Sacred Heart Pioneers will take on the Merrimack Warriors in the NCAA USA on November 18 at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport.
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Sacred Heart Pioneers will take on the Merrimack Warriors in the NCAA USA on November 18 at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport. Saturday’s Atlantic Hockey match between RIT and Sacred Heart ended in a 3-1 victory for the Tigers thanks to two goals from senior defenseman Gianfranco Cassaro and one each from sophomore forward Carter Wilkie. Following a 3-1 victory on Friday night to open the series between the top two teams in the Atlantic Hockey rankings heading into the week, RIT finished the two-game sweep of the Pioneers. Marcus Joughin’s goal from the left face-off circle through a throng in front of Tiger sophomore goalkeeper Tommy Scarfone gave Sacred Heart the lead with 8:42 remaining in the opening frame. In order to take the lead, RIT scored a pair of almost identical power-play goals in the second period. For both of Cassaro’s near-post shots past Pioneer goalkeeper Luke Lush, Wilkie, and junior defenseman Aiden Hansen-Bukata cycled the ball to Cassaro in the right face-off circle. With 31.1 seconds remaining in regulation, Wilkie added an empty-net goal to complete the scoring by backhanding a puck from the opposing blue line.
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RIT (10-2-0, 9-1-0 AHA), which is off to its greatest start in Division I history, improved to 7-0-0 at home this year. With 14 points each, Cassaro (7G/7A), Wilkie (5G/9A), and Hansen-Bukata (2G/12A) are tied for first place on the team. In the very last second of regulation, Wilkie scored a long-range empty-net goal to seal the victory on Friday. Scarfone ended the game with 19 saves to raise his season record to 9-1-0. He was also credited with 37 stops on Friday. Over the course of the weekend, he faced 58 shots and only gave up two goals for a save percentage of.967. RIT scored three power-play goals in its fourth game of the season, going 2-of-5 on the opportunity. With a.314 power play % going into the week, the Tigers were tied for fourth place nationally.
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| 13.11.22 | RIT Tigers | 3-1 | Loss |
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Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Merrimack Warriors NCAA USA will be held on November 18, 5:30 AM (International Time) at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport. The audience can live stream the match on Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+. There, you may watch the entire live event.Â
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