Box Score
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Colgate tallied two goals in the middle stanza on its way to a 3-0 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in ECAC Hockey League women’s ice hockey action. The Raiders, who outshot RPI 30-21 in the game, including 16-5 in the second period, improve to 12-10-2 overall with an 11-3-1 league mark. The Engineers fall to 11-14-1 overall and 7-7-1 in the ECACHL.
Colgate jumped out to an early lead at 1:27 on a goal by freshman Nicole McDonald (Calgary, AB/Bowriver Bruins). With the Raiders keeping up pressure in the RPI zone, McDonald collected a pass from classmate Ali Edell (Madison, NJ/Berkshire School) and slid it toward the front of the net, where it hit a Rensselaer defenseman's skate and slid past Engineers goalie Ashley Mayr (Burnaby, BC/BC Breakers) and into the back of the net. Freshman Marissa Dombovy (Webster, NY/Syracuse Stars) earned the second assist on the play.
Rensselaer, which posted eight shots to Colgate’s nine in frame, had several chances to get on the board, including three point-blank shots from freshman Whitney Naslund (Bloomington, MN/Bloomington Jefferson).
The Raiders made it a three-goal advantage in the second period, outshooting the Engineers, 16-5. Junior defenseman Mallory Johnston (Chatham, ON/Bluewater Jr. Hawks) put Colgate up 2-0 at the 3:34 mark, sending a hard shot through a screen and past Mayr for her second goal of the season.
Freshman Katie Stewart (Exeter, ON/Bluewater Jr. Hawks), who scored the lone goal in Colgate’s 1-0 win over RPI in December, gave the homestanding Raiders a 3-0 lead mid-way through the period. Sophomore Sam Hunt (Calgary, AB/Bowness Bruins) sent a feed across the slot to Stewart, who beat Mayr glove-side at 12:07. Senior Ashley Bradford (Burnaby, BC/Pacific Steelers) was credited with the second assist.
Neither team lit the lamp in the final frame, which saw Rensselaer gain an 8-5 shot advantage.
Senior Brook Wheeler (Brussels, ON/Culver Academy) improved to 6-6-1 and 6-0-0 in the ECACHL with 21 stops in the victory. Mayr posted 27 saves and is now 10-12-1 on the season and 7-7-1 in conference play.
Rensselaer returns to the ice on Saturday at Cornell (3pm) while Colgate hosts Union tomorrow at 4pm. The Engineers game against the Big Red will feature live stats available at http://www.uscho.com/schedules/gametracker.php?type=w.
