Box Score
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Dec. 8, 2017 – Despite being tied at 2-2 in the third period, the Chatham University men's hockey team fell to visiting Manhattanville 5-2 in UCHC action on Friday night at Frozen Pond Arena.
RECORDS: Chatham drops to 0-7-2, 0-6-0 UCHC while the Valiants improve to 4-4-2, 3-3-0 UCHC.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Cougars will host conference opponent King's (0-11-0, 0-7-0 UCHC) tomorrow at 7:20 pm while Manhattanville travels to Lebanon Valley at 5 pm.
SCORING SUMMARY: The Valiants scored a power play goal to put Chatham in an early 1-0 hole before first-year forward
Chris Lutz (Curtice, Ohio/Soo Eagles) took a feed from sophomore forward
Clay Plyler (Pittsburgh, Pa./New England Wolves) to knot the contest at 1-1 at 11:21 in the first.
Following another Manhattanville goal, the Cougars enjoyed the equalizer at 2-2 as sophomore forward
Jace Burton (Aurora, Ill./Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) found the back of the net off dishes from Lutz and Plyler.
The Valiants took a 3-2 lead in the third and tacked on two more scores, including a short-handed tally, to hand the Cougars the tough home defeat.
GOALTENDING: Junior netminder
Trever Ralph (Red Bank, N.J./New Jersey Titans) suffered the loss, making 29 stops, including 15 saves in the second.
SHOTS LEADER: Plyler led the Chatham attack with four shots.
FACEOFFS: Lutz led the way with seven faceoff wins while first-year forwards
Eric Hildebrand (Robbinsville, N.J./East Coast Wizards) and
Daniel Cangelosi (Rockaway, N.J./New England Wolves) both won six.
For more information on the Chatham men'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.
