Utica Defeats Chatham Ice Hockey 3-0

Box Score UTICA, NY - Megan Buchanan (So., Ottawa, ONT/Rideau St. Lawrence)recorded 53 saves in the Cougars' 3-0 loss to ECAC-West opponent Utica College on Saturday. Buchanan, who owns a .893 save percentage on the season, faced 56 shots from the Pioneers. Chatham falls to 3-17-0 overall, and 0-12-0 in ECAC-West play, following the loss. Utica improves to 10-6-1 overall (8-3-1 ECAC-West).

Morgan Becer (Jr., Ligonier, PA/Team Pittsburgh) led the Cougar offense with five shots, while Maike Blakely (Jr., Kearney, NE/Williston Northampton School) recorded three. Marie Soukup (Fy., Lake Bluff, IL/Team Illinois U19)and Brittany Yoisten (So., Coldwater, ONT/Aurora Panthers) each tallied two shots.

Nicole Schwartz scored two goals for Utica, and assisted on the other. Louise Steele-Norton tallied two points, with one goal and one assist.

Chatham killed three of four Utica power plays. Buchanan saved all 22 shots she faced in the third period.

The Cougars continue ECAC-West play next weekend when they host SUNY Potsdam. On Saturday, February 2, the teams will play at 3:00pm. Sunday's game is set for 1:00pm.

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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.

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