HERSHEY, PA- The Utica College women's hockey team picked up its fifth straight win as it downed UCHC foe Lebanon Valley College 3-1 Saturday afternoon.  Senior Georgiana Santullo (Woburn, MA/Boston Shamrocks/Woburn High School) and junior Erica Sloan (Potsdam, NY/St. Lawrence Steel) each finished with three points on the day.
 
After a scoreless first period, Utica got on the board at 5:18 of the second as Santullo put in a rebound off a shot by Sloan for her team-leading 24^th goal of the season.  With the goal, Santullo moves into sole possession of second place on the College's single-season goal scoring list.  She needs just one more goal to tie Pioneer Hall of Famer Deana Wiegand for the most goals scored in a single-season in program history.  Freshman Callie McLaughlin (Centerport, NY/New Hampton School) also assisted on the opening tally.
 
Lebanon Valley netted the equalizer just 1:21 later as Abby Radcliffe put in a feed from Sloane Herrera to make the score 1-1.  UC struck back with 5:49 remaining in the second stanza when Carly Stefanini (Framingham, MA/Brooks School) buried a great centering feed from Santullo for her 10^th of the year.  Sloan was credited with the second assist on the insurance tally.
 
Sloan capped off the scoring with her first of the day and 16^th of the year at 12:14 of the final frame.  Stefanini and Santullo picked up assists on the score. 
 
Sophomore goalie Angela Hawthorne (Santa Clara, CA/Meijer) had another strong showing in goal as she made 16 saves to improve to 12-1 on the year.  Her counterpart, Olivia Magneson meanwhile finished with 32 stops. 
 
With the weekend sweep, the Pioneers improve to 18-3 on the year and 15-1 in UCHC play. 15 conference wins in a season is a new program record.  Additionally, Utica is one win shy of matching its most wins in a season ever.  UC will return home next weekend to host Wilkes University on Friday and Saturday.  Puck drop is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. both days.