FAIRFIELD, Conn. (January 17, 2026) – The Stonehill College women's hockey team battled NEWHA rival Sacred Heart University to a 2–2 draw at Martire Family Arena on Saturday afternoon, before falling 1–0 in a shootout to the Pioneers. With the result, the Skyhawks move to 11–11–2 overall and 11–5–2 in conference play, while Sacred Heart improves to 5–17–2 overall and 4–12–2 in NEWHA action.
 
Highlights

• Stonehill outshot Sacred Heart, 49-37, while the Pioneers won the faceoff battle, 43-29.
• Junior Peyton Wise lit the lamp on her fourth goal of the season, while sophomore Reagan Whynot netted her seventh of the year.
• Seniors Bailey Feeney, Gracie Sacca, and Lily Geist each recorded an assist for the Skyhawks.
• Senior Hannah Squires and sophomore Seina Spadone tied for the team-lead with two blocked shots.
• Senior netminder Eve Stone tallied 35 saves in between the pipes, marking her fifth game of the season making at least 35 saves.

 
How It Happened
Stonehill wasted little time opening the scoring, as just 3:42 into the first period Sacca skated into the offensive zone and dropped the puck for Wise, who fired home her second goal of the weekend past Jillian Petruno to give the Skyhawks an early 1–0 lead. Following Wise's tally, the two teams traded chances throughout the remainder of the period, with Stonehill carrying a one-goal advantage into the first intermission.

Despite outshooting the Pioneers 18–13 and earning the game's first power-play opportunity at the 5:21 mark of the second stanza, Stonehill was unable to extend its lead, and the teams remained separated by a single goal after 40 minutes of play.

Sacred Heart tied the contest early in the third period when Peyton Bennetts found the back of the net for the second time this weekend. Stonehill responded quickly, regaining the lead just 2:38 later as Whynot buried her seventh goal of the season after capitalizing on a rebound in front of Petruno. The Pioneers answered once again at the 12:49 mark, evening the score at two apiece on an unassisted breakaway goal by Hailey Jussila.

With regulation ending in a 2–2 deadlock, the game advanced to a five-minute 3-on-3 overtime period. Neither side was able to find the deciding goal, sending the contest to a shootout. In the skills competition, Sacred Heart's Campbell Heger netted the eventual game-winning goal in the second round, while Petruno sealed the victory by denying Maddi Achtyl, Bailey Feeney, and Whynot.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (11-11-2, 11-5-2 NEWHA) returns to action next weekend, hosting NEWHA foe LIU in a two-game series at the Bridgewater Ice Arena. Puck drop of Friday's opener between the Skyhawks and Sharks is set for 6 p.m.

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