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HAMILTON, N.Y. (11/23/10) - The Colgate women's ice hockey team suffered a nail-biting 4-3 setback to Syracuse on Tuesday night in Starr Rink. Despite rallying back and taking the lead at one point in the second period, the Raiders could not find a fourth goal to send the game into overtime.

Sophomore Brittany Phillips (Lauder, Man.) had an impressive three-point performance with two goals and one assist for Colgate (5-10, 2-4 ECAC) while junior Amanda Kirwan (Mississauga, Ont.) had one goal and one assist.

The first 20 minutes of play started off very physical with both teams trying to assert themselves on the ice. As the period progressed, it was Syracuse that became the aggressor, attacking Colgate's net and eventually finding success at the 2:55 mark when Carah Johnson slipped a rebound past Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.) to give the Orange the 1-0 lead. The Raiders answered back six minutes later at the 8:58 mark when Phillips received a pass from Rachel Walsh (Calgary, Alta.) and used her speed to skate past her defender. Phillips then passed the puck up to Kirwan who slammed it home to give Colgate the equalizer.

The second period was busy for both teams. Syracuse got on the board first once again with a goal similar to their first at the 3:14 mark courtesy of Isabel Menard, to give the Orange the 2-1 advantage. However, the lead was short-lived with Colgate returning the favor two minutes later. Phillips picked up a rebound and blasted the puck past Jenesica Drinkwater to even the score. Freshman Shannon Doyle (Baldwin, Ont.) and Kirwan were credited with the assists.

Both teams continued to search for a goal in the second frame, speeding up the pace of the game as they  created one opportunity after another on both ends of the ice. This time however, it was the Raiders that found success first with a power play goal at the 11:03 mark. Senior Jessi Waters (Menlo Park, Calif.) shot the puck, Klynstra picked up the rebound and passed it up to Phillips, who fired it into the net to give Colgate its first lead of the game, 3-2. Unfortunately, just over a minute later, the Orange found another goal to  tie the score for the third time in the game.

Syracuse then went on to score once more in the third period to give them their first win in the all-time series, which Colgate now leads 3-1.

Sass had 26 saves for the Raiders while Syracuse's Drinkwater had 27.

The Raiders will travel to Erie, Pa. next for a matchup against No. 4 Mercyhurst on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m.