FOX CHAPEL, PA. – Five different players scored goals as the Cortland women’s ice hockey team defeated Chatham University, 6-0, Saturday afternoon in ECAC West action. The Red Dragons improved to 3-11-1 overall and 3-6 in the conference. The Cougars fell to 1-12 and 0-9.
Freshman Laura Drew (Andover, MA/Canterbury School) led Cortland with the first two goals of her career. Senior Maggie Giamo (Orchard Park/RIT) and freshman Katie Gili (Brooklyn/New Jersey Rockets) each added one goal and one assist and seniors Erika Osborne (Sharon Springs/The Harvey School) and Chelsey Wright (Medford/Suffolk PAL) scored one goal apiece. Junior Gina Tomei (Bronx/Sound Shore Warriors) and sophomores Abbie Adams (Potsdam/Cornwall Typhoons) and Chelsie Hausberger (West Seneca/Buffalo Bisons) each contributed one assist, while freshman Corey Temple (Troy, MI/Ohio Flames) had one assist. Freshman goalie Deanna Meunier (Parsippany, NJ/New Jersey Rockets) made 16 saves to post the shutout.
Kaitlynn Smith started in goal for the Cougars, stopping 10 shots and allowing four goals in 23 minutes, 44 seconds. Megan Buchanan played the final 36:16, stopping 19 shots and surrendering two goals.
Gili gave Cortland an early lead when she scored just 1:12 into the game. Drew made it 2-0 after the first period with her first of the game at 18:40. The Red Dragons added a pair of power-play goals 44 seconds apart in the second period. Giamo scored at 3:00 with a two-skater advantage and Osborne chased Smith with a goal at 3:44. Wright made it a 5-0 game with an unassisted goal at 7:10 of the third, and Drew concluded the scoring at 10:45 for the 6-0 final.