UTICA, NY- The nationally ranked No. 20 University of Rochester proved to be too much for the Utica College field hockey team as the Pioneers fell 2-0 in non-conference action on Sunday. The road team has now won each of the last seven meetings between the two teams.
 
Rochester remains unbeaten at 5-0 and has now shutout opponents three times this season.  The Pioneers drop to 1-4 overall.  They return to action Wednesday as they travel to SUNY Geneseo.  Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 
The Yellowjackets scored one goal in each half to down Utica.  Nancy Bansbach netted her first goal of the season at 17:41 as she took a feed from Michelle Relin and ran in alone.  Utica's Kells Casey (Sandwich, MA/Kimball Union Academy) came out to challenge her, but Bansbach tucked a low shot under the outstretched net minder to put U of R on top.  The Yellowjackets added an insurance goal at 56:04 as Relin fired a long shot off a corner for her team-leading third goal of the year. 
 
The Pioneers had a number of good scoring chances in the second half, but were unable to solve Rochester's Tara Lamberti, who registered her third shutout in the last five games. 
 
U of R outshot Utica 22-7 on the day and held a huge 20-4 advantage on penalty corners.  Senior Kells Casey (Sandwich, MA/Kimball Union Academy) had a big day in net for UC as she stopped 14 shots in the loss.  14 saves in a game is the most she has made since 2012, when Casey made 16 saves in a 2-1 win over Skidmore.