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BUFFALO, NY – Five different players scored a goal, Chatham went 3-6 on their power play, and goaltender Megan Buchanan (So., Ottawa, ONT/Rideau St. Lawrence) saved 29 of 31 shots, as the Chatham University Ice Hockey team earned their first NCAA victory since the 2009-2010 season with a 5-2 victory over Buffalo State College on Saturday.

Chatham improves to 2-6-0 on the season, while the Bengals fall to 3-4-0. The game did not count as an ECAC-West contest, despite both teams being a member of the conference.

Casey Morfeld (Jr., Union City, CA/San Jose Jr. Sharks) got the Cougars on the board first with a goal just 1:21 into the game. Marie Soukup (Fy., Lake Bluff, IL/Team Illinois U19) scored a power play goal with 5:49 remaining on the first period clock to give Chatham a 2-1 lead heading into the first intermission.

Gina Abrego (So., Edina, MN/The Blake School) put the Cougars up 3-1 with a power play goal at the 15:57 mark of the second period. After Buffalo State scored to make it 3-2 heading into the third period, Erika Bronk (Fy., Fairport, NY/Rochester Edge) and Katrina Hawkins (Fy., Powell River, BC/North Island Extreme) scored in the third period to seal the road victory.

Soukup and Morgan Becer (Jr., Ligonier, PA/Team Pittsburgh) each had two assists for the Cougars. Abrego, Morfeld, and Jenna Cosham (Jr., Carleton Place, ONT/Rideau St. Lawrence) all recorded one assist. Chatham held the Bengals to 0-4 on the power play, including killing a five-on-three opportunity.

Chatham returns to the ice tomorrow, Sunday, November 18, when they host Adrian College. Game time is set for 2:00pm at the McKnight Hockey Center on the campus of Shady Side Academy.

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Chatham University prepares students from around the world to help develop solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges. Consistently ranked among the top master's level institutions in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Chatham University is also ranked in the top five percent of graduate-intensive institutions nationally and experienced the fastest-growing enrollment in the Pittsburgh region over the past decade. Founded in 1869, Chatham University includes the Shadyside Campus, with the historic 39-acre Woodland Road arboretum and Chatham Eastside facility; and the 388-acre Eden Hall Campus north of Pittsburgh. For more information, call 800-837-1290 or visit www.chatham.edu.