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HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/22/11) – The Colgate women's hockey team dropped the second game of a two-game set against No. 2 Cornell, 5-0, on Saturday afternoon in Starr Rink. The Raiders were outshot 38-14 in the game.

The first period started off in the Big Red's favor, with the team opening the game with a series of scoring opportunities. Cornell eventually found the net at the 5:16 mark to take the 1-0 lead. Colgate (7-16-2, 4-9-1 ECAC) soon began to find its offensive rhythm, creating a close opportunity in front of the Big Red's net midway through the half but could not capitalize. However, as the half came to a close, the Raiders found themselves playing defense once again, holding Cornell scoreless during two power plays, one of which was a 5-on-3. The Big Red then found a goal during its third power play advantage in the final two minutes of the period, to put the score at 2-0.

Cornell started the second frame similar to the first, attacking Colgate's net aggressively. With some strong defensive blocks and a series of physical plays, the Raiders were able to keep themselves in the game as they began to generate their offense. Midway through the half, Colgate almost found its first goal when freshman Rachel Walsh deflected a shot from junior Kristi-Lyn Pollock that hit the pipe. Feeling the pressure of the near miss, Cornell then answered back with a third goal at the 14:19 mark to put the score at 3-0.

The Big Red then went on to score twice more in the final period, first at the 4:07 mark and then again at the 16:27 mark, to win the game 5-0 and sweep the set.

Junior Kimberly Sass had 33 saves for Colgate while Lauren Slebodnick had 14 for Cornell.

The Raiders will Light Up Starr Rink Blue in its next game against Rensselaer on Friday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m., as part of its Autism Awareness Project. For that game and the following matchup against Union on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m., the team will be wearing special edition puzzle-piece jerseys, which will be auctioned online after the Union game. The team is looking to have at least 1000 fans attend the game. Free t-shirts, provided by Price Chopper, will be given to the first 250 fans.

The game will be televised on Time Warner Cable Sports.