Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. (10/7/11) – The Colgate women's hockey team suffered its first set back when it fell to New Hampshire 3-0 in its season opener Friday night at the Whittemore Center.
 
Senior goaltender Kimberly Sass made a game-high 26 saves, 13 of which were in the second period.
 
New Hampshire came out to an explosive start in the first 20 minutes of play, forcing Sass to make a series of saves early in the game. As the period progressed, the Raiders were able to ignite their offense, taking several shots of their own but could not find the net. Both teams continued to play hard in search of the first goal but at the end of the first frame, the game remained scoreless.
 
The second period started off similar to the first, with the Wildcats taking a flurry of shots on net but could not get past Sass who made one impressive save after another. The pressure soon gave way to an opening goal for New Hampshire at the 3:16 mark to take a 1-0 lead. The teams continued to battle it out, creating opportunities on both ends of the ice. However, four minutes later, the Wildcats were able to find a power play goal to extend their lead to two goals. Determined to find a goal, Colgate began to attack New Hampshire's net more aggressively, resulting in a few power play opportunities, but despite their hard work, the score remained 2-0 in favor of the Wildcats going into the third frame.
 
New Hampshire then went on to score a third goal in a physical third period to win the game 3-0.
 
Colgate will resume play on Saturday, Oct. 8 when it travels to Northeastern for a matchup at 3 p.m at Matthews Arena.