HAMILTON, N.Y. (11/14/2008) – Junior Katie Stewart (Exeter, Ont.) recorded two goals and freshman goaltender Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.) made 33 saves as the Colgate women’s hockey team defeated Yale 4-2 Friday evening at Starr Rink. With the win Sass became the first Colgate goaltender to record a win in her first five starts.

 

Colgate, 7-5 overall and 2-1 in ECAC Hockey fell behind in the opening period when Yale forward Helen Resor beat Sass at the 6:14 mark. Resor’s initial shot flew over Sass, but she was able snag her own rebound of the boards to net on her second attempt.

 

The Raiders scored during their first power-play mid-way through the first as junior Evan Minnick (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) cleaned house in front of Yale goaltender Jackee Snikeris for her fourth of the season. Sophomore Jessi Waters (Menlo Park, Calif.) who took the initial shot and junior Marissa Dombovy (Webster, N.Y.) were both credited with an assist.

 

Sass faced 15 shots in the opening period to keep the score tied 1-1 at the first break.

 

Both teams came out firing to begin the second as Stewart recorded her first of the game just 26 seconds into the period. But the Bulldogs responded 22 seconds later as Crysti Howser recorded her sixth of the season off the initial face-off to a hooking penalty against senior Sam Hunt (Calgary, Alta.).    

 

Dombovy would end the scoring in the second with the eventual game winner in power-play fashion for her fourth of the season. Dombovy's goal came at the 12 minute mark and was assited by junior Ali Edell (Morristown, N.J.) and senior Elin Brown (Calgary, Alta.) to give Colgate a 3-2 edge for the second intermission.

 

The two teams combined for 56 shots and eight power-play opportunities in the first two periods.

 

Stewart extended the Colgate lead to 4-2 with her second of the game and six of the season at the 13:40 mark of the third. Senior Kiira Dosdall (Fairfield, Conn.) and sophomore Hannah Milan (Great Barrington, Mass.) both assisted on the goal that was more then enough for Sass. 

  

The Raiders out-shot Yale 43-35 for the game. Sass made 33 saves in the win while Snikeris recorded 39 for Yale. Colgate finished 2-5 on the power play while the Bulldogs went 1-5.

 

Colgate will return to action tomorrow Saturday, Nov.15 as it hosts Brown at 4 p.m. at Starr Rink.