Utica College 7, Lebanon Valley 1

LVC Starters
Bokina, Borrelli, Havrylkoff, D'Ginto, Moffatt (G)

Utica Starters
Patterson, Coope, Pagano, Lupo (G), Husak, Power

How It Happened
Utica scored three goals in the opening period en route to a 7-1 victory over Lebanon Valley on Tuesday afternoon in women's ice hockey action. The Pioneers, who received votes in the most recent NCAA polls, improved to 9-5 and the Dutchmen fell to 2-12.

Utica didn't waste much time finding the back of the net, as Lauren Patterson scored just 56 seconds in to give the Pioneers an early 1-0 lead. MacKenzie Bokina, however, anticipated a pass by one of the Utica defenders and picked it off to create a breakaway and skated down the right side and scored over the goalie's left shoulder to tie the game at 1-1 at 3:14.

Bokina's tally was LVC's only of the game and Utica went on to score two more times in the first period and then the Pioneers netted two power-play goals in the second, followed by two more scores in the third period for the 7-1 win.

Inside the Numbers
 - Liz D'Ginto registered three shots on goal, while Bokina added one shot on goal and went 4-for-5 from the faceoff circle.
 - Jillian Moffatt kept LVC in the game and made 75 saves for the Dutchmen, included 31 in the second period.
 - For Utica, Patterson finished with two goals while Jane Pagano recorded two goals and an assist. Samantha Husak and Meghan Power added two assists each.
 - Amanda Lupo started and earned the victory after making two saves in 35:30 of action. Briah Reilly relieved her for the final 24:30.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen begin a five-game road trip this Saturday when LVC travels to Becker College (Leiscester, Mass.) for a game at 5:30 p.m. before taking on the Ice Hawks again on Sunday at 12:40 p.m.