HERSHEY, Pa. - The Neumann University women's ice hockey team made it four wins in a row on Saturday afternoon, completing a two game sweep of Lebanon Valley College with a 7-0 win in United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) play.
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Jackie Schneider (1 g, 2 a) and
Bek Lucas (2 g, 1 a) continued to carry the Knights' attack on the afternoon, each recording three points in the win.
Sammy Patrick (2 a) and
Katelyn Brown (1 g, 1 a) each tallied two points, while
Braeden Ott recorded her first collegiate goal.
Helen Cooney picked up the shutout win in goal, notching 10 saves.
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Much like last night's convincing win, Neumann established its dominance early in the contest. The Knights registered four first period goals to jump out to a lead they would never surrender. Brown and Schneider got the scoring started before
Kyleigh Prance added her second goal of the weekend later in the period. Ott then capped off the first period scoring with her first career goal to send Neumann to intermission up 4-0.
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The Knights continued to build to their lead in the second. Schneider found Lucas in behind the Flying Dutchman defense and the senior forward buried her 20
th goal of the season to put Neumann up by five heading to the third.
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The onslaught resumed in the third as Lucas and
Angeline Taiariol capped off the scoring for the Knights in the 7-0 win. Neumann outshot Lebanon Valley by a count of 49-10 on the afternoon and used the win to jump into second place in the UCHC standings.
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Neumann (9-5-2, 7-2-1 UCHC) returns to action next weekend for a pair of home UCHC contests versus Chatham University. Puck-drop on Friday afternoon is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
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