Box Score
WORCESTER, MASS. – Nov. 26, 2017 – The Chatham University women's hockey team held off Becker College 2-1 on Sunday afternoon to complete the weekend sweep.
RECORDS: The Cougars improve to 3-5 overall while the Hawks drop to 1-6-2.
WHAT'S NEXT: Chatham will host UCHC opponent and No. 3 Elmira at Alpha Ice Complex on Friday-Saturday, Dec. 1-2.
SCORING SUMMARY: Nearly six minutes into the first period, junior forward
Kirajean Frost (Harvard, Mass./Boston Shamrocks) found the back of the net off assists from first-year forward
Madison Black (Wexford, Pa./Pens Elite) and senior defender
Kasandra Petersen (Faribault, Minn./Minnesota Blades) to give the Cougars the early 1-0 advantage.
Later in the first, sophomore forward
Holly Ackerman (East Rockaway, N.Y./Brewster Academy) notched a goal at 12:36 off another assist from Petersen to hand Chatham a 2-0 cushion.
For Petersen, she now has 29 career assists and is one shy of tying Erika Bronk's program mark of 30 career helpers.
Becker tallied a goal in the third but the Cougars held off the Hawks to complete the weekend series.
GOALTENDING: Senior netminder
Sydney Isbell (Thunder Bay, Ont./Thunder Bay Queens) earned the victory, making 18 stops in between the pipes.
SHOTS: Chatham outshot the Hawks 57-19 as Petersen and senior defender
Emma McFarlane (Ottawa, Ont./Perth Predators) both tallied 11 shots apiece.
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.
