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HAMILTON – Rookie women's ice hockey player Ellie DeCaprio tallied her first career goal but it wasn't enough in a 6-4 loss to Penn State here Friday night.

The Raiders also received goals from first-years Annika Zalewski and Breanne Wilson-Bennett along with senior Melissa Kueber throughout the contest.
 
The two teams combined for a season-high 10 goals in the contest. Colgate and Robert Morris recorded nine goals together in a 6-3 Raider victory back on Oct. 10.
 
Zalewski netted the game's first goal 4:15 into the opening period after placing one past the Nittany Lions' netminder Celine Whitlinger from in front of the net.
 
PSU then rattled off three goals spanning until the 10:01 mark in the middle period but DeCaprio's first career marker a little more than a minute later made it a one-goal game.
 
The Nittany Lions added two more goals though making it a 5-2 game with five minutes remaining in the second frame. 
 
The last two Colgate goals came late in the second period and early in the third as the Raiders were attempting to rally from the deficit.
 
Penn State held on, however, and scored the insurance goal with less than three minutes remaining.

These two teams meet again Saturday afternoon in the final contest of the two-game set. The puck drops in Starr Rink at 4 p.m.
 
Bottom Line
• Penn State 6, Colgate 4

Won-Lost Records
• Penn State improves to 4-4-3 overall
• Colgate drops to 2-6-0

Key Info
• DeCaprio notched her first collegiate goal, while Zalewski (2nd goal), Wilson-Bennett (3rd goal) and Kueber (3rd goal) added to their career totals. 
• Penn State tallied the game-winner 16:12 into the middle frame after Shannon Yoxheimer notched her fourth goal of the year.
• Junior Ashlynne Rando notched 16 stops in the game, while senior Brittney Brooks came in for relief posting four saves. 
• Whitlinger posted a game-high 12 saves for the Nittany Lions and finished with 32 on the night.

Facts & Figures
• Colgate held the edge on shots at 36-26
• Both teams converted on the power play with Colgate going 1-for-3 and PSU 1-for-1.
• Kueber led all players with six shots. Wilson-Bennett added five, with Cat Quirion registering four from the defensive line.
 
The Difference
• The two teams both tallied a marker in the opening and closing period but a 4-2 edge on goals in the middle frame from the Nittany Lions proved to be the difference.
 
Period Breakdown
• Both teams posted goals in the opening frame with Zalewski netting her second career goal for Colgate.
• The middle period saw an explosion of goals as six shots found the back of the net. DeCaprio notched her first career goal during this frame, while Wilson-Bennett added her third.  
• Again, both teams recorded a goal in the final frame but the deficit proved to be too much for the Raiders.  
 
Up Next
• The Raiders are back on home ice Saturday to close out the two-game series with the Nittany Lions.
• The game is set for a 4 p.m. puck drop in Starr Rink.
• Live stats and video will be available at the start of the game.