Lehigh University scored three even-strength goals, and Emerson Popil made 35 saves as Lehigh beat Sacred Heart University 3-1 on Saturday at Steel Ice Center. The win completed a two-game sweep for Lehigh, which beat Sacred Heart 5-1 in the same building on Friday night.
Chase Chalfin opened the scoring with 12:42 left in the first period, with assists from Daniel Furman and Max Toomey. Niko Cadoret made it 2-0 with 5:41 remaining in the period. Matthew Nacinovich and Jesse Heinberg assisted on the goal, which stood as the game-winner and was Cadoret’s first point of the season after he went scoreless in the opener.
Devin Gosciak extended the lead to 3-0 with 14:58 left in the second period, scoring off assists from Connor Wohlfahrt and Morgan Waddell. Gosciak entered the game with two goals and an assist from Friday’s win and has now scored in both games. Nacinovich’s assist gave him three helpers through two games.
Sacred Heart’s Jacob Rotwitt faced 63 shots and made 60 saves. Popil kept Sacred Heart off the board until Jackson Cantalupo scored with 52 seconds left in the third period. Jake Desmarais and Rob Moliterno assisted on the goal, which ended Popil’s shutout bid. Popil finished with 35 saves on 36 shots.
Lehigh moved to 2-0-0, and Sacred Heart fell to 0-2-0 as it looks for its first win of the season.
