UTICA, NY - The Utica College women's hockey team used four third period goals to down visiting Worcester State University 6-1 in non-conference action Monday afternoon.
 
Utica picks up its fifth straight win and improves to 11-2 on the year.  This marks the best start through the first 13 games of a season in program history.  The Pioneers return to UCHC conference play this weekend as they host Chatham University. Friday's game is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. while Saturday's faceoff is set for 1 p.m.
 
Utica wasted little time getting things going as graduate student Rebecca Brown put in a rebound for her fifth of the season.  Georgiana Santullo and Carly Stefanini picked up assists on the opener. 
 
Utica added to its lead at 18:43 of the first as Carolyn Whitney scored a highlight reel goal for her seventh of this season.  Whitney gathered a puck on the half wall and curled around toward the goal.  She played a puck between the legs of a Worcester defender and then roofed a shot off the cross bar and in.  Maggie Rylott and Alexa Carlon had the assists on the powerplay tally.
 
The Lancers got on the board at 7:21 of the second when Emily Pavoni poked in a loose puck in front, off assists from Kiersten Erickson and Ellen Cook.
 
Utica broke out with four goals in the final stanza starting with a powerplay tally by Santullo, assisted by Brown and Madison Novotny at 3:07.  The Pioneers added to their lead at 7:27 when Cortney Staniszewski put in a backhand for her second of the season. 
 
Hannah Keating padded the lead with her s3eocnd goal of the year and Molly Pedone capped off the day with her first career goal.  Abby Lillis finished with two assists, while Holly Silva, Nicole Flak, and Hailey Modlin each had one helper.
 
The Pioneers were 3-for-5 on the powerplay while Worcester State as scoreless on two chances.  Senior Savannah Gutierrez stopped 25 saves in the win, while Amber Lee turned aside 39 shots for the Lancers.