Utica 4, Chatham 0 - Box Score

Pittsburgh, Pa. (2/4/2012) – Sophomore forward Megan Myers (Las Vegas, NV/LA Selects) netted the first two goals of the contest, in a span of 2:19, to help propel the Utica College women's hockey team to a convincing 4-0 victory over host Chatham University Saturday night. Meghan McMahon (Gardner, MA/St. Marks (MA)) chipped in with two assists to help the Pioneers (7-10-2, 4-7-2 ECAC West) snapped a six game winless streak.

Utica will stay in Pittsburgh tonight and return to the ice on Sunday as they complete the weekend set against the Cougars (0-13, 0-13 ECAC West) at 1 p.m.

UC scored three first period goals in a span of 3:18 to take a commanding 3-0 lead early in the contest. Myers scored her first of the evening and 10th of the season on a power-play opportunity at the 7:42 marker of the first period. McMahon and freshman Nicole Kieiffer were each credited with an assist on the game's first goal.   Myers added her second of the night at 10:01, before junior Carmen Johnson (Falls Church, VA/Washington Pride) helped UC increase its lead to 3-0 with her seventh goal of the season just 59 seconds later. 

The Pioneers outshot the home team 17-1 in the second stanza, but neither team could find the back of the net and Utica clung to its 3-0 lead headed into the third and final period. 

Just 2:16 into the third period sophomore Vanessa Maines (Boxborough, MA/Boston Jr. Shamrocks) netted her third tally of the season to seal the victory for the Pioneers.  Mary Fusco (Enfield, CT/Salve Regina University) notched an assist on the game's final goal. 

Senior goalie Marissa Hotaling (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) stopped all 13 of the shots she faced en route to her second victory and first shut out of the season. Myers now has 28 points on the year (11 goals, 17 assists), while McMahon ranks second on the team with 14 points on four goals and ten assists. 

Nicole Schwartz (Danville, CA/San Jose Sharks), MacKenzie Roy (Concord, NH/Cushing Academy) and Louise Steele-Norton (Avondale, PA/Millbrook School) were each credited with an assist on the afternoon. Utica out shot the home team 48-13. 

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