CORTLAND, N.Y. – Hamilton College scored three goals in the second period and the Continentals went on to post a 5-1 non-conference win against the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons at Cortland's Alumni Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Season Update
Nationally ranked No. 7 Hamilton improved to 12-3-0 overall. The Red Dragons (12-4-0) had won their previous eight games before the Continentals came to town.
How It Happened
- Abby Kuhns '23 gave Hamilton a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 5:22 of the first period when she hammered home a one-timer from the point.
- Jillian Hlasnick tied the score with 7:18 left in the first after sister Mia Hlasnick won a faceoff.
- The Continentals thoroughly dominated the action from the start of the second period until the end of the third. Hyla Mosher '23 scored on another Hamilton power play 2:08 into the second. A shot by Kuhns was turned aside, but Mosher's wrist shot from the left faceoff circle found the back of the net.
- Allie Curry '23 gave the Continentals a two-goal cushion at 7:12 of the period. A shot from the slot by Abby Weiss '25 was stopped, but Curry cleaned up the rebound from the edge of the crease.
- Claire McGennis '24 made it 4-1 with 4:13 left in the second. Hamilton had an offensive-zone faceoff in the left circle and Nancy Loh '23 swiped the puck and skated across the low slot. Loh snapped a low wrist shot from below the right faceoff circle that was deflected in front by McGennis.
- The Continentals outshot Cortland 14-2 in the second period.
- Loh clinched the win with a goal at 10:32 of the third period. Katherine Solohub '23 picked up an assist on the goal.
Notes
- McGennis, Kuhns and Loh finished with a goal and an assist each.
- Loh has a team-high 10 goals and is tied for the lead with Kuhns with 12 points. Loh has 45 career goals.
- Cate Gallagher '26 made nine of her 13 saves in the first period.
- McGennis leads the team with nine assists.
- Weiss collected her first career point.
- Abby Smith '24 and Curry recorded their 20th career point.
- Mosher has four goals in her last four games.
- Bobbi Roca '24 registered her eighth assist this season.
- Maddie Hong '23 won 8 of 15 faceoffs.
- Molly Goergen stopped 21 shots for the Red Dragons during the first two periods.
- Anna Hamid relieved Goergen and came up with three saves in the third period.
- Hamilton was 2-for-2 on the power play and killed both of their penalties. The Continentals haven't allowed a power-play goal since the first game of the season.
- The Continentals have won four in a row against Cortland.
- Hamilton has allowed just four goals in its last six games.
- Cortland received votes in this week's USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll.
Next Game
The Continentals play another non-conference contest against Utica University (14-1-1 overall) at the Nexus Center on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.
