ROCHESTER, NY - The No. 5 Utica University men's hockey team capped off its series sweep of the Nazareth University Golden Flyers with a 4-2 win on the road. 
 
Shane Murphy (Oriskany, NY/Danbury Hat Tricks (NAHL)) carried his momentum from Friday night's hat-trick into Saturday with a three point performance off the back of two assists and one goal. Brian Scoville (Agawam, MA/Alabama-Huntsville (NCAA DI)), Michael Herrera (Syracuse, NY/Utica Comets (NCDC)) and Kimball Johnson (Dallas, TX/University of St. Thomas (NCAA DI)) combined for Utica's other three goals. Aside from Murphy, Alexander Gullichsen (Turku, Finland/Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)) and Jakob Breault (Acton Vale, QC/Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA DI)) each had one assist as well. In goal, Ethan Roberts (Cary, NC/University of St. Thomas (NCAA DI)) made 21 saves with two goals allowed en route to his ninth win of the season. 
 
For the Golden Flyers, Liam Beaudoin notched both of their goals while Matt Sayles made 33 saves with four goals allowed. 
 
The Pioneers outshot Nazareth 37-23 while also controlling the faceoff battle, 33-28. Both sides also had just one power play apiece in the game, both of which came in the second. 
 
Most of Utica's damage in the game was done within the first 20 minutes of play.  At 7:25, Scoville put the team ahead with his eighth goal of the season off a Breault assist. Later at 13:52, Herrera found the back of the net off Murphy and Gullichsen assists to make it a 2-0 game. 
 
Just a few minutes later, Johnson notched his fourth goal of the season with help from Murphy to send the Pioneers into the first intermission ahead 3-0. 
 
Despite 17 shots in the second period, Utica couldn't get one past Sayles between the pipes while the Pioneer defense limited the Golden Flyers to under 10 looks on goal in the frame. With Utica still up 3-0, the third period began with Nazareth on the advantage as Preston Brighton (Castle Rock, CO/Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)) was called for holding at 18:56 in the second. 
 
Under a minute into the third with the Nazareth power play winding down, Murphy found himself in open space and fired it past Sayles for the shorthanded tally, making it a 4-0 game. 
 
Nazareth did what it could throughout the final half of the third to chip away as Beaudoin scored at 9:01 and 16:03 however, the Golden Flyers would miss on their final three shots to put an end to the contest. 
 
Utica (14-2-3, 13-0-1 UCHC) will have its final road trip of the season next weekend as the team heads down to Wilkes-Barre, PA to take on King's College on February 2 at 7 p.m. on February 3 at 2 p.m.