Quinnipiac Pushes Past Colgate
HAMDEN, Conn. (11/18/11) - Despite holding a 2-1 lead late in
the second period, the Colgate women's hockey team could not hold
off Quinnipiac, eventually falling to the Bobcats 6-2 at the TD
Bank Sports Center.
Sophomore Jocelyn Simpson and freshman Miriam Drubel scored a goal
each for the Raiders while senior goaltender Kimberly Sass had 33
saves, 13 of which were in the first frame.
Quinnipiac opened the game attacking the Raiders' net, outshooting
Colgate 7-1 in the first few minutes of play. After a slow start,
the Raiders then picked up their offensive momentum, holding the
shooting advantage until the ninth minute when a Colgate penalty
resulted in an extra skater for the Bobcats. A second penalty on
the Raiders then had them at a 5-on-3 disadvantage at one point,
but they were able to hold Quinnipiac scoreless. Both teams
continued to play an attacking game however, at the end of the
first 20 minutes of play, the score remained 0-0.
The second period was fruitful for both teams. Quinnipiac got on
the scoreboard first with a goal midway through the stanza to take
a 1-0 lead. The Raiders then answered back with two goals in 24
seconds to claim a 2-1 lead. The first goal was tallied by Simpson
with an assist from classmate Shannon Doyle during a power play at
the 14:44 mark. Then, at the 15:08 mark, Drubel netted the second
goal without help to give Colgate the lead. Determined to reclaim
their advantage, the Bobcats then found a pair of goals, one of
which was on the power play, in the final five minutes to put the
score at 3-2 going into the third frame.
Quinnipiac went on to score a trio of goals in the final 20 minutes
of the game to win the matchup 6-2.
Colgate was 1-for-4 on the power play while the Bobcats went
2-for-6 on the extra skater advantage. Quinnipiac held a 39-27
shooting advantage. Victoria Vigilanti had 25 stops for the
Bobcats.
The Raiders will resume play with a road matchup against ECAC
Hockey opponent, Princeton, on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. in
Princeton, N.J.













