NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior Taylor Craig recorded her fifth overall and second straight goal of the season on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Raiders ultimately dropped the contest to host Yale,  5-1.
 
Colgate jumped out to the 1-0 lead 12 minutes into the contest when Craig found the back of the net. Rookie Megan Sullivan found Craig in the slot, where the Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, native fired a shot through traffic and past Yale's Jaimie Leonoff for the go-ahead marker.
 
The Bulldogs tied it with a little less than three minutes to play in the opening period to send the teams into the first intermission knotted at 1-1.
 
Despite some solid chances for the Raiders during the middle period, two unanswered goals eventually sealed the victory for Yale.
 
The Bulldogs added two more goals in the final period and the deficit proved to be too much for Colgate as they dropped the contest.
 
Ashlynne Rando compiled 29 total saves, including back-to-back 12 stop periods in the first and second.
 
Colgate is back on the road next weekend when it heads to Harvard and Dartmouth for two more ECAC Hockey games.
 
Bottom Line
• Yale 5, Colgate 1

Won-Lost Records
• Yale improves to 8-10-1 on the year and 5-7-0 in league play
• Colgate dips to 5-18-0 and 2-9-0, respectively  
 
Facts & Figures
• The Bulldogs outshot Colgate 34-26, including consecutive double-figure shooting periods during the first and second.
• The Raiders were unable to convert on their four power play chances, while Yale went 1-for-4 in the game.
• Craig recorded her fifth goal of the season and second back-to-back goal games after tallying a marker in the Raiders victory over Brown less than 24 hours prior.
• The senior's career goals total now sits at 15.
• Rookie Megan Sullivan earned the assist on Colgate's lone goal shifting her career mark to six.
• Katelyn Parker and Nicole Gass led the Raiders in shots with four each.
• Rando posted 29 stops throughout the game, handing her 421 on the season.
• The Bulldogs received two goals from Phoebe Staenz, while Jackie Raines, Madi Murray and Hanna Astrom also found the back of the net.
• Yale's netminder made 25 total stops in her seventh victory of the season.

The Difference
• With the game tied at 1-all the Bulldogs saw Gretchen Tarrant and Courtney Pensavalle team up to find Murray for the eventual game-winner.
• Murray fired a shot from the right circle that snuck past Rando's glove side to give Yale the 2-1 edge.  

Straight From The Source
• Head coach Greg Fargo (on his overall thoughts from the game): "I give Yale a lot of credit for the game they played tonight. They were in our face every time we touched the puck. We knew tonight would be a quicker pace but we didn't deliver on our end. Yale was very determined and we were reacting."
 
"We did some good things at times but we weren't able to string enough simple and smart plays together, which is key to our success."
 
"We've got to have a short memory after this one. We played so well Friday, had great process for the entire game and we need to get back to playing that way quickly as next weekend is another important league play weekend."

Up Next
• The Raiders now shift their attention to next weekend when they head to Harvard and Dartmouth for two more ECAC Hockey matchups.
• Colgate faces the Crimson on Friday at 7 p.m. before meeting up with the Big Green on Saturday at 4 p.m.