Dartmouth Pushes Past Raiders
HAMILTON, N.Y. (11/12/11) - The Colgate women's hockey team
dropped a 2-0 decision to Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon in Starr
Rink.
This was the Raiders' second ECAC Hockey set back of the weekend.
Senior Kimberly Sass had 21 saves, with 10 in the final period.
Dartmouth took an early lead in the opening period, scoring a goal
off a deflected shot at the 1:01 mark to put the score at 1-0.
Colgate (4-7-1, 1-3-1 ECAC Hockey) soon found its offensive rhythm
with a series of shots on net, one of which appeared to have
entered the frame but after review was waved off by the officials.
The Big Green then found a second goal midway through the period to
increase their lead to 2-0. Feeling the pressure of the two-goal
deficit, the Raiders sent a flurry of shots towards Dartmouth's
goal, coming close on a few occasions but could not find the back
of the net. Colgate outshot the Big Green 10-7 in the first 20
minutes of play.
The Raiders began the second frame with a power play advantage
after a Dartmouth penalty late in the opening period. Colgate
continued to carry its offensive momentum throughout the first 10
minutes of the stanza, finding some close attempts but could not
capitalize. The first came when sophomore Jocelyn Simpson used her
stick work to get past two defenders but her final touch went just
wide of the net. The second happened minutes later when senior
co-captain Amanda Kirwan connected with a pass that came sliding
towards her as she rushed the left post but her shot went a couple
of inches wide. The Raiders kept the pressure on into the final 10
minutes of the period causing the game to become more physical as
Dartmouth struggled to clear the puck. Colgate continued to attack
aggressively in the closing minutes, diving after pucks that were
sliding across the crease, while making some strong blocks on its
defensive end, but after an exciting and fast-paced second frame,
the score remained 2-0.
Colgate continued to create some offense in the final period,
almost beating the Big Green's goalie on a couple of scoring
opportunities. Dartmouth returned the favor with a pair of shots
that hit the pipe, but despite both teams' attempts on net, neither
one could find a goal, putting the final score at 2-0 in favor of
the Big Green.
The Raiders will resume ECAC Hockey play next weekend when they
travel to Quinnipiac and Princeton for a pair of matchups on
Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday Nov. 19 respectively.













