Box Score BUFFALO, NY – The Chatham University Ice Hockey team won a thrilling 5-4 game in overtime against Buffalo State on Saturday, moving the Cougars to 2-0 in ECAC-West play and keeping them in first place in the conference.  The win marked the first sweep for Chatham since January 2010, against Oswego.
 
Chatham is now 2-1-1 overall, while Buffalo State falls to 0-2-0.
 
Brianna Rice had her second two-goal game of the weekend, and scored the game-winning goal with just 38 seconds remaining in overtime off a pass from McKenzie Haskins.  Erika Bronk also tallied two goals, both on power plays.  Chatham was 2-6 on the power play for the game.
 
Erika Martin gave Chatham a 2-1 advantage with only 35 seconds left in the second period with a goal off assists from Katrina Hawkins and Casey Morfeld.  A crazy third period saw five total goals, including two from Buffalo State's Nikki Kirchberger. 
 
Chatham out-shot the Bengals 45-18.  Tara Treloar made her second start of the weekend in net, making 14 saves.  Bronk led the Chatham offense with nine shots.  Morgan Becer, Jenny Jones, Erika Martin, and Rice each tallied five shots.  Kaitlyn Perrins had one assist, giving her four for the season. 
 
Chatham will play in their home opener next weekend against non-conference opponent SUNY Canton.  Game times are at 8:00pm on Friday and 1:00pm on Saturday at the Roy McKnight Hockey Center.
 
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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.