WORCESTER, Mass. (Interstat) — Caroline Lilley scored 10:56 into the third period, and Assumption erased a two-goal deficit to beat Sacred Heart 3-2 in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Saturday at Laska Gymnasium.

Taylor Thompson made 40 saves on 42 shots for Assumption, which improved to 4-0-1 and remained unbeaten. The Greyhounds’ goaltender, a 5-foot-5 player from Forest Lake, Minn., who previously played at Forest Lake Senior High School, also had 32 saves in a 2-0 win over Sacred Heart in the teams’ previous meeting. Sacred Heart fell to 0-4.

Sacred Heart struck first at 12:36 into the opening period when Bria Holm scored from Brianna Morden and Shae Carroll. Carroll pushed the lead to 2-0 at 9:22 into the second period, scoring with an assist from Reese Pascucci. Sacred Heart’s Johanna Tischler received an interference penalty at 7:37 into the first, and Julia Zielinska was sent off for crosschecking at 4:12 into the second. Carroll also was penalized for interference at 6:22 into the second.

Assumption answered with three unanswered goals. Annie Forker started the rally at 11:33 into the second period, scoring from Rachel Agerter and Isabella DiReda. DiReda tied the game at 13:48 into the second. Lilley then put the Greyhounds ahead for good at 10:56 into the third, with Ava McGaffigan and Kayla McGaffigan assisting. Forker was called for slashing at 14:43 into the second, and Megan Tremblay received an interference penalty at 18:58 into the second. Haven Mills was whistled for crosschecking at 13:08 into the third.

Carroll, a center who previously played at Belle Tire, had one goal, one assist, four shots and two penalty minutes for Sacred Heart. Lilley, a 5-foot-7 right wing who previously played at Cushing Academy, finished with one goal and seven shots for Assumption. DiReda, a 5-foot-6 left defenseman from Portsmouth Abbey, had one goal, one assist and two shots. Kayla McGaffigan, a 5-foot-7 center from Tabor Academy, contributed one assist and three shots. Forker, a 5-foot-6 right wing from Choate Rosemary Hall, added one goal, three shots and two penalty minutes. Holm, a 5-foot-4 left wing from Moorhead High School, scored one goal and had four shots for Sacred Heart. Pascucci, a left defenseman from Governors Academy, added one assist and five shots. Agerter, a 5-foot-3 left wing from Gentry Academy, recorded one assist and two shots. Ava McGaffigan, a 5-foot-5 left wing from Tabor Academy, had one assist and two shots.

Assumption entered the game after a 2-2 double-overtime tie at Holy Cross and wins over Saint Michael’s and Sacred Heart. The Greyhounds opened the season with 2-1 and 6-2 wins over Saint Michael’s. Sacred Heart had lost to Providence twice and to Assumption earlier this season. The Pioneers opened with a 4-2 home loss to Providence and a 3-0 road loss at Providence before falling 2-0 at Assumption. The game was the second meeting between the teams in as many days, and Assumption swept the weekend series. The Pioneers were assessed three penalties, and the Greyhounds were assessed three.

Sacred Heart next hosts Long Island on Friday and visits Long Island on Saturday. Assumption next visits Saint Anselm on Friday and hosts Saint Anselm on Saturday. The Greyhounds later are scheduled to play at Mercyhurst and at Long Island, while the Pioneers are set to play at Franklin Pierce and at Stonehill. Both teams also have home games against Saint Anselm, and Sacred Heart will host Quinnipiac.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Assumption to win 3-1 before the game, and the Interstat ELO system gave Assumption a 55 percent probability of victory. The Greyhounds instead needed a third-period goal to complete the comeback.