Team Notes: Colgate Wraps Up Travel Schedule

The following article appeared February 11 on the Colgate Web site.

The Colgate women’s hockey team faces both Yale and Brown on the road this weekend. The Raiders will first take on the Bulldogs on Friday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. The squad will then meet with the Bears on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. The series will wrap-up Colgate’s travel schedule this season.

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Yale – The Bulldogs will look to snap a two-game skid this weekend after dropping contests to both Dartmouth and Harvard last weekend. Yale fell at Darmouth, 6-3, before dropping a 4-3 contest at Harvard. The previous weekend, the Bulldogs had swept Brown in a home-and-away series. The squad is currently 7-10-1 in the league and with 15 points is tied for eighth place in the ECAC, alongside Dartmouth. Bray Ketchum currently leads the offense with 22 points off of 12 goals and 10 assists. Aleca Hughes and Alyssa Zupon follow with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Hughes has tallied eight goals and eight assists while Zupon has picked up five goals and 10 assists. Jackee Snikeris has been the primary goaltender accruing a record of 4-15 to go with a .922 save percentage and 2.61 goals against average. Yale’s Hilary Witt is in her seventh season as the head coach.

Brown – The Bears are still looking to pick up their first win of the season, carrying an overall record of 2-18-4 and a 0-15-3 mark in the ECAC. Brown tied Quinnipiac, Rensselaer and Union during the first half of the season, but have yet to earn a league victory. The Bears’ last win came against Vermont, 2-0, back on Jan. 3. Four players have scored eight points for the squad this year. Alena Polenska has four goals and four assists while Jenna Dancewicz, Laurie Jolin and Erica Kromm have each tallied three goals and five assists. Sasha Van Muyen leads the team in goals with five, while Paige Pyett has a team-high six assists. Katie Jamieson is 2-17-4 in goal with a .915 save percentage and 3.04 goals against average. Head coach Digit Murphy is in her 20th season as head coach.

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