Utica 5, Lebanon Valley 0
 
LVC Starters
Hepler (LW), Galvez (C), Hall (RW), Balodis (D), Romel (D), Burns (G)
 
Utica Starters
Schultz (LW), Zapata (C), Fitzpatrick (RW), Fritz (D), McManus (D), Baggetta (G)
 
How It Happened
HERSHEY, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's men's ice hockey team ran into a hot Utica squad as the Dutchmen fell to the 4th-ranked Pioneers 5-0 on Saturday afternoon. LVC falls to 3-9-3 in UCHC play while Utica improves to 11-2-1 in the league.
 
Utica would get the scoring started at the 7:33 mark of the opening period when Buster Larsson finished off a rebound of a Daniel Fritz shot to put the Pioneers ahead 1-0. Just 2:20 later, Fritz assisted another Utica score, this time off the stick of Eric Holland who scored off a rising backhander to double the lead.
 
After a majority of the second period that was played primarily in the Dutchmen defensive zone, the Pioneers finally broke through the LVC defense to push their lead out to 3-0. Utica outshot the Dutchmen 15-1 in the frame. Utica would add a pair in the final stanza to officially put away the Dutchmen 5-0.
 
Inside the Numbers

• Henry Burns recorded 37 saves in between the pipes for the Dutchmen.
• Utica outshot LVC 42-12 for the contest.
• LVC had six penalties for 12 minutes whereas Utica was penalized four times for 16 minutes.
• The Dutchmen defense blocked five shots.
• The teams were even at the faceoff dot, Utica holding a slim 33-32 edge.
• Daniel Fritz led the Utica attack with one goal, two assists, and 10 shots on goal.
• Gianluca Baggetta made 12 saves for the shutout for the Pioneers.

 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen are back home their next time out as they host Elmira College in their final home game of the campaign when LVC celebrates Senior Day on Friday. Puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. at Hersheypark Arena.

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