Box Score

TROY, N.Y. – Colgate scored three power play goals in the first period and held off a late charge by Rensselaer for a 3-2 victory over the Engineers in ECAC Women's Hockey action on Friday. The Raiders improve to 11-9-2 overall and 5-4-2 in conference play. RPI is now 11-8-3 and 6-3-2 in ECAC Hockey.

The homestanding Raiders jumped out to the early 1-0 lead as senior Sam Hunt (Calgary, AB/Bowness Bruins) recorded her first goal of the year. Off a pass from Kiira Dostall (Fairfield, CT/Loomis Chaffee), Hunt was able to take advantage of the power play and put one past RPI's Sonja van der Bliek (Toronto, ON/Toronto Jr. Aeros) at 14:03.

Colgate found the back of the net minutes later as junior Beth Rotenberg (Toronto, ON/Toronto Jr. Aeros) capitalized on another extra-man advantage for the tally at 16:43. She was assisted by classmate Evan Minnick (Highlands Ranch, CO/Colorado Selects) on the tally.

Dostall made it a three-goal advantage for the Raiders in the second period after she corralled a pass from senior Elin Brown (Calgary, AB/Bowness Bruins) and put it past van der Bliek at 6:31 on the power play.

The visiting Engineers answered mid-way through the frame as senior Nicole McDonald (Ottawa, ON/Ottawa Raiders) tallied her third goal of the season. Assisted by classmate Jamie-Lynn Stewart (Cambridge, ON/Cambridge Jr. Fury), McDonald was able to find a way around Raiders netminder Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, NY/Buffalo Bison) at 13:23.

RPI cut the deficit to 3-2 at the opening of the final frame as sophomore Sydney O'Keefe (Prior Lake, MN/Prior Lake) converted a pass from the point by Sierra Vadner (Apple Valley, MN/Minnesota Thoroughbreds) on the power play at 2:46.

Late in the third period, the Engineers attempted to score the equalizer, pulling van der Bliek at 18:47 and 19:18, but the Raiders held on for the win.

Colgate's Sass made 35 saves in the win while her counterpart, van der Bliek stopped 29 shots in the loss. The Engineers held a 37-32 advantage in shots but went 0 for 10 on the power play while the Raiders were 3 for 8 with the man advantage.

Rensselaer is back on the ice tomorrow afternoon at Cornell (4pm). The Raiders are also in action on Saturday, hosting Union (4pm).