NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Colgate women's ice hockey downed No. 3 Yale 5-3 in an offensive second period at Ingalls Arena Saturday afternoon.
"I was pleased with our team's focus from the start of the game tonight and their willingness to play the right way from beginning to end. We got some good looks offensively and took advantage of them. Murphy did a great job, making the right saves at the right times for her team as she has" said Head Coach
Greg Fargo.
Danielle Serdachny recorded a team-high three points as 11 different Raiders collected points.
Elyssa Biederman and
Dara Greig secured two points apiece.
Hannah Murphy collected her seventh win of the season, stopping a season-high 29 shots. Murphy holds a 7-0 record this season.
In a penalty-riddled first period that saw both teams make trips to the sin bin on multiple occasions, both programs failed to capitalize through the first 20 minutes of play.
The second period opened up the floodgates as Yale capitalized within the first two minutes of play, sliding one past Murphy. The Raiders went on a run as
Tanner Gates rocketed one over the shoulder of Pia Dukaric to tie the game at 1-1. Just over five minutes later
Kaitlyn O'Donohoe potted her eighth goal of the season off a no-look pass from
Kristýna Kaltounková.
Biederman added her name to the scoresheet 17 minutes into the second, ripping the rubber top-shelf, grabbing the Raiders' third goal of the game.
Sammy Smigliani found the back of the net late in the second period, scoring the unassisted goal off a breakaway. The Bulldogs bounced back in the final 40 seconds of play, bringing the score to 4-2 through 40 minutes of play.
In a back-and-forth third period, Colgate added to the scoreboard as
Kas Betinol secured the empty net goal. Yale scored in the final six seconds of play as the Raiders walked away with the 5-3 win.
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Greg Fargo
"We're going into a well-deserved break for a few weeks. Our team has played well and competed hard over a challenging first-half schedule. I'm excited to see what we can do together in the second half as we continue to elevate. We're going to recharge and come back even stronger."
UP NEXT
Colgate returns to play in 2023, taking the remainder of the year off. Upon the return of the new year, the Raiders will host seven games at The Class of 1965 Arena in January. Puck drop is set for Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. as the Raiders host RPI.
