BOX SCORE

HAMDEN, Conn. (1/14/12) – The nationally-ranked Colgate men's hockey team had another tough night on this weekend's road trip with a 7-1 loss to Quinnipiac on Saturday evening.

Colgate (12-8-2, 6-4-0 ECAC) got its lone goal from Chris Wagner with assists to Jeremy Price and Robbie Bourdon. Austin Smith had his 12-game point streak snapped and he was held scoreless for just the second time this season. Eric Mihalik had 14 saves in the loss, while Steve Estep saw his first collegiate action in net and made four stops in the third period.

The Bobcats (13-8-5, 5-5-4 ECAC) saw seven different skaters score goals, while Connor Jones had four points on four assists. Kellen Jones finished with a goal and two helpers and Zack Currie and Mike Dalhuisen tallied two points on a goal and an assist apiece.

The Raiders were able to get the early lead with 6:19 left in the first period. The score came on their third power play chance and just after a 5-on-3 chance. Jeremy Price ripped a shot that Wagner tipped home for his eighth goal of the season. Robbie Bourdon was given an assist on the play as well. The Raiders won the period in shots as well at 11-6 and led 8-1 at one point during the frame.

The lead didn't last long into the second period as the Bobcats lit the lamp 16 seconds into the frame. Zach Davies fired a sharp angle shot that surprised everyone on the ice, including Mihalik and the game was tied. The Bobcats then took their first lead at 2-1 just 2:23 after tying the game. Connor Jones put a shot on Mihalik and he made the save, but the puck came to Kellen Jones and he hit the open net.

The Bobcats increased the lead to 3-1 with 10:16 left in the second as Dalhuisen put in his second of the season. Kellen Jones and Connor Jones were given assists as Connor Jones had assists in each one of Quinnipiac's first three goals. Despite the Raiders controlling the puck in the final two minutes and on the power play, it was Jeremy Langlois who scored the Bobcats' fourth goal of the period as he beat a defender on a 1-on-1 situation and then tucked it by Mihalik with 16 seconds left top push the lead up to 4-1 in favor of the home team.

Quinnipiac increased the lead to 5-1 with 11 minutes left in the game as Reese Rolheiser broke in on a breakaway and beat Mihalik for his first goal of the season with the assists to Cory Hibbeler and Spencer Heichman. The puck came off a Colgate skate at the defensive blueline and Rolheiser swooped in to get the puck.

The Bobcats then added to the lead with a power play goal from Currie to make it 6-1 with five minutes remaining in the game and then Peca added his sixth of the season to make it 7-1 two minutes later to close out the scoring.

Colgate won the shot battle by a 27-25 margin. Quinnipiac scored twice on the power play in six chances and the Raiders scored their lone goal with the man advantage. They had five chances on the power play.

Colgate will be back at Starr Rink for the first time in 2012 as the Raiders host Harvard and Dartmouth next weekend.

NOTES: First goal for Wagner since a two-goal game against St. Lawrence on Dec. 3 … he has scored at least one point in eight of his last 10 games … Colgate gave up four goals in the second period for the second-straight night and third shorthanded goal in as many games … Estep is a walk-on for the Raiders and he is a member of the Colgate rowing team … game was delayed by 15 minutes.