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OSWEGO, NY - Morgan Becer (Jr., Ligonier, PA/Team Pittsburgh) scored her second goal of the season, but the Chatham University Ice Hockey team fell to Oswego State 6-1 on Saturday. The Cougars fall to 2-7-1 overall, and 0-5-0 in ECAC-West play. Oswego improves to 5-4-1 overall (5-2-0 ECAC-West).

Becer scored with 6:03 left in the first period to give Chatham a 1-0 advantage. She was assisted on the play by Abby Maier (Sr., Cottage Grove, WI/Team Wisconsin) and Gina Abrego (So., Edina, MN/The Blake School). Oswego State responded by scoring two goals in each period to seal the 6-1 victory. Six different players scored goals for the Lakers.

Maike Blakely (Jr., Kearney, NE/Williston Northampton School), Katrina Hawkins (Fy, Powell River, BC/North Island Extreme), and Marie Soukup (Fy, Lake Bluff, IL/Team Illinois U19) each recorded two shots for the Cougars. In goal, Megan Buchanan (So., Ottawa, ONT/Rideau St. Lawrence) played most of the game, saving 24 of 29 Oswego shots. Kaitlynn Smith (Jr., Hamden, CT/Hamden HS) played the final 7:24 of the contest, surrendering one goal on two Oswego shots.

The Lakers out-shot Chatham 31-11 for the game. Each squad went 0-3 on their power play. The two teams take the ice again tomorrow, December 2 at 3:00pm.

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Chatham University, founded in 1869, is located in the vibrant Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Preparing students from around the world, Chatham's enrollment throughout the past decade was the fastest growing in the Pittsburgh region.

Consisting of a historic, undergraduate women's college and graduate and online programs for both men and women, Chatham has consistently been ranked among the top master's level institutions in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Offering challenging academics and innovative programming in the fields of sustainability and the environment, the health sciences, and business & entrepreneurship, a Chatham education is designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's economy, today.

Chatham has also demonstrated institutional commitments to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 as a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, has been named to The Princeton Review's 2013 Green Honor Roll as one of the most environmentally responsible universities in the U.S. and Canada, received a STARS Gold Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and is the alma mater of environmental icon and Silent Spring author, Rachel Carson (class of '29).

For more information, call 800-837-1290 or visit www.chatham.edu.