The Sacred Heart University field hockey team returned to its winning ways on Sunday, with a 2-0 win at Brown on Sunday afternoon. The victory improves the Pioneers to 4-7 on the season, while the Bears fall to 1-8.

SHU scored both of its goals, exactly 4:00 apart, late in the first-half to earn the victory. The shutout is the second clean slate of the season for the Pioneers, who also blanked Lehigh earlier in the season.

The Pioneers return to action on Friday, October 6 when they host MAAC foe Siena at 6pm at Johnson Field.

Noteworthy

• Hailey Power played all 70:00 in net for SHU, making fives saves, to earn her first collegaite solo shutout
• The Pioneers were outshot in the game 14-13, but put eight shots on net, to only six shots on goal for Brown
• Cara Conery made a defensive save for the Pioneers
• Brown earned more penalty corners
• Katie Hammaker made six saves in net for Brown and the Bears had two defensive saves
• Kelsy Hopkins and Lauren Lawson both recorded their third goals of the season, while Colleen McAninley and Rebecca Hauser both recorded their first assists of the season

The Scoring

• McAninley fed the ball past Hammaker to the stick of Hopkins who put the ball into the cage for a 1-0 lead at 29:23
• Four minutes later Hauser's shot was deflected by Lawson into the net for a 2-0 advantage