HANOVER, N.H. – Colton Point (North Bay, Ontario) continued to shine for the Colgate men's ice hockey team as he made 42 saves Friday night at Thompson Arena but the Raiders could not hang on as they fell to the Dartmouth Big Green, 2-1.
 
Point was solid from puck drop to the final horn as he made numerous spectacular saves throughout the game. He was particularly dominant down the stretch, making 31 saves over the final two periods.
 
Dartmouth's Tim Shoup scored the game-winning goal for the Big Green with 7:49 to go in the third period off a shot from low in the right faceoff circle. Matt Baker, who made the pass to Shoup, jumped across the crease and screened Point from seeing the puck as Shoup put home the goal.
 
Paul McAvoy (Richmond, Kentucky) scored the lone goal for Colgate has he put home his third goal of the season. Bobby McMann (Wainwright, Alberta) notched his 11th assist of the season while Paul Meyer (Edina, Minnesota) recorded his first career assist.
 
McAvoy put the Raiders on top just over five minutes into the game with his goal. Meyer fired a shot from the left point but it was deflected away from the goal. McMann knocked down the puck and put it on target but McAvoy chipped home the rebound past Dartmouth goaltender Devin Buffalo.
 
The Big Green tied the game with 7:24 to go in the first period as Corey Kalk redirected a Matt Baker shot from the right faceoff circle past Point before the game-winner in the third period.
 
BOTTOM LINE
Dartmouth 2, Colgate 1
 
WIN/LOSS RECORDS
The Raiders dropped to 10-11-4 (6-6-1 ECAC Hockey) with the loss while the Big Green improve to 9-10-2 (7-6-1 ECAC Hockey) and extend their winning streak to three games.
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
-Point made 42 saves Friday night for his fourth career 40-plus save performance and second of the season
-He remains second in the nation in save percentage as he improved to .941
-Point has allowed two goals or fewer in 16 of his 22 games
-McAvoy tallied his third goal of the season and first since Nov. 24 at Western Michigan
-McMann extended his team points lead to 21 with his 11th assist of the season
-Meyer recorded his first career assist on McAvoy's goal and now has three points this season
 
FACTS AND FIGURES
-Dartmouth outshot Colgate 44-22
-Neither team was successful on the power play as the Raiders went 0 for 2 and the Big Green went 0 for 4
-The Raiders had a 32-27 advantage on faceoffs led by Josh McKechney (Calgary, Alberta) and Ben Sharf's (Williamsville, New York) game-high nine faceoff wins
 
GATE GRAB BAG
-Attendance at Thompson Arena was 1,662
-Sophomore Ross Craig (South Glengarry, Ontario) made his return to the lineup for the first time in 52 games, dating back to November 2016

UP NEXT
The Raiders travel south to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they will take on the Harvard Crimson Saturday night with puck drop set for 7 p.m. at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.