Raiders' Offense Too Much for Brown
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Corbin McPherson (Folsom,
Calif.) posted his first multi-point game of his collegiate career,
including scoring the eventual game winning goal as Colgate downed
Brown 5-3 in an ECAC Hockey clash, Friday evening at Meehan
Auditorium.
With the victory, Colgate, which moved to 5-2-3 overall and 3-0 in
league play, posted its first victory against the bears in
Providence since a 5-0 win on November 4, 2005. It marks the
first time since the 2005-06 season the Raiders have opened the
ECAC Hockey slate with a 3-0 mark.
The Raiders scored the game's first five goals. Colgate
cashed in twice within a span of 80 seconds in the opening
period. Jason Williams (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) netted his second
of the year from Ethan Cox (Richmond, B.C.) at 7:55. With
Harry Zolnierczyk in the box for tripping, the Raiders tallied
their lone power play goal of the evening in eight tries as Robbie
Bourdon (Ile Bizard, Que.) scored at 9:15 from McPherson and Kevin
McNamara (Chestnut Hill, Mass.).
After a scoreless second period, goals started coming at a rapid
pace as the Raiders planted three in the first 3:09 of the
period. Brian Day (Danvers, Mass.) and David McIntyre
(Pefferlaw, Ont.) teamed with Austin Smith (Dallas, Texas) at 1:32
of the period. For Smith, it was his seventh goal of the
young season. Moments later, Brown's starting net minder,
Mike Clemente, was chased from the game as McPherson tallied his
first collegiate goal from McIntyre and Christian Long (Cleveland
Heights, Ohio) at 2:28. The Raiders tallied their last score
of the evening at 3:09 as Smith fed Day for his sixth of the
campaign.
Down 5-0, Brown, which fell to 0-3-1 overall, made things rather
interesting with three goals in less than four minutes.
Jordan Pietrus netted two of the scores at 5:40 and 9:02 to pull
the Bears within two.
Charles Long (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) saved 29 of 32 shots
improved to 4-1-1 on the season. Clemente saved 20 before
being replaced by Dan Rosen at 3:09 of the third. Rosen saved
10 in the final 16:51.
Colgate returns to action Saturday evening as it travels to face
#11, Yale. Opening face-off at Ingalls is set for 7 p.m.












