Box Score
PITTSBURGH, PA. – Nov. 11, 2017 – Looking to split the weekend series with the visiting Utica Pioneers, the Chatham University women's ice hockey team fell just short on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 5-4 UCHC decision at Alpha Ice Complex.
RECORDS: With the loss, Chatham falls to 1-3-0, 0-2-0 UCHC while the Pioneers improve to 4-2-0, 2-0-0 UCHC.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Cougars will travel to Geneva, N.Y. to face William Smith in UCHC action on Nov. 18-19.
SCORING SUMMARY: After falling behind 1-0 after the first period, the Cougars knotted the contest up at 1-1, thanks to junior forward
Kristina Block (Scarborough, Maine/North Yarmouth Academy), who took a feed from senior defender
Kasandra Petersen (Faribault, Minn./Minnesota Blades) and went top shelf just 1:06 into the second stanza.
Following a Pioneers power-play goal, Chatham once again tied the game up at 2-2 as first-year forward
Sydney Collins (Wake Forest, N.C./Northwood Prep) found the back of the net for her first-career goal at 18:21, off assists from Petersen and first-year defender
Allison Stathakis (Northville, Mich./Culver Academy).
Utica tacked on two more goals to claim a 4-2 advantage before senior forward
Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, N.Y./Buffalo Stars) enjoyed a goal at 9:37 off a feed from senior forward
Cassidy Colhoun (Kincardine, Ont./Saugeen-Mailland Lightning).
Trailing 5-3, Colhoun knocked in a power play goal with 36 ticks left off feeds from Stathakis and Petersen to complete the scoring.
Colhoun now needs one goal to tie the program's all-time goal scoring record.
GOALTENDING: Making her first career start, first-year
Devon Strachan (West Chester, Pa./Lawrenceville) made 40 stops in between the pipes, including 21 saves in the third period.
FACEOFFS: Colhoun won a team-high 15 draws in the circle.
For more information on the Chatham women's hockey team, please visit gochathamcougars.com.
About Chatham Athletics
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and offers nine Division III women's sports and seven 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 University will be unveiling a renovated weight room on September 1
st 2017. Cougar athletes excel on the field and in the classroom, as illustrated by recent accomplishments such as 52 student athletes being selected to the 2016 Presidents' Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track & field, and volleyball. Chatham added women's lacrosse beginning play in 2017-2018 as well as women's squash, beginning in 2018-19. Chatham has added five men's sports competing this academic year: baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming & diving, track & field. Chatham added two more men's varsity sports beginning play in 2017-2018; ice hockey and lacrosse, as well as men's squash, starting in 2018-19.
For more information, call 1-800-837-1290 or visit
www.gochathamcougars.com
