Team Notes: Raiders Host Syracuse in Non-Conference Matchup
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Colgate
women’s ice hockey team will end its seven-game homestand
when it hosts Syracuse on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. in Starr Rink.
This will be the Raiders’ final non-conference home game of
the season.
Colgate (5-9, 2-4 ECAC) is coming off a 1-1 weekend with a 2-0
shutout win over Princeton on Saturday and a 4-0 setback to
Quinnipiac on Friday. Freshman Jocelyn Simpson
(Shorewood, Ill.)and sophomore Jenna Klynsra
(Edmonton, Alta.) scored a goal each for the Raiders
on Saturday while freshman Shannon Doyle (Baldwin,
Ont.) dished out two assists.
POINT LEADERS
Sophomore Brittany Phillips (Lauder,
Man.) continues to lead the team with nine points off
four goals and five assists. She is followed by
classmates Jenna Klynstra (Edmonton,
Alta.) and Jordan Brickner (Lake Forest,
Ill.). Klynstra has eight points from a team-high six
goals and two assists while Brickner, who continues to lead the
team in assists, has one goal and six assists.
THE SERIES
Colgate leads the all-time series with the Orange, owning a 3-0
record. The teams first met in the 2008-09 season when the Raiders
defeated Syracuse 4-3 in Starr Rink. They then went on to play
twice more last season. Colgate won both games 5-4, with the first
game ending in overtime.
SCOUTING THE ORANGE
Syracuse (5-5-1, 0-0-0 CHA) is coming off a two-game set with
Clarkson. The Orange split the set, losing the first game 3-2 on
Nov. 5 and then winning the second game 3-1 last weekend. The team
also has wins against New Hampshire, UConn and two over Union this
season, with its only tie coming against Northeastern in its home
opener.
The Orange is led by sophomore Isabel Menard who has 19 points off
seven goals and 12 assists. She is followed by senior Julie Rising
who has five goals and 10 assists for 15 points and by junior Megan
Skelly who has 11 points from four goals and seven assists.
