on to pitch for the Owls picking up the strikeout for the second out.  Brown worked the full count walk to load the bases again. Thibault picked up the two-RBI single to right field to cut the deficit to two. DeFilippo followed that up with the RBI single to right field to bring SHU within one.  The Pioneers headed into the ninth looking to come back yet again as Doyle opened the inning with a single to left field. Freshman Joe Greco came in to pinch run, advancing to second on a passed ball. Kennesaw State then picked up two big strikeouts to put SHU against the wall. Thibault stepped to the dish and delivered on the 3-1 offering from Max Ryan to the wall in left-center field to score the tying run. The Owls picked up the groundout to end the inning. After SHU went down in order to open the tenth inning, Kennesaw recorded two straight singles to put the go-ahead run on second base. Both runners then advanced to second and third on the sacrifice bunt by David Chabut. Matt Mixon then put the SHU defense on its heels with the bunt single that brought home the game-winning run in the 10th. Thibault led the Pioneers in game two with a 3-for-5 afternoon at the plate. SHU was outhit 15-10 by the Owls in game two. Sundahl pitched three innings in the start for SHU, striking out five while allowing five runs. Sophomore Jackson Aldam picked up the loss in relief. The southpaw struck out five in three and third innings of relief before allowing hits to start off the 10th inning. The Pioneers return up north for a matchup at Stony Brook on Tuesday, March 13 at 3:00 p.m. from Joe Nathan Field.

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WILMINGTON, N.C.— The Sacred Heart University softball team picked up a pair of wins to open the Seahawk Softball Showcase at UNC-Wilmington on Friday. The Pioneers (7-7) used a three-run eighth inning to pull away with the 6-3 win over UNC Wilmington before holding off Youngstown State for the 2-1 win in game two. Game One – SHU 6, UNCW – 3 The Scoring… Top of the 1st inning… The Pioneers loaded the bases with one out in the opening inning of play. Katelyn Christian delivered the two-RBI single down the right-field line to give SHU the 2-0 lead. Bottom of the 1st inning… Two errors by the Pioneers to start the inning gave the Seahawks base runners early. The Pioneers were able to get the second out on a strikeout by Kristen McCann with the bases loaded. UNCW then picked up back-to-back RBI singles by Kali Jones and Booth Braswell followed by an RBI walk to take the 3-2 lead.  Top of the 2nd inning… After two quick outs, Kira Ferraiolo singled to right field to keep the inning alive. Lauren Delgadillo then walked to move Ferraiolo into scoring position. Stephanie Mangiameli stepped up to the plate and battled Rylee Pate to a seven-pitch at-bat, turning the last pitch into an RBI double to right center to tie the game at 3-3. Top of the 8th inning… Starting extra innings with the runner on second, Kelyn Fillmore placed the sacrifice bunt to put go-ahead run 60 feet away. Fallon Bevino picked up the RBI single to right field to put SHU ahead. The Pioneers tacked on two more runs on a RBI single from Caroline Kruger and off an error by Hannah Adamczyk at third base.  The numbers… Pioneers outhit the Seahawks 7-4 in the game.McCann struck out a season-high 10 batters in her fifth complete game of the season.Bevino led SHU with two hits, good for her fourth multi-hit game of the season. Noteworthy… The Pioneers recorded the first extra-innings victory of the season. Game Two – SHU 2, Youngstown State 1 The Scoring… Bottom of the 1st inning… The Penguins got on the board first off, the one-out double by Lexi Zappitelli.  Top of the 2nd inning… Christian picked up the one-out single to right field to jump-start the Pioneers inning. She then advanced to second on the wild pitch to get into scoring position. Hailey Desrosiersthen recorded the RBI single to tie the game at 1-1. Top of the 5th inning…  Jennie Boisvert led off the inning with a double to left centerfield. Addison Landry came on to pinch run and advanced to third on the sacrifice bunt by Jessica Dubbioso. Youngstown State recorded the popout for the first out. Mangiameli stepped up to the plate and delivered the double to right center field to drive in the go-ahead run.  The numbers… Eight different Pioneers recorded hits on the afternoon  Orosco earned her second win of the season, allowing just one run on five hits. She struck out a season-high nine batters. Noteworthy… SHU earned back-to-back wins for the second time this season. Up next… The Pioneers have another two-game day tomorrow with another matchup with UNC-Wilmington at 12:30 p.m. and then a 5:30 p.m. contest against North Carolina A & T.

