Long and McIntyre Lead Colgate to Victory
_Photos/Colgate/David_McIntyre.gif?max_width=360)
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass.-Lowell (0-1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colgate (1-0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 2nd - 09:18 | PP - Wade Poplawski (Colgate) |
| 2nd - 14:47 | Cey, Patrick (Mass.-Lowell) |
| 2nd - 19:47 | David McIntyre (Colgate) |
| Mass.-Lowell | Colgate |
|---|---|
|
G:
Cey, Patrick - 1
A: 2 Players (#10, #26 - 1) Sh: Edwards, Maury - 4 Sv: Hutton, Carter - 14 |
G:
2 Players (#6, #26 - 1)
A: Austin Smith - 2 Sh: David McIntyre - 7 Sv: Charles Long - 23 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Mass.-Lowell | Colgate |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 3 | 1 for 1 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 2 (4) | 5 (10) |
| Shots on Goal | 24 | 16 |
| Face Offs Won | 29 | 26 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. -- David McIntyre (Pefferlaw, Ont.) posted the game-winning goal and Charles Long (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) made 23 saves as Colgate slipped past visiting UMass Lowell 2-1, Saturday evening in front of a crowd of 1,070 at Starr Rink.
"All we wanted to do was battle and win the game 30 seconds at a time," said Colgate head coach Don Vaughan. "I think we did that tonight. Our penalty kill was exceptional. I saw a lot of good things tonight.
"I thought Charles Long played an extremely well," continued Vaughan. "He saw the puck well and was in great position the entire night. I'm very happy for him. He has faced some adversity during his career at Colgate in having to sit behind a three-year starter. Charles made the most out of tonight's opportunity."
With the game knotted at 1-1, McIntyre controlled the puck off a rebounded shot and beat goalie Carter Hutton for what would be the game-winning score right before second period intermission at 19:47. Austin Smith (Dallas, Texas) collected his first collegiate point with an assist.
Colgate, 1-0 on the year, withered the storm in the third period as the Raider penalty kill as well as Long came up huge. Colgate successfully killed off a 57-second two-man advantage with around 12 minutes left in the game. Long tallied six saves in the final period, a few coming on that River Hawk two-man advantage.
After a scoreless opening period, sophomore Wade Poplawski (Winnipeg, man.) got Colgate on the board at 9:18 with a power play goal off a blast out top to the top shelf behind Hutton. Brian Day (Danvers, Mass.) and Jason Fredricks (Eagle River, Wisc.) each posted assists on Poplawski's marker.
The River Hawks got the equalizer at 14:47 as Ryan Blair's initial shot was saved, but Patrick Cey was there for the rebound and wristed it behind Long.
The River Hawks outshot Colgate 24-16 and the Raiders had to kill off three power plays on the evening. Hutton saved 14 shots in net for UMass Lowell.
Colgate returns to action Friday evening as it hosts Bentley at Starr Rink. Opening face-off is set 7 p.m.
