Raiders Suffer First League Loss

CANTON, N.Y. (11/6/10) – The Colgate men’s hockey team dropped its first ECAC Hockey matchup of the season with a 4-1 loss at the hands of St. Lawrence on Saturday evening.

Colgate (2-3-2, 0-1-1 ECAC) got a goal from senior Francois Brisebois (Montreal, Que.) with an assist to sophomore Jeremy Price (Milton, Ont.). Junior Alex Evin (Castlegar, B.C.) tried to keep the game to within reach with 20 saves in net.

St. Lawrence (2-4-3, 2-0-0 ECAC) swept its first home weekend of the season to earn four points with the win tonight. Kyle Flanagan led the way with a three-point night on two goals and an assist. Greg Carey posted a two-point night with a goal and an assist, while Sean Flanagan added two helpers for a pair of points. John Weninger was impressive in net with 31 saves, but gave up a lot of rebounds. Unfortunately, the Raiders didn’t capitalize on their second-chance opportunities.

St. Lawrence earned the 1-0 lead with 12:18 left in the opening period on Carey’s fourth of the season on the power play. The assists were given to Kyle and Sean Flanagan. The goal came on the first man advantage for the Saints in the game and Colgate continued to struggle in northern New York on the penalty kill. Overall with seven chances for the Saints and only one goal is somewhat of a victory for the Raiders.

Colgate, however, answered with 1:31 remaining in the first with Brisebois’ first of the year coming from Price. The defenseman found Brisebois and set him up on a breakaway and he beat the Weninger to tie the game at 1-1.

In the second period, St. Lawrence scored the lone goal of the period as Wick gave the Saints a 2-1 lead. The Raiders outshot St. Lawrence 11-9 in the frame and the struggles continued on the power play, going 0-for-5 on their first five of the night.

St. Lawrence increased the lead to 3-1 halfway through the final period as Kyle Flanagan added to his first point total with a goal off of his own rebound. Flanagan put a shot on Evin, but the Colgate goaltender couldn’t corral the puck and Flanagan slid the puck in the net. Carey and Sean Flanagan posted the assists as each put two points on the board.

The Raiders held a 32-24 shot advantage and went 0-for-5 on the power play, while the Saints earned one goal with the extra skater in seven opportunities.

Colgate will take on Princeton on Friday night in its next contest as the Raiders host Silver Puck Weekend. The game is set for 7 p.m., while the home weekend continues on Saturday with a 7 p.m. faceoff against Quinnipiac.

NOTES: Brisebois came through with his first goal after six games of action … Price tallied his second assist of the season … his other helper came in the win over Sacred Heart ... with the power play goal allowed in the first period, Colgate has given up a PPG in four games this season and is 1-2-1 in those games … the Raiders earn one conference point in their first ECAC Hockey weekend after tying up Clarkson last night, 4-4.