ROCHESTER, NY – Senior
Ally Watrous added a pair of goals to help the 14
th-ranked Nazareth Golden Flyers pick up their fifth-straight win, a 4-1 victory over Alvernia on Saturday. With the win, Nazareth improves to 18-5 overall and 17-1 in UCHC, for a total of 52 points in league play. This sets up a massive showdown with Utica next weekend. Nazareth is currently in first place in the league, but the Pioneers have 50 points (16-0-1) and take on Wilkes on Sunday with a chance to regain first place with a win.
The first period featured four of the five goals scored in the game.
Ali Fujiyoshi netted her third goal of the season near the four minute mark, banging in an opportunity in close from
Corsica Skibinski.
Avernia equalized shortly after, but that was the Golden Wolves loan goal of the day.
Watrous netted her first of the day on the power play at 8:55, collecting a cross-ice pass from Fujiyoshi and firing it into the open net, making it 2-1.
Delaney Carle had the secondary assist.
Three minutes later,
Morgan Leuenberger got her third of the season, collecting a pass from
Sydney Gurlea and dekeing the Alvernia goaltender in tight.
The score was 3-1 after a period of play.
6:38 into the second period, Watrous cashed in a won faceoff by
Nikolle Van Stralen, immediately slapping it into the far corner. Watrous leads Nazareth with 28 points on 10 goals and 18 assists.
McKinley Hoff earned the win with seven saves.
Nazareth hosts Utica at 7 p.m. on Friday.
