Feb. 24, 2008

Final Stats

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (February 24, 2008) - Sacred Heart senior Katie Salamone (Baltimore, MD) and junior Amanda Williams (Monroe, CT) each scored a pair of goals but the Pioneers dropped their 2008 season opener, 17-7, at Brown University Sunday afternoon. The Bears got four goals from junior Jesse Nunn as they stormed out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back.

Brown (1-0) also got four goals from junior Lauren Vitkus while sophomore Meghan Markowski, senior Jadie DeTolla and sophomore Kara Kelly each added two. The Bears started off with a bang, controlling play during the first 10 minutes and grabbing a 5-0 lead and forcing Sacred Heart to use its timeout. The Pioneers came out of the huddle and Williams responded to put SHU on the board and cut into the Bears' lead at 10:37. However, DeTolla, Nunn, and Markowski each scored over the next 5:38 to give Brown an 8-1 lead with 13:45 left in the half.

The Pioneers (0-1) outscored Brown, 3-1, to close the frame, including scoring the final two goals of the half, as the Bears' held onto a 9-4 lead at the break. Salamone notched her first at 12:21 and fellow senior Liz Ottey (Baltimore, MD) followed at 10:49 and Williams notched her second at 6:33.

Brown came out firing to start the second half as well, netting the first four goals of the period for a 13-4 at 38:30. SHU sophomore Carissa Hauser (East Northport, NY) converted on a free position shot to temporarily halt the Bears' momentum, but Brown answered with a quick pair for a 15-5 lead with 14:43 remaining.

SHU's final two goals for the game were scored by freshman Jessica Ingrilli (Wantagh, NY) and Salamone. Sophomore goalkeeper Chelsea Wagner (Aurora, CO) made 11 saves in the loss.

Sacred Heart will return home for a pair of games next weekend, hosting Fairfield University on Friday and Villanova on Sunday.

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