Box Score Pittsburgh, Pa – (2/14/2015) – The Chatham University hockey team skated to their second win in as many games against SUNY Potsdam today. Chatham would overpower the visiting Bears 3-1 in regulation time, with two goals coming from the surging Cougar power play units. The Cougars are 6-3-1 at home this season.
 
After the Bears went up 1-0 early in the first period, first year forward Cassidy Colhoun (Kincordine, ON) scored on the first of three Chatham power plays (12:28). Sophomore forward Jenny Jones (Kernersville, NC) and first year defender Kasandra Petersen (Faribault, MN) would assist. Jones has 7 assists on the season.
 
Chatham then took the lead early in the second period and never looked back. First year forward Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, NY) found the net at (02:48) assisted by sophomore defender Kaitlyn Perrins (Calgary, Alberta) and senior defender Brittany Yoisten (Coldwater, ON).
 
Chatham's second power play goal came at (13:06) from sophomore forward McKenzie Haskins (Anchorage, AK), Jones and Colhoun assisted on the goal. Haskins has four goals on the season.
 
Chatham took 20 shots on goal today, with Haskins and junior forward Katrina Hawkins (Powell River, BC) leading the team with 3. Jones was again impressive on face-offs, going 10 for 17. First year forward Haley Porterfield (Allegany, NY) helped the team winning 6 of her 11 face-offs.
 
Senior goal tender Megan Buchanan (Stittsville, ON) was again stellar against the Bears, stopping 25 of 26 shots. The Cougars power play units continued their stout performance of late, going 2 for 3 on 3.
 
Chatham will face ECAC –WEST opponent Neumann University at home on Friday February 20, 2015 for an 8:00 p.m. puck drop.
 
 
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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