Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. (10/8/10) – The Colgate women's ice hockey team (1-1) secured its first win of the season on Saturday afternoon when it defeated No. 8 New Hampshire 1-0 in overtime. Junior goaltender Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.) had 31 saves.

Both teams came out playing aggressively in the first period, after both suffering a loss the night before with UNH losing 4-2 to Syracuse and Colgate losing 4-0 to No. 9 Boston College. The teams battled it out on the ice but by the first intermission, it was the Wildcats who had the upper hand, outshooting the Raiders 19-6.

In the second period both teams came out looking to get their mark on the scoreboard. Colgate had majority of the shots after creating a series of close attempts, one of which hit the post, but could not score, leaving the game tied at 0-0.

After a scoreless third period, the teams had one more chance to make their mark in overtime. The Wildcats attacked the Raiders' net first, having a few scrambles in front of the goal, but were unable to get past Sass who made one save after another. Colgate returned the favor with three close attempts on net, one of which slid through the goaltender's pads but failed to cross the line. Then, like a fairy-tale ending, the Raiders finally found their first goal of the season when sophomore forward Brittany Phillips (Lauder, Man.) knocked the puck past the UNH goaltender to win the game for Colgate. Sophomore Jordan Brickner (Lake Forest, Ill.) and freshman Jocelyn Simpson (Shorewood, Ill.) were credited with the assists.

Colgate will continue their six-game homestand next weekend when it hosts Connecticut on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. and Providence on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. for its third and fourth game of the season.