Box Score Boston, Mass. – (1/03/2015) – The Chatham University hockey team evened their record in the Codfish Bowl by beating SUNY Canton 4-3. Sophomore forward Erika Martin (Fairbanks, AK) scored the team's first hat trick of the season today against the Kangaroos of SUNY Canton.
 
After a scoreless first period, Chatham scored twice in the second with one goal coming from the Chatham power play. Sophomore forward Erika Martin (Fairbanks, AK) scored the first of her three goals for the Cougars at (2:40), assisted by junior forward Erika Bronk and senior defender Brittany Yoisten.
 
Martin scored her second goal at (15:44) while on the power play assisted by sophomore defender Kaitlyn Perrins and Bronk (2), her second assist on the day.  Martin would find the net again in the third period at (2:37) assisted again by Perrins and Bronk (3). Martin's performance earned her a spot on the All Tournament Team. 
 
SUNY would score twice in the third period but the win was sealed when first year forward Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, NY) scored unassisted at (14:56). Senior goaltender Megan Buchanan (Stittsville, Ont.) gave up three goals on 40 shots in the game. The Cougars took 8 shots on 4 Power Play opportunities, with one goal.
 
Chatham will be back in action when they visit SUNY Canton again Friday January 9, 2015 at 4:00 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