Colgate Battles Brown to Draw
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 17:51 | PP - Phillips, Brittany (Colgate) |
| 2nd - 08:49 | PP - POLENSKA, Alena (Brown) |
| 2nd - 19:01 | FARRER, Erica (Brown) |
| 3rd - 04:10 | PP - Phillips, Brittany (Colgate) |
| Colgate | Brown |
|---|---|
|
G:
Brittany Phillips - 2
A: Amanda Kirwan - 2 Sh: Amanda Kirwan - 6 Sv: Kimberly Sass - 18 |
G:
2 Players (#8, #9 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#13, #19, #21, #28 - 1) Sh: Katelyn Landry - 4 Sv: Katie Jamieson - 29 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Colgate | Brown |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 2 for 4 | 1 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 4 (8) |
| Shots on Goal | 31 | 20 |
| Face Offs Won | 32 | 24 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Colgate
women's ice hockey team tied with ECAC Hockey opponent, Brown, 2-2
on Friday night in Providence, R.I. This was the Raiders' first
league and second overall tie of the season.
Sophomore Brittany
Phillips scored both goals for the Raiders
while junior Amanda
Kirwan had two assists.
The Bears came off to an aggressive start, creating a series of
opportunities and forcing Colgate (6-12-2, 3-5-1 ECAC) to play some
defense early. The Raiders found their momentum quickly, firing one
shot after another and eventually finding success at the 17:51 mark
during a power play. Phillips connected with Kirwan and
senior Jessi
Waters, and smashed the puck into the net from
near the blue line to give Colgate the 1-0 lead at the end of the
first period. The Raiders outshot Brown 14-3 in the first 20
minutes of play.
The tables turned in the second frame, with the Bears producing
numerous scoring opportunities as it outshot Colgate 12-5. Their
persistence was soon rewarded at the 8:49 mark when they too found
a power-play goal from Alena Polenska, to even the score at 1-1.
With a newfound scoring momentum, Brown found a second goal with
under a minute left in the period, courtesy of Erica Farrer, to
give the Bears the 2-1 advantage.
Feeling the pressure of the one-goal deficit going into the final
20 minutes of play, Colgate began to play with more intensity,
mirroring the offensive rhythm they had created in the first
period. Like before, the Raiders' efforts paid off, finding an
equalizer just four minutes into play to put the score at 2-2.
Phillips was able to put the puck into Brown's net with the help of
Kirwan once again to score her second power-play goal of the night.
Both teams continued to battle it out on the ice, and despite a few
last minute nail-biting attempts, the Raiders could not find a
third goal, resulting in their fifth overtime game of the
season.
Both teams came out strong in overtime, both hungry for a league
win. However, as the period came to a close, neither team could
find the net, resulting in Colgate's second and the Bears' third
tie of the season.
The Raiders finished 2-of-4 on the power play, while holding Brown
to just one goal in four opportunities. Junior Kimberly
Sass had 18 saves for the Raiders while
Brown's Katie Jamieson had 29.
The team will resume play tomorrow when it travels to New Haven,
Conn. for a conference matchup against Yale at 4 p.m.