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KENNESAW, Ga.— The Sacred Heart University baseball team tacked on two runs in the ninth inning but were unable to complete the comeback as Kennesaw State earned the 3-2 win on Friday afternoon.  The Pioneers (2-7) had the tying run on second base but Deviner McCray induced the pop out to give the Owls (7-8) the series-opening win at Stillwell Stadium.  Kennesaw State got on the board in the second inning as Griffin Helms ripped the two-run homer to right field off of senior James Taubl for the early lead. SHU struggled to find its footing offensively as Kyle Oliver and Stephen Thibault recorded the team's only two hits through six innings of play against AJ Moore. The Owls added one more run in the bottom of the sixth as Jake Franklin picked up the RBI single to centerfield. Taubl settled down and allowed zero hits in his final two innings of work.  SHU was faced with the three-run deficit at the top of the ninth inning but senior Dan Schock led off the inning with a triple to left center field on the 3-2 pitch by Jake McLinskey to get the momentum going. He scored one batter later as sophomore Austin Markmann picked up the RBI groundout to short. The Owls then swapped out pitchers to Max Ryan for the lefty-on-lefty matchup against Elijah Brown.  The Pioneers earned the favor of the bases loaded thanks to back-to-back walks and a hit by pitch by Ryan that prompted the switch to McCray. Sophomore Bobby Garbuio stepped in and sent the 1-1 offering to left field for the sacrifice fly. Oliver was up next, working the count to 3-2 with the tying run on second base. McCray got him to get out in front of the pitch on the right corner of the plate, sending the ball high in the air for the pop out to third base.  Thibault led SHU at the dish with his first multi-hit game of the season. He has recorded a hit in three straight games along with Schock. Taubl pitched a season-high eight innings and recorded a season-high six strikeouts in the loss. The southpaw scattered five hits on the bump, allowing three runs. SHU concludes its spring break trip with a doubleheader tomorrow against Kennesaw State. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

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Sacred Heart Post Game Conference - Quarterfinal

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Setting the Scene... The 11th seed Sacred Heart men's ice hockey team travels to one-seed Mercyhurst for the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal series. The best-of-three series starts Friday night at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.   Last Time Out... The Pioneers shutout sixth-seed RIT 2-0 in the deciding game three on Sunday night to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in three seasons. Mike Crocock picked up the first SHU goal 12:06 in the opening period. Austin McIlmurraypicked up the power play goal with 34 seconds remaining in the period. Both Crocock & McIlmurray scored in Saturday's 4-3 triple overtime win.  Zach Tsekos recorded two assists in the second straight game. Brett Magnus was sensational between the pipes, recording 18 of his 32 saves in the third period for his second collegiate shutout. Last Meeting... SHU pulled out the 5-3 win over the Lakers back on December 2, 2017 to earn the weekend series split. The Pioneers jumped out to the two goal lead off scores from Vito Bavaro and Jason Cotton. Both teams traded goals in the second stanza as SHU skated to the 3-2 lead in the second intermission. The Pioneers scored back-to-back in the third as Cotton netted the game winner 3:27 into the period. Mercyhurst added one goal at 11:47 but wasn't enough for the comeback. Cotton led SHU with two points along with Matt Tugnutt's two assists. Brett Magnus recorded 28 saves in goal for the Pioneers. All-Time Series... Mercyhurst ownts the all-time series lead at 26-24-5 overall. The Pioneers hold the slight edge in the last 10 meetings between both teams at 5-3-2. It is the first meeting between both teams in the postseason. Scouting The Lakers... Mercyhurst went 12-2-2 in the return from winter break to claim the Atlantic Hockey regular season title and the top overall seed in the playoffs. The Lakers lead the league in scoring offense at 3.32 goals per game and rank first on the power play at 24%, Mercyhurst sits top 10 in the nation in both categories. Derek Barach leads the offense in scoring with 36 points. Captain Jack Riley is the team's top goal scorer with 16 on the season while defenseman Zach Todd is the top distributor with 23 assists. Brandon Wildung has made 32 appearances between the pipes for Merychurst allowing just 2.81 goals per game and owns a .918 save percentage. Pios in the Quarterfinals… SHU reached its first quarterfinal series since the 2015 season, overall it is the 10th Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal appearance in school history since the leagues inception back in 2003-04. The Pioneers hold a 5-7 record in the best-of three format dating back to 2007-08 when the league adopted it. SHU looks to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2009-10. Johnstone Earns All-Rookie Team Honors... A three-time Atlantic Hockey rookie of the week honoree, Marc Johnstone was named to the All-Rookie team this past Monday. Johnstone finished tied for the freshman lead in scoring with 10 goals and 12 assists in conference play. He recorded six multi-point games this season and is second on the team with 29 points and tied for team lead with 17 assists. His scoring output is the most by a SHU rookie since Justin Danforth recorded 29 points back in 2013-14. Captain Clutch... Junior Co-Captain Mike Crococktied for the team lead with two goals this past weekend against RIT, none bigger than the game winner in Sunday's 2-0 win. The goal was his second game winner of the season against the Tigers after netting the game winner back on February 18. The third-year defenseman has four goals on his career, three of which have come in the postseason.

