Raiders Upset No. 4 St. Lawrence

Final	1	2	3	Final
St. Lawrence (18-6-3, 12-2-1)	0	0	1	1
Colgate (15-9-3, 9-4-3)	1	1	1	3

Scoring Summary
1st - 12:47	Katie Stewart (Colgate)
2nd - 13:35	Amanda Kirwan (Colgate)
3rd - 07:26	Kirsten Roach (St. Lawrence)
3rd - 19:24	EN - Evan Minnick (Colgate)

St. Lawrence	Colgate
G: Kirsten Roach - 1 A: 2 Players (#10, #14 - 1) Sh: Britni Smith - 7 Sv: Brittony Chartier - 24	G: 3 Players (#5, #8, #25 - 1) A: 4 Players (#6, #10, #13, #14 - 1) Sh: 3 Players (#11, #14, #17 - 3) Sv: Kimberly Sass - 42

TEAM STATISTICS	St. Lawrence	Colgate
Power Plays	0 for 7	0 for 2
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	3 (6)	8 (16)
Shots on Goal	43	27
Face Offs Won	33	25

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Boxscore

HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/31/09) - Freshman goaltender Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.) made 42 saves as the Colgate women's hockey team beat No. 4 St. Lawrence 3-1 Saturday afternoon at Starr Rink. The win extended the Raiders ECAC Hockey unbeaten streak nine games and gave head coach Scott Wiley his 100th career win.

Colgate (15-9-3, 9-4-3) scored three goals, one in each period while Sass held the Saints scoreless for the first 47:26 to secure the Raiders seventh win in January, another team record.  

Colgate lit the lamp first, registering a tally at 12:47 in the opening period to go on top 1-0. Senior Sam Hunt (Calgary, Alta.) sent the puck to corner boards after winning a face-off in the Saints zone. Junior Katie Stewart (Exeter, Ont.) was then able to gain possession of the puck to wrap around the back off the net to sneak one past St. Lawrence goaltender Brittony Chartier. Stewart's goal was the 12th of the season to tie Hunt for the team lead.  

Freshman Amanda Kirwan (Mississauga, Ont.) recorded the first goal of her career in the second period to give the Raiders a 2-0 lead. Kirwan, who was positioned at the top of the slot, was able to send the puck untouched through the high traffic in front of Chartier. Senior Clancy Todd (Thorold, Ont.) and junior Beth Rotenberg (Toronto, Ont.) were both credited with an assist.  

St. Lawrence (18-6-3, 12-2-1) did not give up, however, out-shooting the Raiders 20-6 in the closing period. Kristen Roach scored off a rebound at 7:26 to close the gap 2-1. Sass, stood her ground the rest of the game keeping Colgate's penalty kill a perfect 7-for-7 for the fourth straight game.    

Colgate would expanded its lead to 3-1 with an empty net goal 19:24 in the third. Junior Evan Minnick (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) dumped the puck in from center ice to secure coach Wiley's 100th career win at Colgate.  

St. Lawrence out-shot the Raiders 43-27. Colgate went 0-2 on the power-play, while the Saints finished 0-7.  

Colgate returns to action next weekend as it travels to Princeton and Quinnipiac. The Raiders face-off against Princeton Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. and follow with Quinnipiac Saturday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m.