Box Score
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Nov. 3, 2017 – The Chatham University women's hockey team enjoyed a 6-1 season-opening victory over visiting Lebanon Valley in the first game of the Commonwealth Cup on Friday afternoon.
RECORDS: The Cougars move to 1-0-0 and will face the winner of King's and Neumann in tomorrow's championship game at 4:30 pm. The Dutchwomen fall to 0-2-1 on the year and face the loser of King's/Neumann in the third-place game tomorrow at 1 pm.
FIRST CAREER WIN: First-year head coach
Jessica Newstrom enjoyed her collegiate coaching win on Friday.
SCORING SUMMARY: Chatham tallied two goals in the first and four in the third.
Senior forward
Cassidy Colhoun (Kincardine, Ontario/Saugen-Mailland Lightning) and junior forward
Kristina Block (Scarborough, Maine/Barrie Sharks) both tallied two goals.
Senior defender Kassandra Petersen (Faribault, Minn./Minnesota Blades) and junior defender
Emma McFarlane (Ottawa, Ontario/Perth Predators) enjoyed a goal each.
SHOT LEADER: The Cougars outshot Lebanon Valley 51-14, led by Petersen who fired off 12 shots.
SAVES: Senior netminder
Sydney Isbell (Thunder Bay, Ontario/Thunder Bay Queens) made 13 saves for the Cougars.
FACEOFFS: The Cougars won 37 of 51 faceoff attempts, led by 17 wins from first-year forward Madison Black (Wexford, Pa./Pens Elite).
For more information on the Chatham women's hockey program please visit the official athletics website of Chatham University;
http://www.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
