JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (Sept. 30) – California University of Pennsylvania senior
Erin Hogan (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) totaled four assists and broke the all-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) record for assists on Tuesday afternoon, as the Vulcans earned a 5-1 win at Pitt-Johnstown in league play.
With the victory, Cal U improves to 5-2-1 overall with a 5-2 mark in conference action. Meanwhile, UPJ remains winless this season at 0-9 overall and 0-8 in league play.
Hogan set a career high with four assists in the game, while becoming the first player in league history to reach 50 career assists. She entered the game just one assisty shy of tying the PSAC career of 47 assists set by Heather Orman of Lock Haven (1994-97). Hogan, who led NCAA Division II with a single-season school record 17 assists last season, has recorded double-digit assists in each of the past three years and ranks sixth in school history with 76 career points.
A four-year starter, Hogan tied the league mark with an assist on a goal by junior
Janelle McCann (Burlington, Vt./Tilton School) just 45 seconds into the game. Hogan then added assists on the next three Cal U goals. The Vulcans jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead before the 13:00-mark behind a pair of goals from McCann and senior
Chelsea Crockett (Gilmanton, N.H./Gilford). McCann (0:45, 8:13) and Crockett (6:18, 12:45) alternated goals before junior
Morgan Bullock (Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton) rounded out the scoring with her first goal of the season at the 19:54-mark.
In her first career start, freshman goalkeeper
Michaela Colon (Montgomery Village, Md./Gaithersburg) earned the win while nearly recording a shutout. She made three saves before yielding a goal from Maura Koshute on a breakaway in the 72nd minute. UPJ goalkeeper Leeann Gorman totaled 10 saves in the loss.
Cal U outshot UPJ by a 29-4 margin, including a 16-4 edge in shots on goal. The Vulcans registered 11 corner kicks in the victory, while the Mountain Cats failed to record a corner kick.
The Vulcans return to action on Saturday, Oct. 4, when they continue PSAC play by hosting Seton Hill at 2 p.m.
