Williams Propels Colgate Past Robert Morris

Final	1	2	3	Final
Robert Morris (7-13-3)	0	1	0	1
Colgate (9-9-4)	2	1	1	4

Scoring Summary
1st - 07:05	Jason Williams (Colgate)
1st - 19:29	Robbie Bourdon (Colgate)
2nd - 02:38	PP - Zach Hervato (Robert Morris)
2nd - 09:35	Corbin McPherson (Colgate)
3rd - 19:00	EN - Ethan Cox (Colgate)

Robert Morris	Colgate
G: Zach Hervato - 1 A: 2 Players (#21, #44 - 1) Sh: Denny Urban - 6 Sv: Brooks Ostergard - 28	G: 4 Players (#4, #17, #21, #28 - 1) A: Jason Williams - 2 Sh: Ethan Cox - 5 Sv: Alex Evin - 25

TEAM STATISTICS	Robert Morris	Colgate
Power Plays	1 for 5	0 for 2
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	3 (6)	6 (12)
Shots on Goal	26	32
Face Offs Won	32	31

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HAMILTON, N.Y. – Jason Williams (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) tied a career-high with a three-point outing and Alex Evin (Castlegar, B.C.) turned aside 25 of 26 shots to pace Colgate to a 4-1 victory over visiting Robert Morris, Friday evening at Starr Rink.

The Raiders, who snapped the Colonials’ four-game win streak, evened their record to 9-9-4 overall, while Robert Morris dropped to 7-13-3. Both teams will conclude the two-game series Saturday at Starr Rink. Opening face-off is set for 7 p.m.

Williams finished with a goal and two assists which tied his previous high of three points versus Canisius back on October 24, 2006.

In its first home game in two months, Colgate took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. The Raiders got on the board at 7:05 as Christian Long (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) found Williams in front of the cage and the senior jammed it by goalie Brooks Ostergard for his fourth of the season to give Colgate the lead for good. Adam Corrin (Winnipeg, Man.) was also credited with a helper for starting the play in the offensive zone.

Down two men for 1:48 toward the end of the opening period, Colgate’s penalty kill came up huge. Within a span of 36 seconds, the Raiders generated two golden scoring opportunities, both on breakaways. Ethan Cox (Richmond, B.C.) darted in on Ostergard with 4:50 left in the period and hit the right post. Seconds later, David McIntyre (Pefferlaw, Ont.) cruised in on another breakaway, but the senior’s attempt was thwarted by the sophomore netminder.

The Raiders eventually got that two-goal cushion right before intermission. Williams set up Thomas Larkin (Cocquio Trevisago, Italy) and the freshman ripped a shot from out top. With the puck heading towards the net, freshman Robbie Bourdon (Ile Bizard, Que.) deflected the shot by Ostergard for his fifth score of the year with 31 seconds left in the period. It turned out to be the eventual game-winner.

The Colonials pulled within 2-1 with a power play goal 2:38 into the second as Zach Hervato banged home a rebound from in front for his second goal of the season. However, the Raiders regained the two-goal cushion at 9:35. Williams and Bourdon worked the puck to Corbin McPherson (Folsom, Calif.) and the sophomore defenseman blistered a shot from the top left circle over the outstretched glove of Ostergard for his second of the season. The goal was manufactured by a furious 45-second Colgate fore check in which Robert Morris couldn’t clear its defensive zone.

Moments after Evin stopped five shots in a 30-second span, Colgate finished scoring with one minute left. Cox got control of the puck at center ice and moved toward an empty net. After his first shot was blocked by a defenseman, the senior regained control of the puck and fired it into the empty net for his second of the year. Austin Smith (Dallas, Texas) got credit with the assist to spring Cox loose.

Evin stopped eight in the first; 10 in the second and eight in the final period to win his second consecutive start. Ostergard finished with 28 saves in net for the Colonials.

Robert Morris’ power play went one of five, while Colgate went scoreless in two opportunities.