UTICA, NY- The Utica College women's hockey team used four third period goals to down visiting Worcester State University 6-1 in non-conference action Monday afternoon.
 
Utica picks up its fifth straight win and improves to 11-2 on the year.  This marks the best start through the first 13 games of a season in program history.  The Pioneers return to UCHC conference play this weekend as they host Chatham University. Friday's game is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. while Saturday's faceoff is set for 1 p.m.
 
Utica wasted little time getting things going as graduate student Rebecca Brown (Steamboat Springs, CO/Norwich University) put in a rebound for her fifth of the season.  Georgiana Santullo (Woburn, MA/Boston Shamrocks/Woburn High School) and Carly Stefanini (Framingham, MA/Brooks School) picked up assists on the opener. 
 
Utica added to its lead at 18:43 of the first as Carolyn Whitney (Raleigh, NC/Milbrook School) scored a highlight reel goal for her seventh of this season.  Whitney gathered a puck on the half wall and curled around toward the goal.  She played a puck between the legs of a Worcester defender and then roofed a shot off the cross bar and in.  Maggie Rylott (Cobourg, Ontario/West Northumberland) and Alexa Carlon (Lakewood, NY/Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles) had the assists on the powerplay tally.
 
The Lancers got on the board at 7:21 of the second when Emily Pavoni poked in a loose puck in front, off assists from Kiersten Erickson and Ellen Cook (Becket, MA/CT Northern Lights).
 
Utica broke out with four goals in the final stanza starting with a powerplay tally by Santullo, assisted by Brown and Madison Novotny (Wesley Chapel, FL/Northwood School) at 3:07.  The Pioneers added to their lead at 7:27 when Cortney Staniszewski (Buffalo, NY/Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles) put in a backhand for her second of the season. 
 
Hannah Keating (North Andover, MA/HPNA) padded the lead with her s3eocnd goal of the year and Molly Pedone (Trinity, FL/Robert Morris) capped off the day with her first career goal.  Abby Lillis (West Seneca, NY/Buffalo Bisons) finished with two assists, while Holly Silva (Boston, MA/Worcester Academy), Nicole Flak (Middleton, MA/Boston Shamrocks), and Hailey Modlin (Phoenix, AZ/Boston Shamrocks) each had one helper.
 
The Pioneers were 3-for-5 on the powerplay while Worcester State as scoreless on two chances.  Senior Savannah Gutierrez (Huntington Beach, CA/Anaheim Lady Ducks) stopped 25 saves in the win, while Amber Lee turned aside 39 shots for the Lancers.