HAMILTON – Despite goals from Breanne Wilson-Bennett and Meghan Brennan, the Colgate women's hockey team fell Saturday afternoon 4-2 to Princeton.
 
The Tigers pulled ahead early creating a two-goal lead after the opening period. Wilson-Bennett's second career marker, however, gave the Raiders life by cutting the advantage to 2-1 just a little more than six minutes into the middle frame.
 
Princeton answered, though, later in that period to push their edge to 4-1 and although Brennan's first career goal in the third period gave the Raiders a spark, they were unable to close the deficit.
 
Colgate outshot the Tigers 31-23, including a game-high 16 shots in the middle frame.
 
Neither team was able to convert on the power play with Colgate going 0-for-4 and Princeton 0-for-6 on the man-up opportunity.
 
The Raiders are back in Starr Rink on Friday hosting Penn State for a two-game set. Friday's contest is set for 7 p.m.
 
Bottom Line
• Princeton 4, Colgate 2

Won-Lost Records
• Princeton improves to 3-1-0 overall, 2-0-0 in ECAC Hockey play
• Colgate falls to 2-5-0 and 0-2-0

Key Info
• Wilson-Bennett recorded her second goal of the season and of her career, while Brennan tallied her first collegiate marker.
• Princeton earned the game-winner 14:59 into the middle frame after Cristin Shanahan notched her third goal of the year.
• Junior Ashlynne Rando notched 11 stops in the game, while senior Brittney Brooks came in for relief posting eight saves.  

Facts & Figures
• Colgate held the edge on shots at 31-23
• Neither team was able to convert on the power play with Colgate going 0-for-4 and Princeton 0-for-6 on the man-up opportunity.
• Miriam Drubel led the Raiders with seven shots. Annika Zalewski notched four, while three other Raider players tallied three shot a piece in Taylor Craig, Nicole Gass and Katie Case.
 
The Difference
• The Tigers registered the game-winner at the 14:59 mark of the second period after Kiersten Falck found Shanahan to push their edge back to two-goals.
 
Period Breakdown
• The opening frame saw Princeton take the early two-goal lead midway through the period in the 8th and 15th minute.
• During the middle period Colgate cut into the Tigers' advantage when Wilson-Bennett ripped a shot past Princeton's netminder, Kimberly Newell.
• Princeton, however, answered with two more goals in that frame to create a three-goal edge.
• The Raiders saw Brennan finish off a pass from Zalweski five minutes into the final period but the deficit proved to be too much.
 
Straight from the Source
• Colgate Head Coach Greg Fargo: (on the game) "A lot of credit goes to Princeton tonight. They came out more determined than we were and grabbed a hold of a good lead in the first period."
 
"We played exceptionally will the rest of the way but it wasn't enough."
 
Up Next
• The Raiders are back on the ice Friday and Saturday hosting Penn State for a two-game series.
• The Nittany Lions are coming off a loss (3-1) and a tie (2-2) with Syracuse this past weekend.
• Friday's opening game is set for a 7 p.m. puck drop in Starr Rink.
• Live stats and video will be available at the start of the game.