Box Score Pittsburgh, Pa. – (11/2/2014) – The Chatham University hockey team continued to dominate SUNY Canton today at the McKnight Hockey Center. Chatham recorded their first home sweep in program history, and set a school record with 9 goals today. Eight Cougars found the SUNY net as the Cougars trounced the Kangaroos 9-2.
 
The first period saw Chatham score first, when junior forward Erika Martin fired a shot passed the SUNY goaltender at (5:28) assisted by Junior forward Erika Bronk (Fairport, NY.), and first year defender Emma McFarlane (Ottawa, ON). Sophomore defender Madison Alphin (Apex, NC) scored next for Chatham (15:17) assisted by sophomore defender Kaitlyn Perrins (Calgary, Alberta) and sophomore forward Jenny Jones (Kemersville, NC.).
 
Chatham added a third score in the first period, a power play goal by junior forward Marie Soukup (Lake Bluff, Il), assisted by sophomore forward Jenny Jones (Kemersville, NC.) and first year defender Kasandra Petersen (Faribault, MN).
 
Martin kicked off the second period with a power play goal (3:50) assisted by senior defender Clare Zupan (Lenexa, KS). First year forward Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, NY)
 
The third period would see three Cougars score four goals within 3 minutes of each other, starting with Jones scoring short-handed and unassisted (11:15) followed by junior forward Katrina Hawkins (Powell River, BC) (13:15) assisted by Perrins and senior defender Brittany Yoisten.
 
First year forward Cassidy Colhoun (Kincordine, ON) lit up the red light twice at (14:27) and ten seconds later (14:37) for her first goals of the year. Martin and Petersen would assist on the goals.
 
Senior goaltender Megan Buchanan (Stittsville, Ont.) faced 19 shots by the Kangaroos. Jones went 9 for 13 on face-offs won, while Martin went 9 for 18.
 
Chatham will visit Stevenson University on Saturday November 8, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
 
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Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the President's Athletic Conference (PAC) and offers eight Division III women's sports and six men's sports. The athletic program is housed on Chatham's historic and beautiful Shadyside Campus in the $18 million, 74,000 square foot Athletic and Fitness Center (AFC). Chatham Cougar athletes excel on the field and in the classroom, as illustrated by recent accomplishments such as the women's basketball team's second-highest team GPA across all Division III athletic programs in 2014, and the swimming & diving squad's GPA ranking in the top 50.
 
Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track & field, and volleyball. Chatham will add six new men's sports in the 2015-2016 academic year: baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming & diving, track & field, and volleyball.
 
For more information, call 1-800-837-1290 or visit www.gochathamcougars.com