Box Score
GENEVA, N.Y. – Nov. 18, 2017 – The Chatham University women's hockey team dropped a 5-3 decision at UCHC opponent William Smith on Saturday evening.
RECORDS: With the loss, the Cougars fall to 1-4-0, 0-3-0 UCHC while the Herons improve to 4-0-1, 2-0-1 UCHC.
WHAT'S NEXT: Both teams will square off tomorrow in the weekend finale, with the puck dropping at 4 pm.
SCORING SUMMARY: The Herons struck first in the opening period before senior defender
Kasandra Petersen (Faribault, Minn./Minnesota Blades) tallied the equalizer on the power play at 5:27 in the first.
William Smith reclaimed the lead, 2-1, later in the period before senior forward
Cassidy Colhoun (Kincardine, Ont./Saugeen-Mailland Lightning) found the back of the net, off an assist from Petersen, to tie the contest at 2-2.
With the goal, Colhoun is now tied for the most goals in program history with Erika Martin (26).
The Herons scored the lone goal in the second period before junior forward
Kirajean Frost (Harvard, Mass./Boston Shamrocks) tied the game up at 3-3 on a power play score less than five minutes into the third, thanks to another feed from Petersen.
Petersen, who has 27 assists in her career, is now three assists away from tying Erika Bronk's program mark of 30 career helpers.
Unfortunately for the Cougars, the Herons followed by scoring two unanswered goals to put the game out of reach.
Overall, the Herons outshot Chatham 41-24 as senior forward
Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, N.Y./Buffalo Stars) led the team with six shots.
GOALTENDING: Sophomore netminder
Devon Strachan (West Chester, Pa./Lawrenceville) suffered the loss against her former team, making 36 saves overall, including 20 stops in the second period.
FACEOFFS: Colhoun led all player with 20 wins in the faceoff 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.
