Union Defeats Colgate for Seventh Straight Win
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 10:09 | Day, Brian (Colgate) |
| 1st - 18:12 | PP - Larkin, Thomas (Colgate) |
| 2nd - 06:10 | Presizniuk, Adam (Union) |
| 2nd - 14:48 | Simpson, John (Union) |
| 3rd - 06:15 | Presizniuk, Adam (Union) |
| 3rd - 06:31 | Carr, Daniel (Union) |
| 3rd - 10:01 | PP - Jooris, Josh (Union) |
| 3rd - 17:38 | McNamara, Kevin (Colgate) |
| 3rd - 18:48 | EN - Simpson, Wayne (Union) |
| Colgate | Union |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#10, #12, #27 - 1)
A: Kurtis Bartliff - 2 Sh: Thomas Larkin - 7 Sv: Eric Mihalik - 30 |
G:
Adam Presizniuk - 2
A: 2 Players (#19, #27 - 2) Sh: 2 Players (#27, #29 - 5) Sv: Keith Kinkaid - 24 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Colgate | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 3 | 1 for 2 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 4 (8) |
| Shots on Goal | 27 | 36 |
| Face Offs Won | 25 | 33 |
SCHENECTADY, NY – Senior forward Adam Presizniuk scored twice, including the first of four third period goals to lead No. 9 Union (22-7-2, 14-3-1 ECAC Hockey) to a come-from-behind 6-3 win over Colgate (5-23-2, 2-14-2 ECAC Hockey) in front of 1,923 fans at Messa Rink.
Trailing 12-3 in shots and 2-0 on the scoreboard entering the second period, the Dutchmen score five unanswered, starting with Presizniuk’s first goal of the night. Freshman forward Matt Hatch cut into the zone and fired a shot on Colgate goaltender Eric Mihalik. Mihalik made the initial stop, but Presizniuk was there for the rebound at 6:10.
Union tied the game at 2-2 on an impressive individual effort by senior forward John Simpson. An extended period in the Colgate zone, allowed Union to change forward lines. With fresh legs on the ice, senior forward Stephane Boileau fed Simpson the puck, who jammed in his own rebound at 14:48.
With the game tied in the third period, junior forward Kelly Zajac found Presizniuk cutting into the zone for a breakaway. Presizniuk fired a shot between Mihalik’s pads that trickled over the goal line for a 3-2 Union lead at 6:15 of the third period.
Freshman forward Daniel Carr extended Union’s lead to 4-2 just 16 seconds later, redirecting a feed from freshman forward Josh Jooris at 6:31. Jooris would score one of his own on the power play at 10:01, firing a long rebound into an empty net off a shot from the point from sophomore forward Jeremy Welsh.
Colgate’s Kevin McNamara would score at 17:38 to cut Union’s lead to 5-3, but the Dutchmen would seal the game with an empty net goal from sophomore Wayne Simpson at 18:48.
Colgate’s Brian Day beat Kinkaid with a low wrist shot at 10:09 of the first period to give the Raiders an early lead. With Boileau in the penalty box for clipping, Thomas Larkin gave Colgate a two goal lead on a slap shot from side boards at 18:12, setting up Union’s comeback.
Union finished the night 1-for-2 on the power play and 2-of-3 on the penalty kill, while outshooting the Raiders 36-27. Kinkaid (21-7-1) made 24 stops for his 21st win of the season.
The win was Union’s seventh in a row, tying a school record in the Division I era, set in January 2008. The Dutchmen also set a new school record for overall wins in the Division I era.
Union will embark on its final road trip of the regular season when it heads to the North Country to face Clarkson next Friday at 7:00 pm.
