WILKES-BARRE, PA- The Utica College women's hockey team earned a convincing win in its United Collegiate Hockey Conference opener Saturday night as it downed host Kings College 4-0. Senior Taylor Dion (Colchester, VT/Boston Shamrocks) led the Pioneers with two goals on the day, while junior Bria Reilly (Hamden, CT/Brewster Academy) picked up the shutout.
 
The Pioneers improve to 3-0 on the season.  The teams will wrap up the season series on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
Dion opened the scoring at 11:50 of the first period as she put in a feed from junior Ricki Haab (Stowe, VT/Stowe).  Kyra Borsoi (Brossard, Quebec/Holderness) was also credited with an assist on the play.
 
The Pioneers extended the lead with a pair of goals in the second period.  The first came off the stick of senior Elizabeth Dohner (Highlands Ranch, CO/Colorado Selects) at 3:27 to give UC a two-goal lead.  Sirena Fitzery (Hamburg, NY/Buffalo Bisons) assisted on the insurance tally for her first collegiate point.
 
Junior Rebecca Brown (Steamboat Springs, CO/Norwich University) extended the lead at 13:20 as she put in her team-leading fourth of the year, assisted by Katrina Cornick (Mason City, IA/Rocky Mountain Roughriders) and Caley Susitti (Hartland, WI/Milwaukee Jr. Admirals).  Dion capped off the scoring at 10:46 of the third as she scored a power play tally off assists from Cornick and Kirsten Johnson (Brockville, Ontario/RSL Midget Thunder AA).
 
Reilly turned aside all 12 shots she faced, while her counterpart, Kiva Sierra Stoltz made 37 saves in the loss.