17 Sarah Sheils
Sarah Sheils
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School:
    Seneca Valley
  • Position:
    D
  • Major:
    Health Sciences
  • gp
    26
  • p
    21
  • g
    10
  • a
    11
  • pim
    30
  • +/-
    +21

Bio

Finished her career tied for first all-time in program history in shorthanded goals (3); ranked third in game-winning goals (5) and penalty minutes (84); ranked fourth in power-play goals (9); ranked fifth in goals (24), assists (41) and points (65); and ranked eighth in games played (82).

Among program single-season records, finished her career first in power-play goals (7, 2014-15), tied for fifth in penalty minutes (30, 2015-16), tied for seventh in penalty minutes (28, 2014-15), tied for eighth in goals (11, 2014-15), 11th in goals (10, 2015-16), tied for 12th in assists (13, 2013-14), tied for 14th in points (21, 2015-16) and tied for 16th in assists (11, 2015-16) and points (20, 2014-15).

Scored the first shorthanded goal in program history.

As a Senior in 2015-16: Played in all 26 games for the Ravens...Finished fourth in the NEHC in defenseman scoring (21 points), tied for 19th in goals (10) and tied for 21st in points (21)...Finished second on the team in penalty minutes (30 minutes over 15 infractions...Tallied 10-11-21 with 64 shots on goal and finished +21...Recorded one power-play goal, one shorthanded goal and two game-winning goals...Piled up five points on one goal and four assists in the season opener at Daniel Webster on 10/30...Scored the game-winning goal against Holy Cross on 11/14...Dished out an assist against Saint Michael's on 11/20...Made it a three-point weekend with two assists against Univ. of New England on 11/21...Netted a goal at William Smith on 1/9...Had a helper against Becker on 1/12...Tallied a power-play goal at Saint MIchael's on 1/15...Scored a shorthanded goal at Nichols on 1/16...Had a four-game point-scoring streak (3-1-4) from 1/9 through 1/16...Scored a goal against Saint Anselm on 1/29...Dished out an assist at Salve Regina on 1/30...Tallied a goal and an assist at Plymouth State on 2/12...Put home the game-winning goal against Southern Maine on 2/20...Capped her career with two goals and an assist in the consolation round of the NEHC Open Tournament against Saint Michael's on 2/28.
2015-16 Statistics 

As a Junior in 2014-15: Played in all 27 games for the Ravens...Led the ECAC East in power-play goals (7)...Finished second in the ECAC East in defenseman scoring (20 points), tied for fourth in power-play points (9), tied for 18th in goals (11) and tied for 23rd in points (20)...Led the team in power-play goals (7)...Finished tied for second on the team in penalty minutes (28 on 14 infractions) and finished third in goals...Tallied 11-9-20 with a shorthanded goal and two game-winning goals...Recorded 54 shots on goal and finished +14...Dished out an assist against Catleton State on 11/14...Scored the game's only goal, a third-period power-play tally, at Saint Michael's on 11/21...Chipped in an assist at Univ. of New England on 11/22...Scored a power-play goal and added an assist agaisnt Buffalo State on 11/29...Notched an assist against Buffalo State on 11/30...Put home a shorthanded goal at SUNY Canton on 12/13...Scored twice, including once on the power play, against William Smith on 1/10...Scored a pair of power-play goals, as well as the game-winner, en route to the program's third hat trick -- the first of her career -- against Nichols on 1/17...Dished out an assist against Salve Regina on 1/31...Chipped in an assist against Plymouth State on 2/13...Had a pair of assists at Massachusetts Boston on 2/20...Scored a power-play goal at Southern Maine on 2/21...Scored a power-play goal, added another goal and chipped in an assist for a three-point day in the first round of the ECAC Open Tournament against Saint Michael's on 2/28.
2014-15 Statistics 

As a Sophomore in 2013-14: Played in 18 games for the Ravens...Finished third on the team in assists (3)...Tallied 1-13-14 with one power-play goal and one game-winning goal, while recording 21 shots on goal...Picked up eight penalties for 16 minutes...Dished out an assist against Plymouth State on 11/2...Chipped in an assist against Massachusetts Boston on 11/8...Contributed an assist against Stevenson on 11/22...Assisted on the eventual game-winning goal late in the first period against Stevenson on 11/23...Dished out three assists, including one on the eventual game-winning in the first period at Buffalo State on 12/7...Made it a four-point weekend (1-3-4) by scoring the game's only goal, on the power play at 12:39 of the third, at Buffalo State on 12/8...Had a pair of hlpers against SUNY Canton on 12/13...Made it a five-point weekend (0-5-5) and capped a six-game scoring streak (1-10-11) by assisting on all three goals, including the game-winner early in the third, against SUNY Canton on 12/14...Dished out an assist against Sacred Heart on 1/25.
2013-14 Statistics 

