Raiders Light Up Starr Rink With Win Over Union
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 12:25 | Craig, Taylor (Colgate) |
| 1st - 14:20 | PP - Walsh, Rachel (Colgate) |
| 3rd - 04:56 | PP - Kirwan, Amanda (Colgate) |
| Union | Colgate |
|---|---|
|
G:
N/A
A: N/A Sh: 2 Players (#19, #21 - 3) Sv: Shenae Lundberg - 28 |
G:
3 Players (#5, #12, #18 - 1)
A: 2 Players (#7, #12 - 2) Sh: 4 Players (#4, #11, #12, #21 - 4) Sv: Kimberly Sass - 17 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Union | Colgate |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 5 | 2 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 5 (10) |
| Shots on Goal | 17 | 31 |
| Face Offs Won | 25 | 19 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (2/3/12) - The Colgate women's hockey team lit up
Starr Rink with a 3-0 shutout win over ECAC Hockey opponent Union
to celebrate the launch if its 2012 Autism Awareness Project.
Freshman Taylor Craig scored her first collegiate goal, which
proved to be the game-winner, while sophomore Rachel Walsh tallied
one goal and two assists and senior co-captain Amanda Kirwan scored
the team's third goal. Sophomore Shannon Doyle also added a pair of
assists in the Raiders' win.
Colgate (9-18-1, 4-12-1 ECAC Hockey) came out to an aggressive
start, putting pressure on the Dutchwomen's goalie as it fired
numerous shots at net. The Raiders continued to create majority of
the scoring opportunities as they moved the puck around the ice in
their blue and black autism awareness jerseys. Midway through the
period, things picked up for Colgate, resulting in its opening goal
at the 12:25 mark. Walsh blasted the puck at the goalie, it
rebounded to Craig who then then fired it into the top of the frame
to record her first collegiate point. Freshman Miriam Drubel was
also credited with an assist. Less than two minutes later, the
Raiders increased their lead to two goals in a similar fashion,
this time during a power play with Doyle firing the puck at the
frame and Walsh knocking the rebound off the goalie's pads into the
back of the net to give her team a 2-0 lead at the end of the first
period. Junior Jenna Klynstra also had an assist. Colgate outshot
Union 17-1 in the opening 20 minutes of play.
The second frame was not as fruitful for the Raiders. Both teams
had eight shots on net but neither one could find a goal. Colgate
was able to hold the Dutchwomen scoreless on two power play
opportunities in the stanza, one of which had carried over from the
first period.
After a scoreless second frame, both teams picked up the intensity
as they fought to break the scoring drought from the previous
period. Union held an 8-6 shooting advantage, courtesy of three
extra skater opportunities in the period, however it was the
Raiders that were able to find a power play goal in its only
opportunity early in the stanza. Kirwan picked up a loose puck and
then slipped it into the low right corner of the goal to eventually
give her team the 3-0 shutout win. Doyle and Walsh had assists in
the goal.
Senior Kimberly Sass had 17 saves for Colgate in her third shut out
of the season while Shenae Lundberg had 28 stops for the
Dutchwomen. The Raiders held Union scoreless on five power play
opportunities while scoring on two of their four extra skater
advantages.
Colgate will resume play tomorrow (Feb. 4) when it hosts Rensselaer
in an ECAC Hockey home contest at 4 p.m. in Starr Rink. The team
will be wearing the autism awareness jerseys for the last time
during this game before they are auctioned at
auction.colgateraiders.com.
