Sacred Heart Uses Strong Second Half to Get by New Haven

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The New Haven field hockey team lost to Sacred Heart 5-2 on Friday. The Chargers scored twice in the first quarter but were held without a goal over the final three quarters. Sacred Heart finished with a 19-5 shot advantage. New Haven created early pressure with back-to-back penalty corners, getting a blocked shot from Jalia Cooper (Millville, N.J./Saint Joseph Academy) before Abbie Volfman (Clarksburg, Md./Clarksburg) scored from Liz Trentmann (Amsterdam, Netherlands) at 1:42 for a 1-0 lead. Sacred Heart tied it 1-1 on Bridget McLaughlin’s goal at 4:25. The Chargers moved back in front after another…