Sheils As a Freshman in 2012-13: Played in 11 games for the Ravens...One of two players to score a shorthanded goal...Tallied 2-8-10 while recording 17 shots on goal...Picked up five penalties for 10 minutes...Made her collegiate debut and recorded a shot on goal in the season-opener against Salve Regina on 10/26...Scored her first career goal against Stevenson on 11/9...Dished out her first two career assists for her first career multi-point game against Stevenson on 11/10...Scored a shorthanded goal and piled up three assists at Univ. of New England on 11/16...Dished out an assist against Univ. of New England on 11/30...Chipped in an assist against Univ. of New England on 12/1...Contributed an assist at Plymouth State on 12/8.
2012-13 Statistics 

Before Franklin Pierce: Played at the junior level for Pittsburgh Penguins Elite for eight years...Three-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Seneca Valley Senior High School (Pa.)...Honors student...Earned academic awards in each of her four years.

Personal: Daughter of Linda and Jim Sheils...A health sciences major...Has two younger brothers, Robby and Ryan, and an older sister, Jess.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 12 at Plymouth State W, 5-1
Feb 13 Manhattanville W, 4-0
Feb 19 Massachusetts Boston L, 2-1
Feb 20 Southern Me. W, 2-0
Feb 27 at Saint Anselm L, 2-0
Feb 28 vs. Saint Michael's W, 6-0
  Overall Conf
Games 26 17
Points 21 11
Goals 10 6
Assists 11 5
PIM 30 24
+/- +21 +10
Power-play goals 1 1
Short-handed goals 1 1
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 7 5
Game-winning goals 2 2
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 64 42
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 30 at Daniel Webster W, 12-1 - 1 4 5 2 +6 0 0 0 0 0 5
Oct 31 at Becker W, 7-1 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 6 Saint Anselm L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 7 at New England Col. W, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 13 at Castleton L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Holy Cross W, 2-1 - 1 0 1 2 +2 0 0 0 1 0 2
Nov 20 Saint Michael's W, 7-0 - 0 1 1 2 +5 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 21 University of New England W, 5-3 1 0 2 2 4 +3 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 5 Sacred Heart W, 5-1 - 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 6 at Sacred Heart T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jan 8 at William Smith W, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 9 at William Smith W, 7-0 1 1 0 1 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 12 Becker W, 4-0 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 15 at Saint Michael's W, 4-1 - 1 0 1 2 +0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 16 at Nichols W, 5-0 - 1 0 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 2
Jan 23 at Saint Anselm L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 29 Saint Anselm L, 4-3 - 1 0 1 6 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 30 at Salve Regina W, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 5 Norwich University L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 6 at Holy Cross L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 12 at Plymouth State W, 5-1 - 1 1 2 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 13 Manhattanville W, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 19 Massachusetts Boston L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 20 Southern Me. W, 2-0 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Feb 27 at Saint Anselm L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 vs. Saint Michael's W, 6-0 - 2 1 3 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 3
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2012-13 11 2 8 10 10 +4 0 1 0 0 0 0 17
2013-14 17 1 13 14 16 +14 1 0 0 1 0 0 20
2014-15 27 11 9 20 28 +14 7 1 0 2 0 1 54
2015-16 26 10 11 21 30 +21 1 1 0 2 0 0 64
Total 81 24 41 65 84 +53 9 3 0 5 0 1 155
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 26 10 11 21 30 +21 1 1 0 2 0 0 64
Conference 17 6 5 11 24 +10 1 1 0 2 0 0 42
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 3 4 7 20 +13 0 0 0 2 0 0 31
Away 14 5 6 11 10 +6 1 1 0 0 0 0 30
Neutral 1 2 1 3 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Result Wins 17 9 11 20 18 +25 1 1 0 2 0 0 47
Losses 8 1 0 1 12 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Ties 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Month October 2 1 4 5 2 +7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
November 6 1 3 4 10 +8 0 0 0 1 0 0 12
December 2 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
January 8 4 2 6 14 +2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16
February 8 4 2 6 2 +4 0 0 0 1 0 0 22