Box Score PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Stevenson women's hockey sophomore Karly Aguirre scored a pair of first period goals to give the Mustangs a 2-0 lead, but host Chatham scored twice in the second period and once in the third to post a 3-2 victory in a United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) contest Saturday afternoon at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
- Stevenson (0-1, 0-1 UCHC) got on the board at the 9:10 mark when Aguirre struck with 33 seconds remaining in the first Mustang power play of the game.
- Hannah Labbe and Trinity Barcless assisted on the tally.
- The visitors were awarded another power play just under a minute later but did not put a shot on goal.
- Aguirre made it 2-0 with 6:17 remaining in the opening stanza. Franki Cappello assisted on the goal.
- The Mustangs were whistled for a penalty with 2:40 left, but killed off the Chatham (1-0, 1-0 UCHC) mand advantage as Annika Carlander made four saves.
- Chatham cut the Mustang lead to 2-1 3:16 into the middle period as Sydney Collins scored on a power play.
- Stevenson went back on the power play at the 5:46 mark but got just one shot off with the man advantage, which was blocked.
- The Cougars tied the game 2-2 at 8:17 on a goal by Ariel Garbin.
- The Mustangs killed another Chatham power play that started at 9:34.
- A Collins penalty with 7:42 left in the second again put the Mustangs on the power play, but the guests were unable to capitalize.
- The Mustangs opened the third with a flurry of shots, with Chatham goalie Katy Reed making five saves in the first 2:31.
- Stevenson again went on the power play with 8:43 remaining, but both shots on goal were stopped by Reed.
- After a Mustang penalty at 12:47 created a 4-on-4 situation, it took the Cougars just nine seconds to capitalize, with Ashley Marchant scoring to put the hosts up 3-2.
- Stevenson put three shots on goal in the final 2:16 and pulled Carlander with six seconds remaining, but was unable to come up with the equalizer.
- Stevenson outshot Chatham 32-24, including 17-9 over the final 20 minutes.
- The Mustangs finished 1-5 on the power play, while the Cougars went 1-4 with the man advantage.
- The hosts won 35 of the game's 56 faceoffs.
- Stevenson held a 21-6 advantage in blocked shots, with Tea Ferrara recording a team-high four blocked shots.
- Nikki Kendrick led Stevenson with five shots on goal.
- Carlander made 21 saves between the pipes.
- Stevenson returns to action on Sunday, February 21 when the Mustangs host a UCHC contest versus Chatham in their home opener. Opening face-off is scheduled for 2:45 p.m.