UTICA, NY- The Utica College women's soccer team is set for a busy week that features three road games.  The Pioneers begin the slate on Tuesday as they travel to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for a non-conference showdown scheduled for 6 p.m.  Utica wraps up the week at the Blue Devil Classic hosted by Fredonia.  UC will take on Oswego State Friday at 1 p.m. before concluding the weekend against Fredonia on Saturday (12:30 p.m.)
 
LAST TIME OUT: The Pioneers are coming off a 5-0 drubbing of Buffalo State on Saturday… Senior Ro Hernandez (Carmel, NY/Kennedy Catholic) led the way with two goals, while graduate student Sydney Cook (Waterville, NY/Waterville) had one goal and two assists… Hope Millets (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) and Jacinta Kaminski (Holland Patent, NY/Holland Patent) each had one goal and Eliza Ericson (Beacon, NY/Beacon) and Kaela Mochak (Westfield, MA/Westfield) chipped in with one assist apiece… Freshman Karen Troche (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam) made one save to earn the shutout in her first collegiate start.
 
USUAL SUSPECTS: The trio of Hernandez, Mochak, and Kaminski has been Utica's leading force in 2021… At least one of these three has recorded a point in each of Utica's last seven games, dating back to March 17 this past spring… Mochak is currently in the midst of a three-game scoring streak as she had Utica's only goals in both the E8 semifinal and final last spring… Hernandez and Kaminski are averaging 1.13 and 1.00 points per game, respectively over their last nine games. 
 
YOU SHALL NOT PASS: Utica has allowed just five goals in its last six games, including two shutouts… The Pioneers gave up just three shots against Buff State and none in the second half.   
 
SCOUTING MCLA: The Trailblazers, who did not compete during the 2020-21 school year, dropped their first game in nearly two years on Saturday as they fell to Emmanuel College 6-1…  Senior Maddie Gibney scored the lone goal for MCLA in the loss… Junior Alyssa Porter is the leading returner after she totaled three goals in 17 games in 2019… Utica defeated MCLA 5-0 in their only previous meeting, Oct. 30, 2019.
 
SCOUTING OSWEGO: The Lakers are 2-0 on the year after shutout wins over Cazenovia and SUNY Canton last week… Five different players have scored so far this season, led by Elizabeth Myers who has two goals… This will be the first meeting between Utica and Oswego since 2013, when the Lakers came away with a 3-2 win. 
 
SCOUTING FREDONIA: The Blue Devils are 2-0-1 to start the season and they are coming off a pair of 1-0 wins against the College of Wooster and Baldwin Wallace last weekend… Fredonia is led by junior Gabby Alston, who scored both goals over the weekend…  Junior Sabrina Suriani has been impressive in goal as she has totaled 22 saves through three games. 
 
LOOKING AHEAD: The Pioneers will host SUNY Potsdam next Tuesday for their home opener… Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.