Raiders Sweep Niagara

Final	1	2	3	Final
Niagara (0-6)	0	0	1	1
Colgate (3-2)	0	4	3	7

Scoring Summary
2nd - 07:34	PP - Evan Minnick (Colgate)
2nd - 12:27	Marissa Dombovy (Colgate)
2nd - 16:40	Marissa Dombovy (Colgate)
2nd - 19:24	PP - Hannah Milan (Colgate)
3rd - 02:51	PP - Sam Hunt (Colgate)
3rd - 08:11	Kleiber, Jocey (Niagara)
3rd - 08:23	Sam Hunt (Colgate)
3rd - 18:04	PP - Evan Minnick (Colgate)

Niagara	Colgate
G: Kleiber, Jocey - 1 A: 2 Players (#11, #91 - 1) Sh: Mills, Melanie - 4 Sv: Bauer, Jenni - 14	G: 3 Players (#13, #17, #25 - 2) A: 2 Players (#14, #18 - 2) Sh: Elin Brown - 5 Sv: Kimberly Sass - 19

TEAM STATISTICS	Niagara	Colgate
Power Plays	0 for 7	4 for 8
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	7 (14)	7 (14)
Shots on Goal	20	27
Face Offs Won	25	26

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Boxscore

HAMILTON, N.Y. - Freshman goaltender Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.) won her first collegiate start as the Colgate women's hockey team scored four goals in the second period to sweep Niagara with a 7-1 finale on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Starr Rink.  "I thought we played well for 60 minutes." Said Colgate head coach Scott Wiley "What was really nice was seeing every line contribute. I thought we were real smart and didn't give them a lot of space. That's a good team. They have some very talented players and are well coached. We come out of that performance feeling really good about moving forward."  

Senior Sam Hunt (Calgary, Alta.) and juniors Evan Minnick (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and Marissa Dombovy (Webster, N.Y.) record two goals apiece to give Sass a comfortable cushion.  

Minnick opened the scoring 7:34 in the second period on a power-play goal from top of the circle that deflected off a post to sneak past Niagara goalie Jenni Bauer. Dombovy and junior Beth Rotenberg (Toronto, Ont.) help set up the goal with two clean passes. Dombovy would add two even strength goals the second one off a rebound to extend the Raiders lead to 3-0. Sophomore Hannah Milan (Great Barrington, Mass.) would end the period with a power-play goal at the 19:24 mark. Milan knocked the puck down at the blue line after a clearing attempt by the Purple Eagles, she then quickly rifled a shot from that point which found the top shelf past Bauer's right shoulder. The Raiders were out-shot in the period 9-8 but entered the second intermission with a 4-0 lead. Four goals in one period is a new Colgate record.  

The third period saw more Colgate scoring as Hunt recorded her fourth power-play goal of the season to widen the lead 5-0. Hunt was assisted by Milan and senior Kiira Dosdall (Fairfield, Conn.). Niagara claimed its only goal when Jocey Kleiber tapped one in off a rebound at the 8:11 mark, but Hunt answered back unassisted 12 seconds later for her second of the day, fifth of the season. Minnick added her second goal of the game at 18:04 to finish the scoring 7-1. Rotenberg and senior Clancy Todd (Thorold, Ont.) assisted the goal.     

"Sass was solid and that is what we need out of our goaltenders. Said Wiley "What we need is a solid performance and a couple big saves and she did that. She's a good goaltender and we know that. Good performances make my job harder but I like that."   
Sass finished the game with 19 saves, while Bauer turned away 14 and Jill Zelonis six for Niagara.

Colgate was 4-for-8 on the power play and 7-for-7 on the penalty kill. The sweep extends the Raiders unbeaten streak at home to three games and improves the series record versus Niagara to 8-5-1.    

Colgate (3-2) will hit the road next week as they travel to Detroit, Mich., for a two game series against Wayne State. The first game is scheduled for Friday Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.