Thompson, Assumption blank Sacred Heart in women’s hockey win
WORCESTER, Mass. (Interstat) — Taylor Thompson earned the win with 32 saves, and the Assumption Greyhounds scored twice in the first period to beat the Sacred Heart Pioneers 2-0 in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Friday at Laska Gymnasium. Annie Forker opened the scoring at 12:03 of the first, assisted by Kayla McGaffigan. Kaitlyn Cielo made it 2-0 at 15:07, with Alexa Hanrahan assisting. Assumption improved to 3-0-1, while Sacred Heart fell to 0-3-0. Forker had one goal and three shots on goal. Hanrahan added one assist, four shots on goal and five penalty minutes. Cielo recorded one goal, three shots on goal and one hit. McGaffigan contributed one assist and two shots on goal. Caroline Lilley had seven shots on goal. Sacred Heart’s Ella Holm had two shots on goal and two penalty minutes. Addie Bowlby recorded seven shots on goal. Sydney Burnevik had two shots on goal. Katie Downey added two shots on goal and two penalty minutes. The attendance was 211.