Sacred Heart University Athletics

Wed, 02/15 | Women's Basketball at Bryant W, 74-67 (Final) RC
Thu, 02/16 | Men's Basketball at LIU Brooklyn (7:00 PM) PR | A
Fri, 02/17 | Men's Ice Hockey at Holy Cross (7:00 PM) LS | V | A
Fri, 02/17 | Men's Volleyball vs. Saint Francis (PA) (7:00 PM) LS | V
Fri, 02/17 | Women's Bowling Morgan State Invitational (All Day)
Fri, 02/17 | Women's Ice Hockey vs. Potsdam St. (7:00 PM) LS
Sat, 02/18 | Equestrian at IHSA Western Post / WSU I (TBA)
Sat, 02/18 | Men's Basketball at St. Francis (NY) (7:00 PM) A
Sat, 02/18 | Men's Ice Hockey vs. Holy Cross (4:00 PM) LS | V | A
Sat, 02/18 | Men's Lacrosse at Hofstra (12:30 PM)
Sat, 02/18 | Men's Volleyball vs. Penn St. (8:00 PM) LS | V
Sat, 02/18 | Women's Basketball at St. Francis (NY) (4:00 PM) A
Sat, 02/18 | Women's Ice Hockey vs. Potsdam St. (2:00 PM) LS
Sun, 02/19 | Equestrian NCAA SHU vs. South Dakota State - English & Western (TBA)
Sun, 02/19 | Men's T&F USA Track & Field - New England Indoor Championships (TBA)
Sun, 02/19 | Women's T&F at Harvard (TBA)
Sun, 02/19 | Wrestling North Carolina (12:00 PM)
Sun, 02/19 | Wrestling at Citadel (3:00 PM)
Mon, 02/20 | Women's Basketball at LIU Brooklyn (7:00 PM) A
Tue, 02/21 | Men's Volleyball at NJIT (7:00 PM)
Wed, 02/22 | Swimming at Northeast Conference Championship (All Day)
Wed, 02/22 | Women's Lacrosse at Iona (3:00 PM)
Thu, 02/23 | Men's Basketball vs. Robert Morris (7:00 PM) LS | V | A
Thu, 02/23 | Swimming at Northeast Conference Championship (All Day)
Fri, 02/24 | Baseball at New Mexico St. (6:05 PM)
Fri, 02/24 | Men's Ice Hockey vs. Army (7:05 PM) LS | V | A
Fri, 02/24 | Men's T&F at New England Indoor Track and Field Championship (10:00 am)
Fri, 02/24 | Softball vs. IPFW (1:00 PM)
Fri, 02/24 | Softball vs. Coastal Carolina (5:30 PM)
Fri, 02/24 | Swimming at Northeast Conference Championship (All Day)
Fri, 02/24 | Women's Bowling Holiday Classic (All Day)
Fri, 02/24 | Women's T&F at New England Intercollegiate Indoor Track & Field Championships (10:00 am)
Sat, 02/25 | Baseball at New Mexico St. (4:05 PM)
Sat, 02/25 | Baseball at New Mexico St. (8:05 PM)
Sat, 02/25 | Equestrian at IHSA Semifinals - Western (TBA)
Sat, 02/25 | Men's Basketball vs. Saint Francis (PA) (12:00 PM) LS | V | A
Sat, 02/25 | Men's Ice Hockey at Army (7:05 PM) V | A
Sat, 02/25 | Men's T&F at New England Indoor Track and Field Championship (10:00 am)
Sat, 02/25 | Men's Tennis vs. Siena (6:00 PM)
Sat, 02/25 | Men's Volleyball at Harvard (2:00 PM) LS
Sat, 02/25 | Softball at Coastal Carolina (1:00 PM)
Sat, 02/25 | Softball vs. Temple (5:30 PM)
Sat, 02/25 | Swimming at Northeast Conference Championship (All Day)
Sat, 02/25 | Women's Basketball vs. Saint Francis (PA) (3:00 PM) LS | V | A
Sat, 02/25 | Women's Ice Hockey vs. TBD (TBA)
Sat, 02/25 | Women's T&F at New England Intercollegiate Indoor Track & Field Championships (10:00 am)
Sat, 02/25 | Women's Tennis vs. Siena (6:00 PM)
Sun, 02/26 | Women's Ice Hockey vs. TBD (TBA)

Pioneers Finish 3rd at NEC's; Martorana & Tierney in the Top-10

April 26, 2009

HERSHEY, Pa. (April 24, 2009) - The Sacred Heart women's golf team posted a team score of 313 for the second-straight day as the Pioneers finished third at the 2009 Northeast Conference Championship at the Hershey Links golf course. Seniors Joanne Martorana (Randolph, NJ) and Jennifer Tierney (Danbury, CT) both finished in the top-10 to earn All-NEC honors while head coach Matt McGreevy was named NEC Coach of the Year by his peers.

Sacred Heart entered the final day of competition on Sunday in second place, trailing Fairleigh Dickinson. The Knights won their second-straight NEC title after posting a three-day score of 920. SHU matched their day two score of 313 and finished the event with a team score of 945. The Long Island Blackbirds shot the low team score on Sunday, firing a 306 to pass the Pioneers for second place with a 943.

Martorana tied for fifth overall thanks to a 76 on Sunday. She carded matching 78's on Friday and Saturday and finished the tournament with a score of 232. Tierney shot Sacred Heart's low score on Sunday, firing a 76. Martorana improved on her 13th place finish in 2008. Tierney improved on each day of the tournament and finished with a score of 238 (82-80-76) to tie for 10th overall. Tierney earns all-conference recognition for the second-straight season. She finished tied for seventh at last year's event.

SHU freshman Carly Bergin (Binghamton, NY) finished tied for 13th overall shooting 242 (84-78-80) over the three days. Pioneer senior Jillian Nery () and freshman Michelle Riber (Stockholm, Sweden) both tied for 15th overall, shooting 243's. Nery shot rounds of 79, 77, and 87 while Riber posted rounds of 80, 82 and 81.

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