UTICA, NY - Two Nexus Center games, two wins for the Utica University women's hockey team. Led by Maggie Rylott's hat-trick, the Pioneers shutout the Stevenson University Mustangs 8-0 on Saturday afternoon. 
 
Utica opened its scoring spree just over five minutes into the contest. Madison Novotny capitalized on a pass from Georgiana Santullo for her first goal of the year and a 1-0 lead. Roughly four minutes later, Molly Pedone found the back of the net on an unassisted goal as the Pioneers took a 2-0 lead midway through the first period. Stevenson recorded seven shots throughout the first, the most the team would have in a period on the afternoon, but Angela Hawthorne denied each one to preserve a 2-0 lead after one. 
 
The Pioneers lit off fireworks in the second period. Rylott scored the first two Utica goals of the second at 1:43 and 9:32 while Erica Sloan, Kelsey Elliott and Hannah Keating added on following Rylott's pair to give Utica a convincing 7-0 lead entering the third. 
 
Rylott added one for good measure at the 8:47 mark in the third period for the hat-trick and 8-0 lead. Utica only allowed six shots on goal over the final 40 minutes of play as the team cruised to a weekend sweep of Stevenson. 
 
Rylott's three goals came on three attempts while for the game, Utica scored on nearly 19 percent of its shot attempts (8-for-44). The Pioneers also dominated on face-offs as the team took 33 of 50 led by Santullo's 16-for-19. In goal, Hawthorne totaled 10 saves over two periods while Breese Burlingame took over in the third period and made three saves. 
 
Utica (5-1-1, 5-0-1 UCHC) will host Morrisville State at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29 from the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.