2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey season

2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers
women's ice hockey season
2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers; women's ice hockey season
Doubletree Hockey Classic Champions
Conference	Division I Independent
Home ice	Sports Center of Connecticut
Record
Overall	18-9-2
Home	8-4-1
Road	9-5-1
Neutral	1-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Thomas O'Malley
Assistant coaches	Katherine Pauletti
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The 2016-17 Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University as a Division I independent team during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Roster

2016–17 Pioneers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Sarah Erban	Sophomore	G		Attleboro, Massachusetts	Tilton School
2	Brooke McGreen	Sophomore	F		Narragansett, Rhode Island	Narragansett HS
3	Victoria Grimmer	Freshman	F		Reading, Massachusetts	Reading HS
4	Lilly Cleary	Sophomore	F		Norwell, Massachusetts	Norwell HS
5	Haley Payne	Sophomore	F		Braintree, Massachusetts	Braintree HS
6	Cassandra Hanlon	Junior	D		Rowley, Massachusetts	Governor's Academy
7	Elizabeth Johnson	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Milton, Massachusetts	Milton HS
8	Theresa Hulse	Freshman	F/D		Mantoloking, New Jersey	Point Pleasant Beach HS
9	Brittany Smith	Junior	F		Manchester, Massachusetts	Marblehead HS
10	Olivia Bryant	Freshman	D		Lexington, Massachusetts	Lexington HS
11	Taylor Moreland	Junior	F		Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals
12	Amie Varano	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Duxbury, Massachusetts	Notre Dame Academy
13	Megan Finlay	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Cumberland, Maine	Greely HS
15	Julia Consorti	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	West Haven, Connecticut	West Haven HS
16	Savannah Hersey	Sophomore	D		Warwick, Rhode Island	Warwick Veterans Memorial HS
17	Katie Stueve	Sophomore	F		Chester Springs, Pennsylvania	Downington East HS
18	Meghan Kebalka	Junior	F		Lebanon, New Hampshire	University of New Hampshire
20	Maddie Bishop	Freshman	F		Wethersfield, Connecticut	East Catholic HS
21	Teagan Ketchum	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Averill Park, New York	Albany Academy
22	Elizabeth Collins	Junior	F		Duxbury, Massachusetts	Duxbury HS
23	Hannah Sullivan	Sophomore	F		Woburn, Massachusetts	Woburn HS
24	Jayne Lewis	Freshman	F		Troy, Illinois	New Hampton School
26	Sarah Walewski	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Shelton, Connecticut	St. Joseph Academy
27	Carley Radovich	Junior	F		Milford, Massachusetts	Vermont Academy
29	Kathryn Darling	Junior	F		Vestal, New York	Nichols School
30	Devan Kane	Junior	G	8' 1" (2.46 m)	cumminScarborough, Maine	Scarborough HS

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 21	at Brown *	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Devan Kane	L 3–6	0–1–0
October 22	at Brown*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Devan Kane	L 0–7	0–2–0
October 28	Holy Cross*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Devan Kane	L 1–3	0–3–0
October 29	at Holy Cross*	Hart Center • Worcester, MA	Devan Kane	L 2–3	0–4–0
November 4	at Lebanon Valley*	Hersheypark Arena • Hershey, PA	Sarah Erban	W 5–0	1–4–0
November 5	at Lebanon Valley*	Hersheypark Arena • Hershey, PA	Jadeyn Kastning	W 11–1	2–4–0
November 12	at Saint Anselm*	Sullivan Ice Arena • Goffstown, NH	Devan Kane	L 1–4	2–5–0
November 18	Wesleyan*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Devan Kane	W 5–1	3–5–0
November 19	at Wesleyan*	Spurrier-Snyder Rink • Middletown, CT	Devan Kane	L 3–5	3–6–0
December 2	at Franklin Pierce*	Jason Ritchie Ice Arena • Winchendon, MA	Devan Kane	T 1–1 ^OT	3–6–1
December 3	Franklin Pierce*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Sarah Erban	W 4–3	4–6–1
December 9	Johnson & Wales*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Sarah Erban	W 6–4	5–6–1
December 10	Johnson & Wales*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Sarah Erban	W 2–0	6–6–1
January 3, 2017	at Southern Maine*	USM Ice Arena • Gorham, ME	Devan Kane	W 4–1	7–6–1
January 4	at Southern Maine*	USM Ice Arena • Gorham, ME	Sarah Erban	W 5–0	8–6–1
January 6	vs. Hamilton*	Cairns Arena • South Burlington, VT (Doubletree Hockey Classic)	Devan Kane	W 4–3 ^OT	9–6–1
January 7	at St. Michaels*	Cairns Arena • South Burlington, VT (Doubletree Hockey Classic)	Sarah Erban	W 3–1	10–6–1
January 10	Morrisville State*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Devan Kane	L 2–3 ^OT	10–7–1
January 11	Morrisville State*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Sarah Erban	L 1–2	10–8–1
January 13	St. Michaels*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Devan Kane	W 3–1	11–8–1
January 14	at Salem State*	O'Keefe Sports Complex • Salem, MA	Sarah Erban	W 4–1	12–8–1
January 20	at Stevenson*	Reistertown Sportsplex • Reistertown, MD	Devan Kane	W 3–0	13–8–1
January 21	at Stevenson*	Reistertown Sportsplex • Reistertown, MD	Sarah Erban	W 6–1	14–8–1
January 27	Lebanon Valley*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Devan Kane	W 4–1	15–8–1
January 28	Lebanon Valley*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Sarah Erban	W 4–2	16–8–1
February 17	at Post*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Devan Kane	W 9–0	17–8–1
February 18	Post*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Sarah Erban	W 12–1	18–8–1
NEHC Open
February 25	Saint Anselm*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Devan Kane	L 1–5	18–9–1
February 26	Franklin Pierce*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Shelton, CT	Sarah Erban	T 4–4 ^OT	18–9–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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References

↑ "2016-17 Roster". Sacred Heart University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
↑ "2016-17 Schedule". Sacred Heart University Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

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[1] "2016-17 Roster". Sacred Heart University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

[2] "2016-17 Schedule". Sacred Heart University Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

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v t e Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Wonderland of Ice
Head coaches	Dave LaLiberty (1996–1997) Trina Bourget (1997–1999) Joy Woog (1999–2000) Michael Barrett (2000–2002) Ed Bourget (2002–2003) Tom O'Malley (2003–)
Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Conference affiliations	Independent
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT