Raiders Push Past Union in Overtime
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 3rd - 01:56 | Phillips, Brittany (Colgate) |
| 3rd - 09:33 | PP - Rhianna Kurio (Union) |
| OT - 03:10 | PP - Volpe, Taylor (Colgate) |
| Colgate | Union |
|---|---|
|
G:
2 Players (#21, #22 - 1)
A: Amanda Kirwan - 1 Sh: Brittany Phillips - 8 Sv: Kimberly Sass - 25 |
G:
Rhianna Kurio - 1
A: 2 Players (#16, #28 - 1) Sh: Emilie Arseneault - 6 Sv: Kate Gallagher - 29 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Colgate | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 8 | 1 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 9 (18) |
| Shots on Goal | 31 | 26 |
| Face Offs Won | 34 | 25 |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (01/07/12) – The Colgate women's hockey
team secured its third ECAC Hockey win of the season on Saturday
afternoon when it defeated Union 2-1 in overtime at Messa Rink.
Sophomore Taylor Volpe scored the game-winning goal in overtime
with an assist from senior co-captain Amanda Kirwan, while junior
Brittany Phillips scored the Raiders' opening goal.
After both dropping league matchups on Friday, both teams came out
looking to take an early lead as they searched for the opening
goal. Colgate (8-11-1, 3-5-1 ECAC Hockey) had a couple of close
opportunities in the opening minutes and despite having the first
power play opportunity midway through the frame, the team could not
get on the scoreboard. Union then earned an extra skater advantage
of its own later in the period but at the end of the first 20
minutes of play neither team had found the back of the net.
The Engineers came into the second period playing a more aggressive
game, which resulted in three penalties being called against them.
However, even after earning three power play opportunities in the
stanza, the Raiders could not find a way to capitalize on the
advantages, resulting in yet another scoreless 20 minutes of play.
Colgate outshot the Engineers 14-8 in the second frame.
It was not until the third period that both teams were able to
break the 41-minute dry spell. The Raiders got on the scoreboard
first with an unassisted goal from Phillips just 1:56 into the
stanza to give her team the 1-0 lead. Colgate then held the
advantage for the next eight minutes, during which Union was able
to find its shooting momentum and eventually get on the scoreboard
with a power play goal from Rhianna Kurio at the 9:33 mark to tie
the game at 1-1 and send it into overtime.
The Engineers came out to an attacking start in the extra period,
firing a trio of shots at the net but could not get past Colgate's
defense, which blocked all three attempts. An interference penalty
on Union at the 1:12 mark then gave the Raiders their eighth power
play opportunity of the game. After a series of shots, Colgate was
finally able to find the game-winner from Volpe with just two
seconds left in the extra skater advantage to give the Raiders
their third league win.
Senior Kimberly Sass had 25 saves for Colgate while Kate Gallagher
had 29 stops for the Engineers. The Raiders went 1-for-8 on the
power play while Union scored on one of its three extra skater
opportunities.
Colgate will return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 10 with a league
matchup against nationally-ranked Cornell at 7 p.m. in Ithaca,
N.Y.
