Hockey Game Central

HAMILTON, N.Y. (2/9/12) – The Colgate women's hockey team will hit the road for the final time in its regular-season schedule this weekend for a pair of important ECAC Hockey matchups against Yale and Brown on Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11 respectively.
 
The Raiders, who are coming off a pair of league wins over Union and Rensselaer last weekend, will need to secure two wins this weekend in order to maintain its chance of securing a spot in the 2011-12 ECAC Hockey playoffs.
 
Last weekend the team shut out the Dutchwomen 3-0 on Friday night before defeating the Engineers 3-2 on Saturday. Sophomore Rachel Walsh had four points with two goals and two assists while freshman Melissa Kueber added two goals, and sophomores Shannon Doyle, Taylor Volpe and Jocelyn Simpson each had two assists apiece.
 
LEAGUE PLAY
Colgate (10-18-1, 5-12-1 ECAC Hockey) continues to sit in the 10th spot in the ECAC Hockey standings above Union and Yale. The team now has 11 points from five wins over Rensselaer, Yale, Princeton and twice over Union, and a 1-1 overtime tie with Brown.
 
SASS EARNS ECAC HOCKEY GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Senior Kimberly Sass was named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week today for her performance last weekend. Sass recorded 17 saves in the Raiders 3-0 shutout win over Union on Friday night before making 19 stops in their 3-2 win over Rensselaer on Saturday. She is the third player on the team to earn an ECAC Hockey Weekly Award this season.
 
The senior, who has a 2.78 goals against average and a .906 save percentage, continues to lead the league with a total of 750 saves this season. Her third shutout of the season against the Dutchwomen marked her ninth career shutout, which is ranked fourth in program history. Sass is also ranked second in career saves with 2,376, is one win behind being tied for the first spot with 34 career wins, and is tied for fourth in most shutouts in a season with three. 
 
POINT LEADERS
Junior Brittany Phillips continues to lead the team with 28 points from 12 goals and 16 assists. She is followed by Jocelyn Simpson, Melissa Kueber and Shannon Doyle. Simpson has 18 points from seven goals and 11 assists while Kueber and Doyle have 17 points each. Kueber has 12 goals and five assists while Doyle has three goals and 14 helpers.

SERIES
The Raiders lead the all-time series against Yale, owning an 11-7-3 record since the teams first met in the 2001-02 season. The Bulldogs hold a 4-3-3 advantage in New Haven, Conn. Colgate won the first meeting this season 4-0 on Oct. 29 in Starr Rink.

The all-time series is tied between the Raiders and Brown at 9-9-3 since the teams first met in the 2001-02 season. The Bears, who tied with Colgate 1-1 in overtime earlier this season on Oct. 28 in Hamilton, N.Y., have a 5-3-2 winning record in the series on their home ice.
 
SCOUTING YALE
The Bulldogs (1-24-0, 1-17-0 ECAC Hockey) are coming off a pair of losses to St. Lawrence and Clarkson last weekend. The team is currently sitting at the bottom of the ECAC Hockey standings with two points from one 3-2 win over Union on Nov. 11.
 
Yale is led by senior Aleca Hughes, sophomore Jackie Raines and freshman Stephanie Mock. Hughes has a team-best 12 points from three goals and nine assists. She is followed by Raines who has 10 points from seven goals and three assists while Mock has two goals and six assists for eight points. Defending the net is senior Genny Ladiges who has a 4.73 goals against average and a total of 663 saves for a .886 save percentage.
 
SCOUTING BROWN
The Bears (7-11-7, 4-10-4 ECAC Hockey) are coming off a 4-3 loss to Clarkson and a 3-1 setback to St. Lawrence last weekend. The team is currently tied for the eighth and final ECAC Hockey playoff spot in the standings with 12 points from four wins and four ties. Rensselaer also has 12 points, which is one point ahead of Colgate.
 
Brown is led by senior Katelyn Landry, freshman Sarah Robson and junior Alena Polenska. Landry has seven goals and 11 assists for a team-high 18 points. She is followed by Robson who has 14 points from eight goals and six assists and by Polenska who has 13 points from five goals and eight assists. Leading the way in goal is sophomore Aubree Moore who has a 1.99 goals against average and a total of 432 saves for a .937 save percentage.
 
2012 AUTISM AWARENESS PROJECT
The Colgate women's hockey 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