January 29, 2009

Team Notes: Raiders Welcome In-State Rivals to Starr Rink

The following article appeared January 29 on the Colgate Web site.

 

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- The Colgate University women’s ice hockey will put it’s seven game unbeaten streak in ECAC Hockey on the line this weekend as it plays host to in-state rivals Clarkson and St. Lawrence. The Raiders face-off with Clarkson on Friday, Jan. 30 followed with St. Lawrence on Saturday, Jan. 31 at Starr Rink. The opening face-off for Friday’s game is set for 7 p.m. followed with Saturday’s game at 4 p.m.

Friday’s game will feature live stats and live video, available on the Colgate Athletics Web site. Saturday afternoon's game against St. Lawrence will be televised by Time Warner Sports.

Colgate sports a 14-9-2 overall record, 8-4-2 in ECAC Hockey after a weekend sweep of Brown (5-0) and Yale (3-0), extending its winning streak to a school record six games. Leading the Raiders up front is senior forward Sam Hunt (Calgary, Alta.) the ECAC Offensive Player of the Week with a team-high 26 points. Hunt has 12 goals and 14 assists. Junior Katie Stewart (Exeter, Ont.) has 21 points while senior Elin Brown (Calgary, Alta.) has 19. Hunt leads the team in goals with 12 while Stewart has 11 and junior Evan Minnick (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) has 10. Senior Kiira Dosdall (Fairfield, Conn.) leads in assists with a school record for a defenseman 19. Dosdall headlines the defenders with 23 points off four goals and 19 assists while senior Clancy Todd (Thorold, Ont.) has 11 and freshman Amanda Kirwan (Mississauga, Ont.) six. Colgate has rotated two goaltenders; sophomore Lisa Plenderleith (Ajax, Ont.), and freshman Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.). Plenderleith is 4-5 with a 3.26 GAA and a .883 save percentage, while Sass the ECAC Goaltender of the Week is 9-3-2 with a 2.26 GAA with a.929 save percentage. Both goaltenders have recorded one shutout this season.

Complete article can be accessed via the Colgate Web site by clicking here.