EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The LIU women's ice hockey team honored nine student-athletes in a pregame Senior Night ceremony. The Sharks then fell to Sacred Heart in the regular-season home finale, 2-1, on Saturday night as a 19-game NEWHA unbeaten streak ended.
With LIU trailing 2-0,
Ashley Morrow scored a second-period goal to pull the Sharks within a goal. However, LIU never could draw even.
The pregame ceremony honored
Megan Bouveur,
Sasha Hartje,
Erin Hinch,
Julia Hoffmann,
Reneé Hoffmann,
Alva Johnsson,
Abby Latorella,
Stella Scott and
Lauren Spino.
LIU already had clinched the NEWHA regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
The Sharks close the regular season with a pair of games next weekend at Franklin Pierce, then return to Northwell Health Ice Center for a NEWHA semifinal on March 1 at 3 p.m.