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LORETTO, Pa. – No. 4 Sacred Heart University women's basketball (14-16, 9-9 NEC) put no. 5 Bryant away in Wednesday's semifinal, andwill advance to a semifinal round also featuring no. 1 Saint Francis U at DeGol Arena Thursday evening. Follow the action… Live stats link – http://sidearmstats.com/francis/wbball/ or click hereESPN3 Video link - http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304057/sacred-heart-vs-st-francis-pa-semifinal-1-northeast-conference-womens-basketball-tournament or click hereLive video link – http://www.necfrontrow.com/or click here All-time… Last year's regular-season finale for both teams ended with the Red Flash severing a five-game drought against SHU. The first 2016-17 meeting between the two clubs saw the Pioneers coming out on top. SHU leads 24-13 throughout the two teams shared history. The two teams split outcomes during the regular season. No. 4 SHU vs. No. 5 Bryant (Quarterfinals)… SHU avenged not only a pair of regular season setbacks but a 2016-17 semifinals loss to no. 5 Bryant as the Pioneers took down the Bulldogs, 80-63, Wednesday evening at DeGol Arena in the NEC Quarterfinal. Five Pioneers-Candice Leatherwood(20 pts), Katherine Haines (17 pts), Tykera Carter (16 pts), Adrianne Hagood (13 pts), Abigail Kangudie (11 rbs)-reached double-figures landing four in the double-digit scoring column. Bryant held a lead, up three midway through the first quarter on the backend of a bucket from behind the arc to the credit of Kierra Palmer. However, senior guard Carter provided the answer to plateau the score at 12-up at the 4:24 mark. Leatherwood used her quickness to get straight to the rack absorbing the contact for the tough finish and completed the three-point play to place the Pioneers in the forefront permanently. No. 1 Saint Francis U vs. No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson (Quarterfinals)… Jessica Kovatch set a Saint Francis and NEC record with 11 threes and scored 39 points as Saint Francis advanced to the Northeast Conference quarterfinal with an 89-70 win over Fairleigh Dickinson in Wednesday night's quarterfinal at DeGol Arena. Kovatch hit her first six threes of the night, all in the first quarter as the Red Flash rolled off a 31-2 run between the first and second quarters to put the game away. No. 1 Saint Francis U… SFU has won 13 of its last 14 games, with SHU interrupting their streak back in mid-February. SHU stunned then-top-seeded Saint Francis U on the Red Flash's home-court edging the foe by one. On the frontend of the two teams shared meetings, the Pioneers fell 89-48, to roll out their season. After matching records with Robert Morris to close the season, the Red Flash were granted the one seed topping the Colonials with a better NCAA RPI. The Red Flash's first assignment was No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson prior to the SHU/Bryant contest in which the hosts reigned victorious, 89-70. Jessica Kovatch spearheads the Red Flash offense pouring 24 points each outing for 719 registered in the season. Earlier this season… On December 29, 2017, despite their arduous fight on the glass and punishing their opponent at the line, the SHU struggled to hit shots in the half-court. That was markedly different for Saint Francis U as the Red Flash's stifling shot-selection overpowered the Pioneers, 89-48, Friday afternoon inside the Pitt Center to commence NEC play. The NEC's leading point-getter, Jessica Kovatch, splashed a long jumper to open scoring by either team nearly five minutes into the contest. Less than a minute later, Tykera Carter saw her first free-throw go in and out before her second attempt made it a one-point game early, 2-1. At the 4:42 mark Katherine Haines' swished two tries at the charity stripe to put the hosts up one fresh out of a media timeout, 3-2. SFU's Caitlyn Kroll cashed in on her nifty scoop to the cup at 4:14 prior to Adrianne Hagood crediting her first and second point of her team-leading 18, 5-4. On the following live possession, Ace Harrison saw an opening down low as her go-ahead basket would tap the final lead change by either team. Jenna Mastellone netted the 11th and last three-pointer on the Red Flash's behalf mounting the team's largest lead of the afternoon up 44 at 1:16 in the fourth before the Pioneers favored a 5-2 run to settle the 89-48 final. On February 17, 2018, SHU gutted out a crucial win in dramatic fashion knocking off the NEC's leader, Saint Francis U, 69-68, Saturday afternoon inside DeGol Arena. The win marks the 75th career victory for Head Coach Jessica Mannetti and tabs the longest win streak for the Pioneers this season. After going up by as many as 14 points, six ticks behind the intermission, an SFU 6-0 run to start the third quarter brought the game back within single digits with 7:18 pictured on the clock. Olivia Dabney drilled an outside dagger by the direction of Erin Storck several possessions after to expand its lead back to nine-the largest for the remainder of the game, 48-39 midway through the third window. The hosts remained stubborn clawing its way back evening the playing field twice in the onset before trailing just one before the final period commenced. Allyson Murphy and Adrianne Hagood both provided go-ahead baskets but Hagood's would prove the winner as the freshman's nifty scoop made way for the one-point edge, 63-62 with 5:03 left in regulation. The Red Flash continued to answer nearly filling its deficit, leaving all but one point to separate the two teams, 69-68 with less than a minute to play. Using the clock, Leatherwood was the ball-handler stalling at the top of the key. Once ready to execute a play, Caitlin Kroll blocked the guard's path giving SHU a fresh 30 to try again (0:36). Leatherwood repeated the same game plan and with ten seconds to go, was on the move. Unfortunately, the guard drove right into a trap committing a near costly turnover allowing SFU some light.  Out of the hosts' timeout, Kroll tried a heave from the left baseline that was too strong and Leah Morrow's put-back was off the mark as time expired icing SHU with the victory.

