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HAMILTON, N.Y. (10/30/10) – The Colgate men's hockey team got two goals from junior Corbin McPherson (Folsom, Calif.) and junior goaltender Alex Evin (Castlegar, B.C.) earned his first collegiate shutout in a 5-0 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday.

Colgate (2-2-0) saw McPherson score both goals in the first period with one coming on a power play to help the Raiders to a 3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes. McPherson also added an assist on a power play goal from sophomore Robbie Bourdon (Montreal, Que.). Sophomore Billy Rivellini (Great Falls, Va.) netted his first collegiate goal late in the third, while junior Nick Prockow (Montreal, Que.) tallied his first goal of the year.

Evin finished the night with 21 saves with 16 coming in the first two periods. He backstopped the Raiders to their first shutout at home since 2008 when Mark Dekanich made 33 saves in an 8-0 win over Union.

Sacred Heart (0-4-1) got a great effort from its goaltender in Steven Lagatto as he made 50 saves, including 19 alone in the first period.

McPherson got the Raiders on the board first with a power play goal with 3:34 remaining in the period. Sophomore Jeremy Price (Milton, Ont.) and Bourdon collected the assists and for Price it was the first of two on the day. The Raiders kept the pressure on and less than two minutes later Firman increased the lead to 2-0 with the assists going to junior Matt Firman (Fayetteville, N.Y.) and senior Austin Mayer (Providence, R.I.).

Sacred Heart couldn't get to the locker room fast enough because McPherson added his second of the period with 37 seconds remaining on the clock. He once again hooked up with Bourdon to earn a 3-0 lead at the end of the first.

After a scoreless second period, Bourdon completed the three-point night with his second goal of the season on the power play coming with 3:58 left in the game. McPherson also chipped in with the assist for his third point, while Price added his second assist. Rivellini closed out the game with the first goal of his career at the 1:36 mark.

Colgate outshot the Pioneers by a 55-21 margin and went 2-for-8 on the power play. The Raiders did a great job staying out the penalty box with just one penalty all night.

Colgate will be back in action next weekend as the Raiders open conference play at Clarkson on Friday night, followed by St. Lawrence on Saturday with both starting with a 7 p.m. faceoff.

NOTES: The 55 shots on goal for Colgate is the most since the Raiders had 70 at Dartmouth in 2003 … first time scoring five goals this season … two-straight games with two power play goals … Evin's first shutout in 35 career starts … career-highs for McPherson and Bourdon with three points … two goals for McPherson was a career-high … Mayer tallied his first point with the Raiders after spending two years at Providence College … Senior captain Brian Day's three-game scoring streak came to end … the Raiders are now 7-0-0 against Sacred Heart in the series and 2-0 against Atlantic Hockey this year ... with the five goals scored by the Raiders everyone in an attendance was given a free ice cream cone by Gilligans in Sherburne.