HERSHEY, PA- The Utica College women's hockey team used four unanswered goals including three in the third period to down host Lebanon Valley College 4-1 in UCHC play Friday evening.
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Lebanon Valley got on the board first at 14:34 as Chloe Glass put in an unassisted tally. Utica responded just over four minutes later when senior
Georgiana Santullo (Woburn, MA/Boston Shamrocks/Woburn High School) netted her team-leading 23
rd goal of the season. With the goal, Santullo moves into a tie with Pioneer Hall of Famer Jill Nolan for second in the program's single-season record book for goals.
Carly Stefanini (Framingham, MA/Brooks School) and
Holly Silva (Boston, MA/Worcester Academy) picked up the assists on Utica's opener.
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The score remained the same until 6:50 of the third when junior
Erica Sloan (Potsdam, NY/St. Lawrence Steel) jumped on a clearing attempt near the Utica blueline. Sloan was able to corral the puck and ward off a Lebanon Valley defender as she netted her team-high third short-handed tally this season.
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The Pioneers struck again at 11:21 as
Carolyn Whitney (Raleigh, NC/Milbrook School) put in a feed from
Maggie Rylott (Cobourg, Ontario/West Northumberland) for her ninth of the season. The Pioneers capped off the scoring with 4:14 remaining when Rylott scored a goal of her own. Sophomore
Alexa Carlon (Lakewood, NY/Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles) assisted on Utica's powerplay tally.
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Utica was 1-for-3 on the powerplay, while the Dutchmen were held scoreless on four chances with the man advantage. Sophomore
Angela Hawthorne (Santa Clara, CA/Meijer) stopped 27-of-28 shots she faced, while her counterpart, Shelby Guinard made 39 saves.
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The teams wrap up the season series Saturday. Game time is 2 p.m.
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