PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Chatham Women's Hockey (1-0-0) opened the 2026-27 season with a 5-2 victory over Lebanon Valley (0-1-0) on Friday evening at Shady Side Academy, earning its first win under head coach
Alex Ochterbeck.
Junior
Klara Miuller opened the scoring at 13:02 of the first period, with senior
Hailey Braaten recording the assist. Lebanon Valley answered with a power-play goal at 16:57 to send the teams into the first intermission tied at one.
The Cougars took control with four goals in the second period. Miuller scored on the power play at 8:11 before completing her hat trick less than four minutes later to give Chatham a 3-1 advantage. Junior
Avelyn Higgins extended the lead with a power-play goal at 17:51, and Miuller scored her fourth goal with 13 seconds remaining in the period.
Lebanon Valley added its second goal at 11:07 of the third period, but Chatham prevented the Dutchmen from cutting further into the lead.
Miuller finished with four goals and an assist, contributing to all five Chatham goals. Higgins recorded one goal and one assist, while Braaten collected two assists. Sophomore goaltender
Morgan Miller made 56 saves to earn the victory. The Cougars converted two of their five power-play opportunities and held a 42-33 advantage in faceoffs.
The Cougars return to action on Thursday, November 5th when they travel to Geneva, N.Y. to face William Smith at 3PM.
