UTICA, NY - The No. 1 Utica University men's hockey team defeated the Arcadia University Knights 5-2 in the UCHC Quarterfinals on Wednesday night. The Pioneers (23-2-1, 20-0-0 UCHC) will host fourth seeded Manhattanville at 7 p.m. on Saturday in the UCHC Semifinals.
 
Five different players scored for the Pioneers in the game; Matt Wood, Justin Allen, Mic Curran, Remy Parker and Dante Zapata. Jayson Dobay and Kimball Johnson finished tied for a team-high two assists. In goal, Bryan Landsberger notched 17 saves en route to his 23rd win of the year. 
 
The first period featured plenty of fast paced action with both teams firing off shots and getting active on the boards. Utica recorded 18 shots and Arcadia had nine shots in the frame. Connor Fedorek led the way with three shots while four Pioneers rifled two. Remy Parker scored his remarkable 22nd goal of the season at the 17:52 mark to give Utica a 1-0 lead. Kimball Johnson and Jayson Dobay assisted the goal. In the waning seconds Arcadia had a breakaway in which Dylan Florit put back a rebound to tie the game with just two seconds left in the first period. The game would remain tied at 1-1 heading into the first intermission.
 
The second frame was full of goals as four pucks found their way into the back of the net. Arcadia kept its momentum going and again scored off a rebound just 18 seconds into the period to take a 2-1 edge. Yet, the Pioneers took momentum back scoring three straight goals. Matt Wood scored at the 2:53 mark and was assisted by Dante Zapata to even the game at 2-2. Just moments later on a power play at the 5:34 mark, Justin Allen sniped one from near the blue line to give Utica a 3-2 advantage. Conor Fedorek and Regen Cavanagh assisted the goal. The Pioneers kept the pressure on and the puck in the attacking zone and Mic Curran found the back of the net at the 7:49 mark off beautiful passes from Jayson Dobay and Brandon Ossmundson. Utica took the momentum and a 4-2 edge into the final period of play.
 
The Pioneers added one more in the third period when Dante Zapata scored the team's third power play goal of the night to help lift the team to the quarterfinal win.