WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. -- The Adrian College NCAA women's hockey team competed in the championship game of the Sunshine Turkey Classic in Florida. The No. 5 Bulldogs were tasked with No. 8 Utica University and came away with a 3-2 victory. Adrian moves its winning streak to nine games and sits at 9-1-0 on the season.

Utica struck first in the opening period to take a 1-0 lead. With under four minutes to go in the period, Aileena Dopheide tied the game at 1-1 entering the first intermission. Early in the second period, Riley Johnson found the back of the net to take a 2-1 lead. Utica answered back late in the period to take a 2-2 tie into the break. With just under four minutes played in the third period, Johnson netted her second goal of the game to grab the game winner and win 3-2.

Courtney Ben added a pair of assists on the afternoon while Maya Roy picked up an assist on Johnson's second period goal. Kiera Stack started in goal for Adrian where she played two periods and recorded seven saves. Annie Gilbert came into the game for the third period and held Utica scoreless by making four saves. As a team, the Bulldogs led in shots on goal, 46-13.

Adrian will fly back to Michigan and prepare for a big weekend series with No. 1 University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The No. 1 Falcons sit 6-0-2 on the season with a tie against Augsburg University and UW-Stevens Point. The series will open on Saturday, December 7 at 7:00 PM followed by a 12:00 PM start on Sunday. This weekend will serve as a rematch of the 2024 NCAA Division III National Semifinals.