HAMILTON  – No. 10 Colgate Women's Ice Hockey ended No. 4 Quinnipiac's 21-game unbeaten streak 3-2 here Saturday afternoon in a battle of nationally ranked foes.
 
Counting a Nov. 6 scoreless draw with the Raiders, Quinnipiac was riding an 18-0-3 run. That all ended Saturday.
 
The Raiders saw three different student-athletes tally goals and, despite allowing a marker midway through the final frame, were able to hold on for the 3-2 victory. 
 
Annika Zalewski netted her 12th goal of the year late in the opening period to hand Colgate the 1-0 edge heading into the first intermission. Kailia Pinkley started the play by passing the puck up to Jessie Eldridge across the center line. Eldridge then brought the puck up the ice, finding Zalewski in front of the net. The sophomore shot around two defenders with her back to the goal, banking it into the corner of the net.
 
Just seven minutes into the middle frame, Breanne Wilson-Bennett created a two-goal lead for the Raiders following her fourth power-play marker. Olivia Zafuto passed the puck across the ice to Bailey Larson to spark the Raider attack. Larson then tried her luck on net but her first shot was saved. Fortuntely for Colgate, the puck bounced back to her and she fired another attempt that again rebounded off the top of the post. Finally Wilson-Bennett, who was in front of the goal, collected it and placed it into the top of the net.

Unfortunately, The visitors answered five minutes later on the man-up advantage to cut the edge in half at 2-1. 
 
Then with 56 seconds remaining in the period, rookie Zafuto tallied what would be the eventual game-winner thanks to help from fellow classmate Larson. The first-year passed from behind the net up to Zafuto, who was waiting at center ice. Zafuto then launched the puck into the top right corner past the Bobcats netminder for her seven marker of the year.
 
Despite the Bobcats scoring their final goal midway through the last frame and Colgate allowing three power-play opportunities, the Raiders continued their strong defensive play to hold onto the win.
 
Ashlynne Rando was stellar between the pipes for Colgate recording 32 saves, including two periods with double-digit stops.
 
With the win, the Raiders remain in fourth place in the ECAC Hockey standings on 23 points. They hold a one-point advantage over trailing Harvard with four regular season games remaining. The Raiders and Crimson meet Feb. 19 at Starr Rink.
 
But first, Colgate heads to Yale and Brown next weekend for its final road trip of the regular season. The Raiders are at Yale on Friday at 7 p.m. before traveling to Brown on Saturday for a 4 p.m. tilt.

Bottom Line
• #10 Colgate 3, #4 Quinnipiac 2
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improves to 17-6-7 overall and 9-4-5 in ECAC Hockey play.
• Quinnipiac dips to 23-2-4 and 13-2-3, respectively.

Key Raider Info
• Zalewski, Wilson-Bennett and Zafuto all added to their season goals total with markers in the conest.
• Zafuto recorded the game-winner, while leading the team with five shots.  
• Eldridge, Pinkney, Larson and Zafuto all chipped in helpers in the game.
 
Raider Goals
• 1st period: Zalewski with assists to Eldridge and Pinkney
• 2nd period: Wilson-Bennett, assists to Larson and Zafuto; Zafuto with assist to Larson
• 3rd period: no goals
 
Facts & Figures
• Both teams went 1-for-5 on the power play
• Quinnipiac outshot the Raiders 34-18.
• Rando finished the game with 32 saves and now has 373 for the year.
 
ECAC Hockey Race         
• Quinnipiac remains in first place on 29 points.
• Clarkson and Princeton are next after a pair of weekend sweeps for the Golden Knights and Tigers. Clarkson has 26 points and Princeton 25.
• Colgate resides in fourth place on 23 points, one ahead of fifth-place Harvard. Those two teams clash Feb. 19 at Starr Rink in a game that could decide first-round home ice. The top four host the next four in ECAC Hockey's eight-team postseason tournament.
• St. Lawrence (20), Yale (19) and Rensselaer (17) round out the top eight, with Cornell three points farther back.
• The Raiders travel to Yale on Friday night and Brown (5 points) on Saturday afternoon in their final road trip of the season.
• After the Feb. 19 home game against Harvard, Colgate hosts Dartmouth (13 points) for Senior Day on Feb. 20.
 
Win Total Keeps Climbing
• Colgate's win Saturday was its 17th of the season, pulling the Raiders within two of the program's Division I record of 19 set in 2008-09.
• That year's squad went 19-14-3 for a .569 winning percentage, also the program's Division I high-water mark.
• Colgate is up to 17-6-7 overall this year for a .683 win rate.
• In league play, Colgate's 9-4-5 record translates into a .639 winning percentage.
• The best conference marks in program history are 14-7-1 (.659) in 2006-07; 12-7-3 (.614) in 2008-09; 9-7-4 (.550) in 2004-05; and 9-8-3 (.525) in 2005-06.
• The Raiders are assured of their first overall winning record and first ECAC Hockey winning record since that 2008-09 season.

From The Source
• Head coach Greg Fargo (on the game) "That was a fun game to be a part of tonight. I'm proud of how our team responded after yesterday and throughout some of the ups and downs of that game today. We are finding different ways to win, which is a healthy sign.
 
"Our special teams and goaltending came up for us at key times. I give our group a lot of credit for hanging together and killing off a couple 5-on-3's late in the game."
 
Up Next
• Colgate is back on the road for its final road regular season weekend of the year at Yale and Brown.
• The Raiders face Yale on Friday at 7 p.m. before heading to Brown on Saturday for a 4 p.m. contest.
• Live stats will be available at the start of both games.

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