UTICA, NY - The No. 2 Utica University men's hockey team poured on nine unanswered goals to top the visiting Arcadia University Knights, 9-1, on Friday evening. 
 
Shane Murphy (Oriskany, NY/Danbury Hat Tricks (NAHL)) finished as the lone multi-goal scorer of the night with a pair on three shots on net. Aydin Parekh (Nobleton, ON/Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)) notched his first career goal in the win while teammates Michael Herrera (Syracuse, NY/Utica Comets (NCDC)), Matt Wood (Garnet Valley, PA/Richmond Generals (USPHL)), Drake Morse (Grand Rapids, MI/Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)), Eric Vitale (Toronto, ON/Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)), Jakob Breault (Acton Vale, QC/Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA DI)) and John Gutt (Middletown, NJ/Utica JR Comets (NCDC)) each had one. Wood, Vitale, Breault and Gutt tied for the team lead with three points apiece, each adding two assists to their lines. 
 
In goal, Bryan Landsberger (Montreal, Quebec/Nepean Raiders (CCHL)) picked up his eighth win of his junior campaign as he made 14 saves with one goal allowed over 40 minutes. Avery Sturtz (Cedar Rapids, IA/Maine Nordiques (NAHL)) appeared between the pipes in the third, stopping all six shots he saw. 
 
As a team, the Pioneers outshot the Knights 55-21 and controlled the faceoff dot 36-21. The team also controlled the penalty battle with just one compared to Arcadia's three. 
 
The Knights gained an early upper hand with a goal by Jude Cole just 25 seconds into the game. However, the lead wouldn't last long as Murphy found the back of the net for his first of the night at 4:42 in the first before Wood put the team ahead 2-1 on a power play goal at 9:13. Utica rode its 2-1 lead into the first intermission. 
 
Murphy created separation for Utica at 5:22 in the second period with his second goal of the night off assists from Kimball Johnson (Dallas, TX/University of St. Thomas (NCAA DI)) and Morse. Later in the frame, and in the span of less than two minutes, Vitale (17:32) and Morse (18:55) launched the Pioneers into the second intermission with a 5-1 edge. 
 
Landsberger kept Arcadia at bay all period as well, making all 11 saves to ensure a four goal lead. 
 
Utica showed no signs of slowing down in the third. Chris Carroll (Islip, NY/New Jersey Titans (NAHL)) and Aiden Hughes (Mississauga, ON/Milton Menace (OJHL)) connected with Parekh for his first goal as a Pioneer at 4:25 in the third while Herrera recorded his 10th of the season at 6:49. 
 
Breault and Gutt added goals at 14:49 and 16:52 for good measure to help deliver the eight goal victory. 

Utica (19-2-3, 18-0-1 UCHC) will close out its regular season at 2 p.m. on Saturday against Arcadia. Tickets for Saturday's regular season finale can be purchased here.