HAMILTON – Rookie Annika Zalewski recorded her third career marker on Saturday afternoon but it wasn't enough to spark a Colgate women's hockey victory.
 
The Raiders dropped a 3-1 decision to Penn State after the Nittany Lions registered three unanswered goals.
 
Zalewski got Colgate on the board first just three minutes into the contest on a man-up opportunity. After the Nittany Lions were called for interference the Raiders worked the puck around the two faceoff circles. Breanne Wilson-Bennett then shifted the puck over to Nicole Gass, who fired a shot toward goal. PSU's Hannah Ehresmann made the initial save but couldn't fall on the rebound fast enough as Zalewski was there to put it away.
 
The Raiders took their 1-0 edge into the second period but a power play goal from PSU 13 minutes into the middle frame knotted the score.
 
Despite some good scoring chances from Colgate, the Nittany Lions tallied two more goals, including an empty netter, to ultimately secure the victory.
 
Bottom Line
• Penn State 3, Colgate 1

Won-Lost Records
• Penn State improves to 5-4-3 overall
• Colgate falls to 2-7-0 overall

Key Raider Info
• Zalewski notched the Raiders lone goal 2:56 into the game
• Gass and Wilson-Bennett both registered helpers on the goal shifting them to six and three on the year, respectively.
• Senior Brittney Brooks posted 25 stops in the game.

Facts & Figures
• The Nittany Lions earned 28 shots to the Raiders' 22.   
• Both teams converted on a power play opportunity, with Colgate going 1-for-1 and PSU 1-for-4.  
• Kayla Haus led the Raiders on shots with four, while Wilson-Bennett and Katie Case recorded three each.  
 
Game-Winner
• With a little more than three minutes remaining in the middle frame and the game tied at 1-1, PSU's Laura Bowman found the back of the goal for the second time when Amy Petersen slid her the puck in front of the net from the wing. She was then able to tap it in past Brooks for the go-ahead marker.
 
Period Breakdown
• Colgate took the early lead after Zalewski finished off a rebounded shot from Gass in front of the net.
• The middle period saw the Nittany Lions take over the advantage at 2-1 following two goals from Bowman.
• PSU added an empty netter with less than a minute to play in the final period to ultimately secure the win.
 
Up Next
• The Raiders are back on the ice Nov. 14-15 against ECAC Hockey foes Yale and Brown.
• Friday's contest with the Bulldogs is set for 3 p.m.
• Live stats and video will be available at the start of the game.

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