UTICA, NY - The Utica College men's ice hockey team posted a 7-0 win for a second straight day on Saturday. After a slow start yielded a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes, the Pioneers overwhelmed host Arcadia with six goals in the final two periods to cruise to a United Collegiate Hockey Conference win in Colmar, Pa.
The No. 3 Pioneers are now 15-2 overall, and 11-0 in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. They have won eight consecutive games and maintain the top spot in the standings through the weekend. Arcadia is now 3-14 overall, and 1-9 in the UCHC.
Over the course of two meetings this season, the Pioneers out-scored the Knights 19-1.
Defenseman Jayson Dobay led the Utica effort with a goal and two assists. Brian Scoville and Matt Wood each logged two assists. Remy Parker, Regen Cavanagh, Cameron Patton, Khristian Acosta, John Moncovich, and Brett Everson also added goals. Buster Larsson had an assist to maintain his point streak at eight consecutive games.
Goaltender Bryan Landsberger made 17 saves for his first career shutout.
Utica out-shot the hosts 56-17, and were 3-for-7 on the power play.
The Pioneers led the first period in shots by an 18-3 margin, but were able to find the net just once despite carrying much of the play. UC lifted the lid on the scoring at 5:32 on a goal by John Moncovich, with Patton and Dobay grabbing the assists. That lead held through the end of the opening frame.
Moncovich now has a goal in three of his last four games, and in all three instances, he has scored the first goal of the game.
Khristian Acosta lit the lamp for a second time this season to open up the scoring in the middle frame at 8:18. That sparked a three goal surge over a span of just under three minutes, as Brett Everson recorded his fifth goal of the campaign at 10:33, and Remy Parker continued to impress early in his Utica tenure with his third goal of the year at 11:02. He has three goals in the last four games for UC. Parker's goal put Utica up 4-0 at the end of the second.
In the third, Regen Cavanagh started another trifecta of tallies with his 30th career goal at 3:19. Cameron Patton took his excellent second half form another step further with his fourth goal of the year on the power play at 6:07. Dobay finished off the scoring, with Wood and Scoville picking up the assists at 13:42 to put a bow on a 7-0 win.
With the win, Utica successfully swept a four-game road trip by a combined 28-5 score.
The Pioneers will be back at home on Saturday, January 29th for a conference game against Stevenson. Puck drop is set for 5 p.m.