October 17, 2008

Colgate Skates Past Niagara

Boxscore

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- The Colgate University women’s hockey team scored two goals in the second period to take a 3-1 game from Niagara University on Friday, Oct. 17 at Starr Rink.

Senior Sam Hunt (Calgary, Alta.) posted the eventual game winner with a power-play tally just 3:26 into the second and assisted on another 20 seconds later.

Senior Kiira Dosdall (Fairfield, Conn.) put the Raiders on the board first as she blew one of top shelf fashion past Niagara goaltender Jenni Bauer 12 minutes into the game. Junior Marissa Dombovy (Webster, N.Y.) and sophomore Jacquie Colborne (Calgary, Alta.) were credited with assists on the goal. Colgate out-shot the Purple Eagles 7-4 in the period.

The second period saw more scoring as Hunt opened the period with her third power-play goal of the year she was assisted by Dosdall sophomore Hannah Milan (Great Barrington, Mass.). Hunt returned the favor assisting Milan’s first of the season 20 seconds later to widen the score 3-0. Niagara out-shot the Raiders 15-10 in the period forcing goaltender Lisa Plenderleith (Ajax, Ont.) to make some key stops.

Plenderleith carried a shut-out until 15:53 of the third when Niagara captain Ashley Riggs fired a rebound past her left shoulder.

Plenderleith finished the day game with 22 saves, while Bauer turned away 17 shots for Niagara.

Colgate was 2-for-4 on the power play and was 6-for-7 on the penalty kill.

Colgate will look for the sweep of Niagara when the two squads battle it out on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m.