HAMILTON—The Colgate women's hockey team continued rolling as they improved to 4-0 on the season with a 4-2 win over Mercyhurst on Saturday afternoon.

Just over six minutes into the game the Lakers pulled ahead when they came free with the puck after a scrum against the wall. Lilliane Perreault then passed to Jersey Phillips for an open shot that she sent past Kayle Osborne.

Later in the period, the Raiders went on a power play during which Rosy Demers put one in the back of the net off the rebound from Sammy Smigliani's shot as she tied it up at 1-1 with just under six minutes remaining.

Colgate took the lead in the second period when Dara Greig collected a loose puck in front of the net and put it in.

In the third, a couple of quick passes from Kalty Kaltounkova and Greig led to a shot by Danielle Serdachny from in close that she put past the goalkeeper to make it a two-goal game.

After pulling its goalkeeper, Mercyhurst got back within one when Kristy Pidgeon scored off a rebound to make it 3-2 with a minute to go.

The Lakers pressured heavily to find an equalizer but Osbourne and the defense held strong.

Osbourne had 23 saves in her third win of the year.

Colgate outshot Mercyhurst 28-25 and won the face off battle at 31-20.

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Greg Fargo

"It was a good result for us tonight and a good weekend all around. This was a tough series against a good team. Mercyhurst made us earn everything we got. I like that we continue to learn about our team and what it takes to win. Specifically tonight, I liked our poise in the third period. We've got a hungry group and I'm looking forward to continuing to take ground as a team each week."

UP NEXT
The Raiders play a pair of games at Vermont next weekend starting with a 2 p.m. game on Saturday.