Raiders Strike First, But Can't Hold Lead
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 03:11 | Nasca, Mark (Colgate) |
| 1st - 11:52 | Welsh, Jeremy (Union) |
| 3rd - 03:05 | PP - Simpson, Wayne (Union) |
| 3rd - 19:41 | EN - Simpson, Wayne (Union) |
| Colgate | Union |
|---|---|
|
G:
Mark Nasca - 1
A: 2 Players (#7, #21 - 1) Sh: Austin Smith - 5 Sv: Eric Mihalik - 19 |
G:
Wayne Simpson - 2
A: 6 Players (#9, #12, #14, #19, #20, #27 - 1) Sh: Jeremy Welsh - 4 Sv: Colin Stevens - 27 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Colgate | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 2 | 1 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 2 (4) |
| Shots on Goal | 28 | 22 |
| Face Offs Won | 19 | 40 |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (2/3/12) – The 20th-ranked Colgate
men’s hockey team was able to score first, but Union came
away with the 3-1 win on Friday night at Messa Rink.
Colgate (14-10-3, 8-6-1 ECAC) got its lone goal from Mark Nasca,
which was his first of the season. Assists went to Billy Rivellini
and Mike McCann. Eric Mihalik got the start in net and made 19
saves between the pipes.
Union (16-6-6, 10-3-3 ECAC) saw Wayne Simpson score two goals,
while Jeremy Welsh added the other. Welsh also added an assist for
two points, while Greg Coburn was awarded two helpers in the win.
In net was Colin Stevens, earning his first career start and he
made 27 stops to earn the win.
Nasca tallied his first of the season to the Raiders an early lead
just 3:11 into in the game to make it 1-0 in favor of the Raiders.
Rivellini hustled to get the puck deep in the offensive zone
flipped the puck on net and Nasca redirected it in past Stevens. It
was Nasca’s fourth score of his career and Rivellini’s
first point of the season. McCann was also given an assist
for his third helper of the year.
Union evened it up with just over eight minutes remaining in the
first as Welsh scored from the left faceoff circle with assists to
Daniel Carr and Coburn to make it 1-1. The Raiders came out in the
first and outshot the Dutchmen, 13-9, and stayed out of the penalty
box. Colgate got one chance on the man advantage and put two shots
on Stevens, but didn’t score.
After scoreless and defensive second period, Union earned its first
lead of the game early in the third with a power play goal. Simpson
scored the goal three minutes into the final frame. Shayne
Gostisbehere took a shot from the high slot that got knocked down
in front and it came right to Simpson to the right of Mihalik. He
didn’t waste anytime getting it on net and gave the Dutchmen
the lead.
Colgate had its best opportunity in the third while shorthanded.
Austin Smith got a drop pass in the slot and made a move to get
open. He tried to get it past the glove of Stevens, but the
netminder made a great save to keep the Dutchmen ahead for good at
2-1. Union added an empty net goal with less than 30 seconds
remaining in the game. Simpson added his second of the night to
wrap up the scoring at 3-1.
The Raiders were able to outshoot the Dutchmen, 28-22, and Union
capitalized on one of the three power plays awarded. Colgate got
two chances on the power play, but didn’t score.
Colgate returns to the ice tomorrow night at Rensselaer as the
Raiders head to Houston Field House for a 7 p.m. start and the game
can be seen locally on TWCS2 (channel 1026).
NOTES: Union and Rensselaer were the only ECAC Hockey teams Colgate
had or has yet to play this season … Colgate wore its white
jerseys on the road tonight … goalie Troy Grosenick sat out
for Union due to a lower body injury … Rivellini became the
21st Colgate skater to earn a point this season … it was
only the fourth time this season that the Raiders were held to one
goal … Colgate is now 5-5-1 against ranked opponents this
season … when scoring first, the Raiders are 8-5-1.
