Scilipoti Earns Bronze with Spain in IIHF Women’s World Championships
Sofia Scilipoti of the Suffolk women’s hockey team skated with the Spanish National team at the Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Division II Championships, April 3-8. The Rams’ junior aided to Spain’s third-place finish in Group A.
JACA, Spain – Sofia Scilipoti of the Suffolk women's hockey team skated with the Spanish National team at the Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Division II Championships, April 3-8. The Rams' junior aided to Spain's third-place finish in Group A.
Scilipoti, a native of Toronto, Ontario, joined Spain for the championships in all four games including victories over Latvia, Chinese Taipei and Mexico and a setback to Great Britain.
Spain's championships schedule began Sunday, April 3 with a 1-0 shootout, overtime win over Latvia. Scilipoti participated in the shootout, but her shot was gloved by the opponent's netminder. Two days later, Scilipoti lit the lamp once with a highlight-reel goal in a 3-1 loss to Great Britain. From there, the forward aided to victories over Chinese Taipei (4-1) and Mexico (2-0) April 7-8.
The IIHF Women's World Division II Championships marks the second time that Scilipoti has skated with Spain. She made her red-and-yellow debut at the 2022 Olympic Qualifier Tournament, Oct. 3-10, 2021.
Scilipoti was instrumental to Suffolk's first season in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) campaign, which ended as the Rams' winningest in program history with a 19-6-0 overall record. The All-CCC second-team selection provided29 points to the blue-and-gold's 97-goal offense with 12 markers of her own and 17 set-ups.
Women's Hockey's Scilipoti at IIHF World Championships
