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HAMILTON – Junior defender Olivia Zafuto netted two goals for the first time in her career to help the No. 4 Colgate women's hockey team past Rensselaer 5-0, completing the ninth Raider weekend sweep of the season.
 
Zafuto was the only mutlipoint performer as 12 different Raiders recorded points.
 
The victory also ties Colgate's program record of 22 wins in a season, which the Raiders reached each of the last two seasons.
 
Zafuto struck 5:35 into the contest on a one-timer that went top shelf with the assists coming from Coralie Larose and Breanne Wilson-Bennett. Zafuto, who played her 99th career game Saturday, had scored goals on 17 separate occasions before finding the net again in the third period.
 
Megan Sullivan tacked on the second goal of the opening period with 4:58 remaining in the frame. The Raiders entered the first intermission with a 2-0 advantage.
 
Just over a minute into the second period, Shelby Perry snuck a shot through the five-hole to the back of the net and the Raiders led 3-0. The reigning ECAC Hockey Player of the Week has compiled nine points (4g, 5a) in her last five games.
 
Entering the third period, RPI had fired only three shots on goal. They finished with 10 shots compared to Colgate's 42.
 
Julia Vandyk was able to deny each of the 10 shots she faced to record her second shutout of the season and ninth of her career.
 
Lauren Wildfang capped the scoring with a third-period goal for her fifth of the season.
 
BOTTOM LINE
No. 4 Colgate 5, Rensselaer 0

WIN/LOSS RECORDS
Colgate advances to 22-3-1 on the season and 12-2-0 in ECAC Hockey play. Rensselaer drops to 7-14-5 overall and 4-8-2 in conference play.

KEY RAIDER INFO
-Colgate tied its program record of 22 wins, which it has accomplished each of the last two seasons.
-With a record of 14-0-1 at the Class of 1965 Arena, the Raiders are one of two remaining teams in the nation unbeaten at home. No. 1/1 Wisconsin is the other.
-Shae Labbe, Jessie Eldridge and Bailey Larson each played their 100th career games.
-Colgate completed its fifth shutout of the season but first since Nov. 2 against Princeton.
-The Raiders combined for 11 goals this weekend, which tied for the fourth most in the nation.

FACTS AND FIGURES
-Goal scorers: Zafuto (2), Perry (1), Sullivan (1), Wildfang (1).
-Assists: Wilson-Bennett (1), Larose (1), Kalla Pinkney (1), Annika Zalewski (1), Shae Labbe (1), Bailey Larson (1), Liv Altmann (1), Malia Schneider (1).
-Zafuto netted a career high two goals, advancing her total to five on the season.
-Wildfang scored her fifth goal of the season to increase her career points total to 71. She is just one point shy of tying the program record for career points by defender.
-Sullivan notched her 10th goal of the season, scoring her first goal in four games.
-Vandyk improved her save percentage to .933 and goals-against average to 1.61 on the season.
-Labbe extended her point streak to four games.
-Larose had back-to-back games with a point for the first time in her career.
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Greg Fargo
On his team's performance as a whole
"I'm really getting comfortable with the way we're playing. Time and time again, we're doing the right thing away from the puck, which leads to good, quality chances at the other end. It was great to give up only 10 shots on goal and that's a result of doing things on the right side of it."
 
On reaching the 22 wins on the season
"It's nice to hit that mark again. It's been just a number that's popped up over the last couple of years and we've got a lot season left."
 
On what it's like to work with this team
"It's just a lot of fun coming to the rink with this group. Beyond the numbers, the wins, it's just a fun group. We want to keep playing as long as we can possibly play and everybody's on board for that."

UP NEXT
Colgate closes out it seven-game homestand next weekend with a pair of ECAC Hockey games. The Raiders welcome No. 10 St. Lawrence on Friday, followed by No. 2 Clarkson on Saturday.