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HAMILTON, N.Y. (11/22/11) – The Colgate women's hockey team experienced a 5-2 setback to Robert Morris on Tuesday night in a game that saw 20 penalties called, 18 of which were in the final two periods.

Sophomore Jocelyn Simpson scored the opening goal for the Raiders while junior Jenna Klynstra found the second goal during an extra skater advantage in the third frame.
 
In the first period both teams came out playing an exciting and fast-paced game as they moved the puck up and down the ice. Despite the Colonials holding an early shooting advantage, it was Colgate (5-9-1, 2-4-1 ECAC Hockey) that was able to get on the scoreboard first during a fast break to take a 1-0 lead at the 4:40 mark. Sophomore Rachel Walsh passed the puck to freshman Melissa Kueber who then skated down the right side and as she turned to go behind the net, knocked it up to Simpson who then fired it past the goalie from the top of the crease. The early goal increased the tempo of the game as both teams aggressively searched for the second goal. The Raiders came close to extending their lead with five minutes left on the clock when a shot from junior Brittany Phillips hit the pipe, however, it was Robert Morris that was able to find a tally with just 38 seconds left in the stanza to tie the game at 1-1.
 
The second period was more physical than the first, slowing down the pace of the game and resulting in nine penalties being dished out by the referees. Both teams had their fair share of power play advantages but it was the Colonials that were able to find a pair of power play goals to take a 3-1 lead going into the final frame.
 
Colgate found an early power play tally 1:19 into the third period to put the team within one goal. Junior Jessica Hootz passed the puck to Phillips on her right who blasted it towards the frame to Klynstra, who then tipped it into the back of the net. However, the one-goal deficit was short-lived, with Robert Morris answering back less than three minutes later during an extra skater advantage to increase its lead to 4-2. The Colonials then scored their final and fourth power play goal of the game at the 17:32 mark to eventually win the game 5-2. Nine penalties were called in the final 20 minutes of play.
 
The Raiders went 1-for-10 with the extra skater while Robert Morris scored on four of its nine chances.
 
Colgate held a 32-25 shooting advantage in the game with senior Kimberly Sass recording 20 saves for the Raiders and Kristen DiCiocco making 30 stops for the Colonials.
 
Colgate will resume play this weekend with a two-game set against Vermont on Saturday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 27 both at 2 p.m. in Starr Rink.