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HAMILTON, N.Y. (10/15/2010) – Junior goaltender Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.) made 27 saves and four other Raiders recorded a two-point night as Colgate topped Connecticut, 5-3, Friday at Starr Rink. This was Colgate's second-straight win over the Huskies and first-ever at home.

Connecticut (1-3) struck first just 2:30 into the opening period as Brittany Murphy deflected a shot by Kelly Horan past Sass. Rebecca Hewett also assisted on the goal. The Raiders answered back six minutes later as freshman Jocelyn Simpson (Shorewood, Ill.) recorded her first collegiate goal by sliding the puck past Alexandra Garcia to tie the score 1-1. Simpson's goal came during a power play and was assisted by sophomores Jordan Brickner (Lake Forest, Ill.) and Jessica Hootz (Edmonton, Alta.).

Colgate (2-1) then took its first lead of the game two-minutes later as senior Hannah Milan (Great Barrington, Mass.) found the back of the net for the first time this season to give the Raiders a 2-1 lead at the intermission. Milan's goal was assisted by senior Jessi Waters (Menlo Park, Calif.) and freshman Taylor Volpe (Tustin, Calif.). Colgate outshot the Huskies 13-10 in the opening period.

The Raiders extend their lead to 3-1 midway through the second period as Hootz recorded the second power-play goal of the game, this time in 5-on-3 fashion, as she wristed a shot from the top of the circle past Garcia's glove. Hootz was assisted by Simpson and Brickner.

The score remained the same until Connecticut's Jennifer Chaisson scored unassisted five minutes into the third period to trim Colgate's lead to 3-2. But the Raiders again responded rapidly as sophomore Jenna Klynstra (Edmonton, Alta.) scored her first goal of the season a minute later to give Colgate a two-goal cushion, 4-2.

Connecticut would score one more time with 1:42 remaining to trim the lead to 4-3, but senior Jacquie Colborne (Calgary, Alta.) would seal the victory for Colgate with an empty net goal in the closing seconds.

Colgate finished 2-for-7 on the power play and 6-for-6 on the penalty kill. Sass recorded 27 saves to improve to 2-0 on the season, while Garcia recoded 27 saves for the Huskies.

Colgate will return to action tomorrow Saturday, Oct.16 as it hosts No. 10 Providence at 3 p.m. at Starr Rink.