Box Score CANTON, NY – Katrina Hawkins scored her fourth goal in two games, but the Chatham University ice hockey team fell 2-1 to SUNY Canton on Saturday. The Cougars split with the Kangaroos this weekend, winning 6-0 last night. Chatham is now 3-8-2 overall, while Canton moves to 5-10-2.

Hawkins scored a power play goal at the 12:25 mark of the first period to give Chatham a 1-0 lead. Erika Martin and Erika Bronk recorded assists on the goal. Canton's Bernadette O'Connell tied the game at one with just under four minutes remaining in the first period.

Midway through the second period, Canton's Karlee Cree tallied a power play goal to take a 2-1 lead, which would hold for the remainder of the game.

Megan Buchanan had another strong game in net, saving 21 of Canton's 23 shots. For the weekend, Buchanan made 44 saves on 46 shots.

Hawkins and Martin each tallied four shots for the Cougars. McKenzie Haskins and Casey Morfeld each had three. Canton edged Chatham in shots 23-22. Neither team was efficient on power plays, as Canton went 1-6 and Chatham went 1-9.

Chatham returns to ECAC-West action next weekend, when they host Utica College on Saturday and Sunday. Game times are at 8:00pm on Saturday and 1:00pm on Sunday.

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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.