PITTSBURGH, PA – Graduate student Ingrid Holstead led the Nazareth University women's ice hockey team to a 3-1 win over Chatham University in a big UCHC conference match-up Friday night. Senior Julia Holmes scored her first of the season in the victory.
 
#14 Nazareth continues its success and improves to 5-1-0 overall and remain undefeated in conference play at 5-0-0, while Chatham suffers their first loss of the season for a 6-1-1 record overall and 4-1-0 in conference.
 
The Golden Flyers immediately took control of the game, and Holstead managed to net her third of the season about halfway through the first period off a great feed across the crease from fellow graduate student Makenna Wiljanen.
 
Just 2:23 into the second, Nazareth went on the power play and about 20 seconds later, Holstead increased the lead 2-0. Holmes dished the puck from the top of the zone to freshman Ella Cedrone, who sent a pass through the crease for Holstead to net her second goal of the game. 
 
Holmes scored the third goal of the game off a pass from sophomore Lexi Jones as she came down from the point to fire one past the Chatham goaltender. Freshman Maggie Jacoby was also credited with an assist.
 
Naz lead 3-0 heading into the third period.
 
With under 6 minutes left to play in the game, Chatham managed to capitalize on the power play as junior Rainey Jessup managed to get one past senior goaltender McKinley Hoff in a net-front scrum, with freshman Morgan Black and sophomore Liv McTavish earning the assists. Hoff made 16 saves for the game.
 
The Golden Flyers look to complete the weekend sweep tomorrow Saturday December 2^nd where they faceoff once again at 3 p.m. against the Cougars.