Raiders Drop OT Thriller
HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Mercyhurst forward Geena
Prough scored with six seconds remaining in overtime to give the
Lakers a 4-3 victory over the Colgate women's hockey team Saturday,
Nov. 1 at Starr Rink. The loss was the first for the Raiders at
home this season. With 21 seconds remaining Mercyhurst was
able to win a face-off in the Raiders zone and circle the puck
around to Lauren Ragen who snapped a shot at Colgate sophomore
goaltender Lisa Plenderleith (Ajax, Ont.). Plendrleith made the
initial pad save but gave up an open net rebound to Prough.
Colgate's scoring was highlighted by senior Kiira Dosdall
(Fairfield, Conn.) and junior Katie Stewart (Exeter, Ont.) who
recorded a goal and an assist apiece. Mercyhurst opened the
scoring with an even strength goal from Jesse Scanzano with 4:36
remaining in the first period. Dosdall responded two-minutes later
with her second goal of the season. Dosdall received a nice pass
from senior Sam Hunt (Calgary, Alta.) for a one-timer from the top
of the slot that blew past Lakers goaltender Hillary Pattenden. The
two squads went to the first intermission knotted 1-1, with
Mercyhurst out-shooting the Raiders 12-6.
Stewart gave the Raiders their only lead of the game 2-1 early
into the second period when she tipped a rebound past Pattenden.
Sophomore Hannah Milan (Great Barrington, Mass.) took the initial
shot off a feed from Dosdall. The Lakers would respond 30 seconds
later to tie the game 2-2 on a goal from Kelley Steadman. Steadman
would give Mercyhurst the lead again 3-2 on her second goal of the
period at the 19:32 mark.
Junior Marissa Dombovy (Webster, N.Y.) tied the game 3-3 half-way
through the third with a power-play goal from the left circle.
Dombovy was setup by junior Evan Minnick (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
and sophomore Jessi Waters (Menlo Park, Calif.). The Raiders
out-shot Mercyhurst 9-5 in the third but could not break the tie.
Mercyhurst out-shot the Raiders 36-24 for the game, 5-1 in
the overtime.
Plenderleith made 32 saves in the loss while Pattenden recorded 21
for Mercyhurst. Colgate finished 3-7 on the power play while
the Lakers went 1-6.
Colgate (5-4) will stay home next week at it begins league play
hosting Quinnipiac on Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.












