Box Score Utica, NY. – (2/7/2015) – The Chatham University hockey team faced Utica College again today, losing a close game 3-4. The Cougars scored three times in the second period, with two goals coming from sophomore defender Kaitlyn Perrins (Calgary, Alberta).
 
First year defender Kasandra Petersen (Faribault, MN) struck first for Chatham at (07:57) of the second period, while Chatham was on a power play. Sophomore forward Jenny Jones (Kernersville, NC) assisted on the goal. Perrins would then make it a 2-1 game scoring at (13:11). First year defender Emma McFarlane (Ottawa, ON) assisted on Perrin's first goal.
 
After Utica tied it up, Perrins would score again at (19:50), this time sophomore forward McKenzie Haskins (Anchorage, AK) and first year forward Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, NY) would assist her.
 
Chatham took 28 shots on goal today, with sophomore forward Erika Martin (Fairbanks, AK), leading the team with five. Petersen recorded four against the Pioneers, while Janiga had three. Martin went 8 for 15 on face-offs, while sophomore forward Jenny Jones (Kernersville, NC) went 8 for 14. The team won nearly half their face-offs, going 21 for 44 on the day.
 
Senior goal tender Megan Buchanan (Stittsville, ON) lost the decision after going 28 for 32 in three periods of play. The Cougars power play units scored during the fourth and fifth of their six power play opportunities.
 
Chatham will be back home to face SUNY Potsdam in continued ECAC-WEST action on Friday February 13, 2015 for a 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