Feb. 28, 2003

MILFORD, CT (February 28, 2003) - Senior goalie Eddy Ferhi (Charenton, France) made 21 saves, registering his third shutout of the season, to lead the Sacred Heart men's ice hockey team to a 2-0 win over visiting Army. The win moved the Pioneers into third place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings with three games to play. The top four teams get home ice advantage in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC playoffs.

Freshman Bernie Chmiel (Pittsburgh, PA) got the only goal the Pioneers would need at 16:41 of the first period, from senior Martin Paquet (Ste. Catherine, QUE) and sophomore Garrett Larson (Rycroft, AB).

At 13:04 in the second period senior Konn Hawkes (Watrous, SK) netted his first goal of the season, assisted by fellow seniors Michael Forsland (Anchorage, AK) and Richard Naumann (Boerne, TX). The third period remained scoreless, despite several chances for both sides.

Black Knight goalie Brad Roberts made 16 saves in the contest.

The Pioneers will travel to West Point, NY Saturday night for a rematch with the Black Knights at Tate Rink at 7 pm.

at Milford, CT
                        1       2       3       F
Sacred Heart            1       1       0-      2
Army                    0       0       0-      0



Scoring:
SHU - 
Bernie Chmiel (
Martin Paquet, 
Garrett Larson), 16:41, 1st
SHU - 
Konn Hawkes (
Michael Forsland, 
Richard Naumann), 13:04, 2nd



Saves:  SHU - 
Eddy Ferhi, 21 saves; ARMY - Brad Roberts, 16 saves.