December 1, 2009

Team Notes: Colgate Returns to League Play

The following article appeared December 1 on the Colgate Web site.

 

The Raiders will continue with their ECAC schedule this week when they take on Brown and Yale this weekend at Starr Rink. Colgate will first face the Bears on December 4at 7 p.m. followed by a meeting against the Bulldogs on December 5 at 4 p.m.

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Brown – The Bears currently sport an overall record of 1-8-3 and a conference mark of 0-5-3. Brown’s only win came against Providence, 5-1, back on Oct. 25. The Bears have skated to ties against ECAC foes Quinnipiac, 0-0, Union, 0-0 and Rensselaer, 1-1. This past weekend, Brown dropped two games, 5-4 and 3-2, to St. Cloud State of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Erica Kromm leads the Bears in points with two goals and three assists for five points, followed by Alena Polenska and Paige Pyett with four points apiece. Pyett leads the squad in assists with four while Polenska adds three goals and one assist. Katie Jamieson has started in 11 games for the Bears tallying a record of 1-7-3. Jamieson holds a .920 save percentage and 2.90 goals against average. Joy Joung is 0-1-0 between the posts with a .850 save percentage and 4.07 goals against average.

Yale – The Bulldogs enter Colgate with a 2-8-1 overall record and an ECAC mark of 1-7. Yale defeated Sacred Heart in a non-conference match-up this past Friday, 10-1, before falling to Connecticut, 6-1, on Saturday. The Bulldogs lone ECAC win came against Union, 2-1, on Nov. 14. Senior Caroline Murphy leads Yale in scoring with five goals and three assists for eight points followed by Bray Ketchum with six points off of four goals and two assists. Twelve more players have at least one point or more for the Bulldogs this season. Junior Jackee Snikeris and sophomore Genny Ladiges have split most of the time in net with Snikeris tallying a 0-8-0 record and Ladiges a mark of 0-3-0. Snikeris holds a .884 save percentage and 3.37 goals against average while Ladiges has a.886 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average.

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