Team Notes: Raiders Close Out Regular Season at Home

The following article appeared February 17 on the Colgate Web site.

The Colgate women's hockey team will close out the regular season at home this weekend when they host ECAC opponents Union and Rensselaer. The Raiders will take on the Dutchwomen on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. followed by the Engineers on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m.  

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Union - The Dutchwomen currently sport an overall record of 5-26-1 with a 1-18-1 mark in the league. Union has lost its last eight ECAC games with its last win coming back on Jan. 16, a 3-0 victory against Brown. The squad dropped two league games last weekend with a 4-0 loss to Dartmouth followed by a 2-1 defeat by Harvard. Three players lead the Union offense with eight points apiece. Molly Kate Devin has three goals and five assists, while Marissa Gentile and Lauren Hoffman each have two goals and are tied for a team-high six assists. Emilie Arseneault leads the team in goal scoring with five goals to go with two assists for seven points. Lauren Cromartie and Rhianna Kurio also have seven points for the Dutchwomen. Freshman Alana Marcinko and sophomore Kate Gallagher have each spent time between the posts this season. Marcinko is 3-10-1 overall with a .911 save percentage and 3.01 goals against average. Gallagher is 2-6-0 with a .904 save percentage and 3.13 goals against average. Head coach Claudia Asano is in her third season at the helm of the Union women's ice hockey program.  

Rensselaer - The Engineers hold an 11-5-4 record in ECAC play and a 14-11-6 overall record. They are currently tied for third in the league with 26 points alongside Harvard. Cornell and Clarkson are the only two teams ahead of the Engineers in the standings with 30 points apiece. Rensselaer defeated both Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend, downing the Crimson, 3-2, in overtime followed by a 5-2 win against the Big Green. The Engineers have nine players in double-figures with Whitney Naslund and Allison Wright leading the way with 23 points apiece. Naslund leads the squad in goal scoring with 14 to go with nine assists while Wright has 11 goals and 12 assists. Lauren Gersten has a team-high 14 assists along with five goals for 19 points. Junior Sonja van der Blick is 13-11-5 in goal with a .922 save percentage and 1.90 goals against average. Head coach John Burke is in his first season at the helm of the Rensselaer women's hockey program.

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