Box Score
HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/17/09) – Freshman goaltender
Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.) made 20 saves and senior forward
Sam Hunt (Calgary, Alta.) recorded two-points including the eventual game winning goal as the Colgate University women's hockey team beat Union 3-1 Saturday afternoon at Starr Rink. The win moved the Raiders into a fifth-place tie with Clarkson and Rensselaer.
Colgate (12-9-2, 6-4-2) scored three goals, one in each period while Sass held the Dutchwomen scoreless for 59:55 to secure the Raiders fourth straight conference win.
Sophomore
Jessi Waters (Menlo Park, Calif.) opened the scoring with 1:03 remaining in the first period with an assist from freshman
Amanda Kirwan (Mississauga, Ont.). Kirwan took the initial shot off a nice feed form senior
Elin Brown (Calgary, Alta.) before Waters sent the rebound past Union goaltender Lundy Day. Colgate out-shot the Dutchwomen 20-6 in the period for a 1-0 lead during the first intermission.
Hunt recorded her fourth goal in as many games at 13:17 in the second off a nice feed from sophomore
Hannah Milan (Great Barrington, Mass.). After dumping the puck into the Union zone during the closing seconds of a power-play junior
Katie Stewart (Exeter, Ont.) who was positioned above the right face-off circle, sent the puck down to Milan below the circle who immediately sent it over to Hunt in the low slot who found the back of the behind Day. Hunt's goal was her 11th of the year and extended the Raiders lead to 2-0 through the first two periods.
Sophomore
Jacquie Colborne (Calgary, Alta.) gave Colgate a 3-0 lead at 14:16 in the third off assists from Hunt and senior
Kiira Dosdall (Fairfield, Conn.).
Union (2-19-3, 0-11-1) kept pushing for a goal in the closing minutes and successfully snuck one past Sass with five seconds remaining to make the final 3-1.
Colgate out-shot the Dutchwomen 34-21. The Raiders went 1-5 on the power-play and held Union to 1-8. Sass made 20 saves for the Raiders, while Day made 31 for Union.
Colgate returns to action Friday, Jan. 23 for a road game against Brown. The game is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
