OSWEGO, NY- Senior Morgan Reed (Fort Myers, FL/Cushing Academy) of the Utica College women’s hockey team scored all four goals to lead the Pioneers past Oswego State in ECAC West Conference action Saturday afternoon. Four goals in a game is a new career best for Reed, who registered her fourth career hat trick.
The Pioneers improve to 5-0 on the season and 3-0 in the ECAC West Conference. This is the first time Utica has won its first five games since the 2001-2002 season when the Pioneers opened the year 8-0. UC returns home Sunday to wrap up the series against the Lakers. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Utica jumped out to a three-goal lead in the first period and a half of play as Reed netted the natural hat trick. Junior Gabrielle Schnepp (Northville, MI/Belle Tire) and freshman Lauren Patterson (Burlington, Ontario/Oakville) extended their season-opening scoring streaks to five games as they each assisted on Reed’s opening goal.
Schnepp added another tally on Reed’s second goal, along with freshman Danielle Haasbeek (Grand Forks, ND/Balmoral Hall), who registered her first career point on the play. Reed’s third score came on the powerplay at 9:10 of the second as she connected with Patterson for her seventh goal of the season.
The Lakers were able to get one back just 20 seconds later as Ashley Lyman netted her second of the year, off assists from Lydia Cosgrove and Alli Ullrich.
Reed capped off the scoring with an empty netter with just 25 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Freshman Kayla Dion (Colchester, VT/Boston Shamrocks ) added her fourth assist on the insurance goal.
Junior Keira Goin (Dobbs Ferry, NY/Hotchkiss School) made 30 saves in net as she improves to 4-0 on the year, while her counterpart, Tori Trovato had 21 saves in the loss. Utica went 1-for-1 on the powerplay, while it held Oswego scoreless on two tries.
Reed currently leads the nation with 3.00 points per game. She is also tied for first nationally with 1.60 goals per game. Both Schnepp and Patterson lead all players with nine assists on the year. Goin continues her impressive play as she ranks seventh nationally with a .971 save percentage and she is eighth in goals against average (.75).
The Pioneer powerplay continues to lead the nation with a 44.4 percent success rate and the penalty kill unit has allowed just one goal against in 17 man advantages.
