Hartl, Providence blank Sacred Heart in women’s NCAA hockey
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (Interstat) — Mallory Hartl stopped all 24 shots and Providence scored three unanswered goals to beat Sacred Heart 3-0 on Saturday in a women’s NCAA Division I game at Lawler Arena. The Friars improved to 2-0, while the Pioneers fell to 0-2. Providence broke through with three goals in the second period. Elizabeth Janovski opened the scoring from Bella Paolucci and Kiara Kraft. Grace Van Volsen made it 2-0 off assists from Audrey Knapp and Reese Kletke, then Knapp capped the surge from Josie Lang and Emma Hofbauer. Hartl earned the win. Knapp added an assist and five shots, while Hofbauer recorded an assist, four shots and four penalty minutes. Lang had an assist, four shots and two penalty minutes. Van Volsen, Janovski and Paolucci also contributed. Hannah Clarke fired six shots, and Molly Farace had two shots. Attendance at Lawler Arena was 412.