UTICA, NY- The Utica College women's hockey team overcame an early 1-0 deficit as it downed visiting SUNY Canton 4-1 in non-conference action Tuesday evening.
Elizabeth Dohner (Highlands Ranch, CO/Colorado Selects),
Meghan Power (Windsor, Ontario/Southwest Wildcats), and
Danielle Haasbeek (Grand Forks, ND/Balmoral Hall) each recorded two points in the win.
Canton opened the scoring at 5:58 as a loose puck in front of the Utica goal somehow got past Utica goalie
Gabrielle Igo (Phoenix, AZ/Northern Cyclones) to give the Roos a 1-0 lead. Whitney Bernier was credited with the goal, assisted by Tess Adams and Hannah Brady.
The Pioneers responded at 16:49 of the first period as senior
Samantha Husak (Jackson, MI/Belle Tire) ripped a slap shot that fooled Canton goalie Brooke Susac. Haasbeek and
Taylor Dion (Colchester, VT/Boston Shamrocks) picked up the assists on Husak's third of the year.
Utica took the lead at 8:32 of the second period when senior
Carlie Smith (Grimsby, Ontario/St. Catharine's Chaos) gathered a puck at the half wall and skated towards the goal. Smith was able to ward off a defender and roofed a puck top shelf on the short side for her first of the year. Haasbeek picked up her second assist of the night on the game-winner and sophomore
Rebecca Brown (Steamboat Springs, CO/Norwich University) also assisted on the play.
The Pioneers extended the lead just four minutes into the third as Power fired a shot from the bottom of the faceoff circle through the legs of Susac for her second of the year. Dohner and
Taylor Osowski (Highlands Ranch, CO/Colorado Selects) earned the assists on the insurance tally.
Utica capped off the scoring just over halfway through the period as Dohner cleaned up a rebound for her second of the season.
Kayla Dion (Colchester, VT/Boston Shamrocks) took the initial shot from the point, which was blocked by Susac but the rebound ended up behind her and Dohner was able to get a stick on it to guide it into the open net. Power added the secondary assist on the goal.
Igo finished with 14 saves to improve to 5-0 on the year, while Susac made 26 saves in the loss.
The Pioneers (6-3) return to action Sunday as they host cross town rival, Hamilton College. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
