Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. (1/21/11) – The Colgate women's hockey team dropped the first of a two-game set against ECAC opponent, No. 2 Cornell, 6-1 on Friday night at Lynah Rink. Sophomore Brittany Phillips scored the lone goal for the Raiders in the final two minutes of the game.

The Big Red jumped off to a quick start, firing five more shots than Colgate (7-15-2. 4-8-1) in the first few minutes of the period. Cornell's aggressive play soon paid off, scoring two quick goals both in the sixth minute, the first of which was off a power play, to put the score at 2-0. The Raiders continued to search for a goal as they attempted to create some momentum in their offense. However, it was Cornell that proved to be more productive, finding two more goals first from a power play at the 11:55 mark and then short-handed at the 18:05 mark, to take the 4-0 advantage at the end of the first period.

The second frame started off more even than the first, with both teams creating scoring opportunities in front of their opponent's net. As the half progressed, Cornell began to find its rhythm once again, forcing the Raiders to make one important defensive play after another to keep themselves in the game. Their efforts proved to be successful, holding the Big Red to a scoreless period despite being outshot 8-4.

With a four-goal deficit to overcome, Colgate came into the final period looking for a first goal to help fuel its offense. However, as the period progressed, the Raiders soon found themselves playing defense once again and at the 10:28 mark, Cornell found a third power-play goal to improve its lead to 5-0. With just  five minutes left to play, both teams proved to still be hungry for goal. The Big Red struck first with a goal at the 16:37 mark, and then, with just 1:34 left on the clock, Colgate finally found its first goal courtesy of Phillips but it was too late,  ending the game with a 6-1 loss. Senior Jessi Waters and freshman Shannon Doyle were credited with the assists.

Junior goaltender Kimberly Sass had 26 saves for the Raiders while Cornell's Lauren Slebodnick had 12.

Colgate will look to split the two-game set with a win at home tomorrow when it hosts Cornell at 4 p.m. in Starr Rink.