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HAMILTON – Colgate Women's Hockey erupted for three goals in the second period here Tuesday night to earn a come-from-behind victory over rival Cornell.
 
The 4-3 win marked the Raiders' first over the Big Red since the 2009 season and ended a 17-game winless drought.
 
Colgate nearly edged its rival back on Nov. 17 but saw Cornell tally the game-tying goal with 18 seconds remaining to earn the 3-3 split.
 
Despite trailing 3-1 heading into the second period of Tuesday's game, the Raiders erased any deficit by earning three unanswered goals to take the game 4-3.
 
After Cornell opened the scoring just 77 seconds into the contest, Megan Sullivan knotted the score a little less than five minutes later.
 
Two more tallies from the Big Red handed the visitors a two-goal edge heading into the second frame.
 
But that would be all that Colgate would allow, as the Raiders exploded for three middle period goals. Bailey Larson , Kayla Haus and Shae Labbe all added to their season goals total with Labbe's ultimately being the game-winner.
 
The Raiders then killed off two Big Red power play opportunities in the final frame to secure the win.
 
Julia Vandyk posted 17 stops between the pipes, shifting her season record to 7-0-2.
 
Colgate remains in the comfy confines of Starr Rink for two more ECAC Hockey games this weekend. The Raiders welcome Brown on Friday at 7 p.m. before Yale comes to Hamilton for a 4 p.m. tilt. Live stats and video will be available at the start.
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 4, Cornell 3
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improves to 12-4-6 overall and 4-2-4 in ECAC Hockey play.
• Cornell slides to 7-8-2 and 3-5-2, respectively.
• With the Raiders win, it marked the first time since 2009-10 Colgate has won at least 12 games overall.
 
Key Raider Info
• Four different student-athletes recorded a goal in the game.  
• Sullivan and Lauren Wildfang led the team with two points each. Sullivan notched a goal and an assist, while Wildfang earned two helpers.
• Nine total Raider players finished with at least one point.
 
Raider Goals
• 1st period: Sullivan, assisted by Jessie Eldridge and Breanne Wilson-Bennett
• 2nd period: Larson, assisted by Annika Zalewski and Sullivan; Haus, with assists to Katelyn Parker and Wildfang; Labbe, assisted by Wildfang.
• 3rd period: No goals.
• Colgate's three goals in the middle frame marked the third time the Raiders notched three or more goals in a period this season. The other two were against Robert Morris (four goals in the second period) and Providence (three goals in the first period).
 
Facts & Figures
• Colgate was strong on the power play Tuesday finishing 3-for-6. The Big Red on the other hand went 1-for-5.
• The Raiders slightly outshot their visitor 28-20, including two periods with double-digit shots.
• Nine different players recorded at least one point, with Sullivan and Wildfang earning two apiece.  
• Vandyk shifted her season record to an impressive 7-0-2 after making 17 stops in the contest.
 
How It Happened
• The Big Red jumped out in front just 1:17 into the opening period after a power play tally.
• Colgate responded with an extra skater goal of its own following an interference call on Cornell. Wilson-Bennett and Eldridge teamed up to find the sophomore in front of the net, where she redirected the puck into the goal for her seventh of the year.
• Then with Colgate in the penalty box, the Big Red were able to register a go-head tally thanks to a short-hander by Kaitlin Doering.
• The visitors added one more goal before the first intermission to take a 3-1 edge into the break.
• Early in the second period, Cornell was called for tripping, which awarded the Raiders another power play chance. Again the hosts converted following Larson's team-leading ninth goal of the year. Zalewski and Sullivan were awarded the assists on the play.
• At the 8:33 mark, Haus posted her first goal of the year after a scrum in front of the net, knotting the score at 3-all.
• Nearly 2½ minutes later, Colgate earned its first lead in the game when Labbe blasted a shot from the left faceoff circle that took a deflection into the back of the net.
• The Raiders were able to hold on for the win in the final frame despite two power play opportunities from Cornell.
 
From The Source
• Assistant coach Josh Sciba (on the game) "First off, a huge thank you goes out to all of the student-athletes that came out to support us tonight. The energy was contagious.
 
"Our team showed a lot of resiliency tonight. We had a few huge power play goals and a very determined effort for the last 40 minutes. Top to bottom, every player contributed to the win."

Up Next
• Colgate remains at home this weekend for two ECAC Hockey contests against Brown and Yale.
• The Bears come into town on Friday for a 7 p.m. contest. The Bulldogs then close out the weekend in Starr Rink on Saturday at 4 p.m.
• Live stats and video are available at the start.

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