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LORETTO, Pa. – The no. 4 Sacred Heart University women's basketball team (14-16, 9-9 NEC) avenged not only a pair of regular season setbacks but a 2016-17 semifinals loss to no. 5 Bryant (9-21, 8-10 NEC) as the Pioneers took down the Bulldogs, 80-63, Wednesday evening at DeGol Arena in the NEC Quarterfinal. Five Pioneers reached double-figures landing four in the double-digit scoring column. How it happened… Bryant held a lead up three midway through the first quarter on the backend of a bucket from behind the arc to the credit of Kierra Palmer. However, senior guard Tykera Carter provided the answer to plateau the score at 12-up at the 4:24 mark.  Redshirt-junior guard Candice Leatherwood used her quickness to get straight to the rack absorbing the contact for the tough finish and completed the three-point play to place the Pioneers in the forefront permanently.  The numbers… Leatherwood reached the 20-point mark for the seventh time this season (20 points) while leading all players in assists (5). The floor general also picked up two steals, five boards and netted four of her five tries at the stripe while shooting 53.8-percent for the game. Katherine Haines provided 17 points off the bench while grabbing eight rebounds. She also added a steal, drilled a triple and shot 42.1-percent on the night. Carter registered 16 points, six boards, went perfect at the line (4-of-4), handed out two helpers and picked up a theft in a team-leading 34 minutes of action. Adrianne Hagood recorded her first double-digit scoring performance in four games and third in six games dropping 13 tonight. The freshman also went 7-of-10 at the stripe and hit two treys. Abigail Kangudie pulled down 11 boards including three on the offensive glass to lead SHU. Noteworthy… SHU converted 19 points off of 12 Bryant miscues while the Bulldogs earned eight off 11 SHU turnovers.The Pioneers' reserves accounted for 23 of the team's 80 points.SHU's 80 points scored is the highest since the Pioneers recorded 82 against Mount St. Mary's on January 6, 2018.The Pioneers have won seven of their last eight games. Quotable… Head Coach Jessica Mannetti opening statement "I think this was an awesome start to playoffs. I want to congratulate Bryant on a terrific effort tonight, they challenged us all season, they beat us twice and knocked us out of the playoffs last year. I think that was something on our minds going into tonight, they have very good players a first teamer and an all-rookie. I thought they played well but I'm proud of our team, they were locked in, focused, executed the game plan really well. I thought they really came together, we're short on depth, we've got starters that are out we have juggled lineups, so I am proud of the way that they fought and found a way tonight." Q: You won the battle of the boards, that had to be a key going into tonight against a strong rebounding team like Bryant A: "You're right that was huge. The last time we played, they beat us by four and a game that gives me nightmares. They had 20 points off rebounds in that contest. That was the center of our game plan, and they challenge you. Sydney Holloway is one of the most dynamic rebounders I have ever seen, she has a great nose for the ball. Bryant will out work you and out hustle you for the rebound and I thought we did a great job combating that tonight."  Q: Your team went 22-27 from the line tonight, attacking and getting to the rim, how much of that was the game plan and how much of it was just seizing an opportunity when you saw a lane? A: Tykera Carter: That is one of our team goals, getting to the line at least 20 times per game, when you accomplish that goal and then succeed in hitting your foul shots. You know you're going to have a good day. I thought we did a good job staying aggressive the entire game and keeping them on their heels. Up next... The Pioneers will match will host and no. 1 seed Saint Francis U tomorrow at DeGol Arena.