ONEONTA, NY- Just one game after Utica celebrated junior
Lexi Scaccia's (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) 100
th career point, senior
Lauren Wolff (Peabody, MA/Peabody) recorded her 100
th career point to help lead the Pioneers to a 16-8 win over Hartwick College in Empire 8 action Wednesday afternoon.
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Wolff exploded for a career-high six goals in the rout of the Hawks. Wolff now has 105 points (53 goals, 52 assists) to her credit in 46 career games played at UC.
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Hartwick jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 6:23 of play, but the Pioneers responded to score 10 straight goals, including eight in the first half to take command of the game. Utica outscored Hartwick 8-6 in the second half to come away with the victory.
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Sophomore
Samantha DeCondo (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) also had a breakout as she had a career-high five goals and seven points on the day.Â
Lexi Scaccia (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) and
Alyssa Drell (Mastic, NY/William Floyd) each had two goals and
Addison Green (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro) chipped in with one of her own.
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Wolff and freshman
Aana Blaszka (Hampstead, NH/Pinkerton Academy) led the squad with six ground balls each, while Scaccia and freshman
Alyssa Pisano (Hopewell Junction, NY/Arlington) combined for ten draw controls.Â
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Claire Frier (Lafayette, NY/Lafayette) made 11 saves in net for Utica, while her counterpart, Jennifer Paszko made 13 saves in the loss.
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The Pioneers (4-4, 2-1 Empire 8) look to carry their momentum into a pair of E8 contests this weekend. UC will travel to Houghton on Saturday (3:30 p.m.) before returning home on Sunday to face Alfred (4 p.m.).Â
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