Utica, NY (February 26, 2014) - The Utica College women's hockey team takes on SUNY Potsdam in the quarterfinals of the ECAC Women's West Hockey Tournament on Sunday at 12 p.m.

TICKETS: Tickets for Sunday's game are $8/Adults, $4/Students (Any College Student w/ ID) or children 18 and under … Tickets are available at the Utica Memorial Auditorium Box Office or through the Ticketmaster website only (http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/259) … For more information about UC hockey playoff tickets please CLICK HERE.

FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION: Several options are available to follow the contest if you cannot make it out to Utica Memorial Auditorium… Both games will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 99.1 FM or online at www.espnur.com by play-by-play man Dave Peroni and color analyst Fred Miller… Both games will also be called by play-by-play man Ray Biggs on WPNR 90.7 FM, and WPNR's streaming audio is online: HERE...  Live stats for the game can be found online: HERE and live video for the games can be viewed at www.empire8.tv… Fans can also follow live updates on the Pioneers official Twitter feed, @UCPioneers… If you are at the game and on Twitter, or talking about the game on Twitter, make sure to use #LetsGoUC.

LAST TIME OUT: UC is coming off two games against Potsdam last weekend … On Saturday at Potsdam, Utica skated to a 4-4 tie... Louise Steele-Norton (Avondale, PA/Millbrook School) led the Pioneers with one goal and two assists as UC outshot Potsdam 45-32... The following day at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, the Pioneers powered their way to a 6-4 victory that secured a home game for the playoffs... Freshman sensation Gabrielle Schnepp (Northville, MI/Belle Tire) recorded her first hat trick as the Pioneers dominated offensively outshooting the Bears 47-32.

PLAYOFF PAST: This marks the 12th post-season appearance in the program's 13-year history… The Pioneers are 5-7 in playoff games since 2005-06… Last season, they defeated the Potsdam Bears at home 5-1 before losing in the semifinals to eventual national champion, Elmira College 5-0… The Pioneers are looking to use past postseason experience to fuel a run to the championship … In the ECAC West Tournament game against Potsdam last year, Louise Steele-Norton (Avondale, PA/Millbrook School) and Morgan Reed (Fort Myers, FL/Cushing Academy) each had two goals and an assist while Megan Myers (Las Vegas, NV/LA Selects) had a goal and two assists.

MYERS SECOND ALL-TIME: Senior Megan Myers (Las Vegas, NV/LA Selects) is currently in second on the College's all-time points list with 139 points (73 goals, 66 assists) in 102 games played… This season, she leads the team in goals (18), assists (17), and points (35)… Her 1.40 points per game rank eighth nationally and third in the conference.

RELYING ON HAMEL: Senior Jennifer Hamel (Ithaca, NY/Northwood School)'s 34 wins rank second all-time, just one behind 2010 graduate, Jill Doherty…  Hamel has a .904 save percentage, a 2.53 goals against average, and is 12-8-1 on the season.

SCOUTING POTSDAM: The Bears are 12-9-4 overall with a 7-5-4 mark in the ECAC West… Potsdam is led by Jordan Ott and Jessica Silveira… Ott has a team-high 36 points (22 goals, 14 assists), while Silveira is second with 35 points.

AGAINST THE BEARS: UC is 6-1-4 against Potsdam since 2009… Last weekend, UC clinched a home game in the first round of the playoffs by tying the Bears on Saturday and then beating them on Sunday… Last season, Utica went 1-0-1 during the regular season and then went on to beat Potsdam in the first round of the conference tournament.

LOOKING AHEAD: Sunday's winner will travel to the ECAC West final four, hosted by top-seeded Plattsburgh State… Plattsburgh will take on the lowest remaining seed next Saturday, with Elmira facing the highest remaining seed… The winners of the semifinal will meet on Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m. with the winner earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.


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