Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/29/11) – The Colgate women's hockey team recorded its second shutout win of the weekend when it defeated Union 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in Starr Rink. This was the team's sixth ECAC win and fifth shutout of the season.

Junior Kimberly Sass recorded her fifth career and second shutout win of the weekend against Union while her classmate Kristi-Lyn Pollock scored the game-winning goal for the Raiders.

The first period started off even between the two teams as they attacked each other's net. As the game progressed, it was Union that began to generate its offense first, firing a series of shots at Colgate's net but did not find success. Feeling the pressure, the Raiders responded by turning the tables and forcing the Dutchwomen to play defense. Their efforts soon paid off with a short-handed goal at the 17:31 mark. Senior Hannah Milan fired a shot that hit Kate Gallagher's pads. Pollock pounced on the rebound and knocked it past Gallagher to give Colgate the 1-0 lead.

In the second frame it was the Raiders that started off attacking Union's net, creating a series of scoring opportunities but could not find a second goal. The tone remained the same throughout the period as Colgate outshot the Dutchwomen 15-4, and despite a near-goal opportunity at the 17:41 when sophomore Brittany Phillips hit the pipe, the period remained scoreless.

In the final frame both teams came out hungry for a goal, creating numerous scoring opportunities on both ends of the ice. But like the second period, neither team was able to find the net, resulting in the Raiders defeating Union 1-0 for the second time this season.

Sass had 17 saves for Colgate while Gallagher had 31 for the Dutchwomen.

The Raiders will resume play next weekend when the team travels to Canton, N.Y. for a matchup against St. Lawrence on Friday, Feb. 4 before facing Clarkson on Saturday, Feb. 5 in Potsdam, N.Y.