BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (January 31, 2026) – The Stonehill College women's hockey team bounced back and defeated NEWHA rival Assumption University, 4-2, Saturday afternoon at the Bridgewater Ice Arena. With the result, the Skyhawks dropped to 13–13–2 overall and 13–7–2 in conference play, while the Greyhounds improved to 12–13–3 on the season and 12–7–3 against NEWHA opponents.
 
Highlights

• Stonehill outshot Assumption, 31–27, and controlled the faceoff circle, winning the battle 31–18.
• Senior Maddi Achtyl netted the eventual game-winning goal, marking the 50th tally of her collegiate career.
• Senior Gracie Sacca powered the Skyhawks' offense with her sixth multi-point performance of the season, while junior Makenna Slocum and first-year student Summer Combe each buried their seventh goals of the campaign.
• Senior Lily Geist, junior Peyton Wise, and sophomore Reagan Whynot each dished out assists on the afternoon, with Whynot also leading the Skyhawks with three blocked shots.
• Senior netminder Eve Stone earned her fifth win of the season, holding the Greyhounds to two goals on 27 shots faced.

 
How It Happened
Assumption struck first in the opening period, as just 3:18 into the game Sara Field lit the lamp for her first collegiate goal. Stonehill responded four minutes later at the 7:24 mark when Combe buried her seventh goal of the season to even the score at 1–1. After a back-and-forth next 10 minutes of the frame, the Skyhawks closed the period with a pair of goals in quick succession, as Sacca and Achtyl scored back-to-back at the 19:16 and 19:58 marks to give Stonehill a 3–1 advantage heading into the intermission.

Following a successful penalty kill to open the second period, Stonehill generated sustained offensive-zone pressure, firing 14 shots over an 11-minute stretch against Jadyn Weiser and the Greyhounds' defense. Despite late power-play chances for Assumption, the Skyhawks maintained their two-goal cushion entering the third period.

Stonehill extended its lead at the 6:59 mark of the third while on the power play, as Geist fed Slocum for a one-timer over the shoulder of Weiser, marking Slocum's seventh goal of the season and fifth on the skater advantage. Assumption pulled within two at 15:06 when Avalyn Mikkelson netted her first goal of the year, but Stone stood tall down the stretch, making three high-quality saves in the closing minutes to secure the Skyhawks' 4–2 bounce-back victory.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (13-13-2, 13-7-2 NEWHA) returns to action next weekend for a split home-and-home series against Franklin Pierce. Puck drop of Friday's opener from Winchendon, Mass., is set for 7 p.m.

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