Hockey Game Central

HAMILTON, N.Y. (2/14/12) – The Colgate women's hockey team will complete regular-season play this weekend when it hosts ECAC Hockey opponents No. 10 St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively.
 
The game on Saturday will be the team's Senior Day, during which it will honor its four seniors Kimberly Sass, Kristi-Lyn Pollock, Heidi Peterson and Amanda Kirwan in their final collegiate game in Starr Rink. Admission for both games will be free in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). To see promotions please click here.
 
The Raiders are coming off a 1-1 overtime tie with Yale and a 3-2 setback to Brown last weekend. Freshman Melissa Kueber led the way with two goals over the weekend, including the game-tying goal against the Bulldogs, while junior Jenna Klynstra had two points from two assists.
 
LEAGUE PLAY 
Colgate (10-19-2, 5-13-2 ECAC Hockey) is currently sitting in 10th place in the ECAC Hockey standings. The team has 12 points from five wins over Rensselaer, Yale, Princeton, and twice over Union, and 1-1 overtime ties with Yale and Brown. The Raiders, who trail Rensselaer and Brown who both have 14 points apiece, will need to secure at least one win and a tie this weekend to still have a chance at securing a playoff spot. They will also have to await the results of the Engineers' and Bears' games.  
 
RAIDERS' POINT LEADERS
Junior Brittany Phillips continues to sit at the top with a team-high 29 points from 13 goals and 16 assists. She is followed by Melissa Kueber and sophomore Jocelyn Simpson, who are tied for second on the team with 19 points apiece. Kueber has a team-best 14 goals and five assists while Simpson has seven goals and 12 helpers.  

SERIES
St. Lawrence leads the all-time series, owning a 17-6-2 record since the teams first met in the 1999-00 season. The Saints, who won the first meeting this season 6-0 on Jan. 28, hold a slight 4-3-2 advantage in the nine meetings in Starr Rink. Colgate's most recent win at home was a 3-1 victory in the 2008-09 season.
 
Clarkson now leads the all-time series that started in the 2003-04 season, owning a 7-6-4 record courtesy of a 4-1 win over the Raiders on Jan. 27. Colgate leads the series at Starr Rink with a 4-2-2 mark, winning the last meeting in Hamilton, N.Y., 5-2 on Dec. 3, 2010.
 
SCOUTING NO. 10  ST. LAWRENCE
The Saints (19-8-4, 13-5-2 ECAC Hockey) are coming off a 4-3 win over Quinnipiac and a 1-0 shutout win over Princeton last weekend. The team, which has already clinched an ECAC Hockey Playoff spot, is currently sitting in fourth place in the league standings with 28 points from 13 wins and two ties.

St. Lawrence is led by sophomore Rylee Smith and junior Kelly Sabatine who are tied for fifth in the league with 38 points each. Smith has 18 goals and 20 assists while Sabatine has 17 goals and 21 helpers. Behind them is senior Karell Émard who has 31 points from 11 goals and 20 assists. Leading the way in net is ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month Carmen MacDonald, who has a 2.02 goals against average, four shut outs and a total of 600 saves for a .926 save percentage.

SCOUTING CLARKSON
The Golden Knights (20-7-5, 14-4-2 ECAC Hockey) are coming off a pair of wins last weekend, defeating Princeton 2-1 and Quinnipiac 3-2. The team, which has already secured a spot in the playoffs, is currently sitting in third place in the league standings with 30 points from 14 wins and two ties. In the top two spots are regular season champion No. 3 Cornell with 36 points, and Harvard with 31.
 
Clarkson is led by sophomores Carly Mercer and Jamie Lee Rattray as well as senior Juana Baribeau. Mercer, who is second in the league in assists, fourth in points, and fifth in goals, has a team-best 39 points from 14 goals and 25 assists. She is followed by Rattray who has 34 points from 17 goals and 17 assists and by Baribeau who has 16 goals and 11 helpers for 27 points. In goal, the team is led by sophomore Erica Howe who has a 1.77 goals against average, six shut outs and a total of 706 saves for a .927 save percentage.
 
2012 AUTISM AWARENESS PROJECT
The Colgate women's hockey team kicked off its second annual Autism Awareness Project during its home contest against Union on Feb. 3 at Starr Rink. The project, which was first launched in January, 2011, was created in support of team manager and avid Colgate women's hockey fan, Kati Williams, a local teenager from Norwich, N.Y. who has Asperger's Syndrome.
 
This year, the women's hockey team is looking to build on the momentum it created in 2011 by adding new and exciting elements to the project through new partnerships and initiatives. The Raiders' goals are to raise $30,000, broaden their outreach efforts, and provide resources and networking for people on the autism spectrum.
 
To learn more about the project visit http://groups.colgate.edu/womenshockey/autism.html