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SYRACUSE – The Colgate women's hockey team played Syracuse at the War Memorial Arena on Tuesday night and the Orange scored with 35 seconds left to earn the tight 2-1 win.

Colgate (3-11-0) saw Brittney Brooks make 35 stops, including 18 in third period. Miriam Drubel tallied the Raiders' lone goal with assists to Rachel Walsh and Nicole Gass. Colgate was only given one power play on the night and couldn't get on the board.

Syracuse (6-6-2) got goals from Heather Schwarz and Allie LaCombe, while Jenesica Drinkwater pushed aside 18 shots in the win.

Walsh had Colgate's best chance early in the contest as she found herself all alone in front of the net with only Drinkwater to beat. She went to her backhand, but Drinkwater was able to stick out her left pad to deny the Raider center. Katie Case and Drubel also had grade-A chances with Drubel's coming a rebound off a Case shot, but Drinkwater was up for the task with 12:34 left in the opening period.

The Orange had its best chance with nine minutes to go in the first with LaCombe breaking in all alone against Brooks, but the Raider netminder flashed the glove to keep the game scoreless. The Raiders had a 10-5 shot advantage at the end of the first period with Brooks making quality stops on all of Syracuse's shots.

Brooks started the second period with a lot of pressure from the Orange. She had to make five stops in the first six minutes, including a couple coming as a result of the live boards behind her at the War Memorial.

The teams continued to play at a furious pace with up-and-down the ice action. Drinkwater was able to fight off a couple of shots, as did Brooks.

The Raiders finally got to the Orange netminder with Drubel scoring off a rebound in front with four minutes left in the middle frame. Rachel Walsh came down the right wing and put a shot on Drinkwater. She hugged the post and looked to have frozen the puck, but it squirted out and Drubel was there for the easy tap in to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead.

The Orange evened up the score with its own scrappy goal in front with Schwarz tying the game at 1-1 with 13 seconds left in the second period.  It was a weird play from the start as one of the Syracuse skaters kicked the puck on goal that Colgate blocked, but the puck came loose to Schwarz. She scored her first collegiate goal with a roofed backhander over the left pad of Brooks.

Syracuse broke through with the gamewinning goal coming with 35 seconds left in the game. The puck was deflected down on a shot out front with LaCombe collecting it and hitting the open net for the win.

Colgate is back on the ice this weekend at Starr Rink with a visit from Vermont for a two-game series, beginning on Saturday night.