SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (10/15/05) - All five goals were scored in odd-man situations as Lake Superior State recorded a 3-2 win over the No. 16 Colgate hockey team on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Abel Arena. The Raiders are now 1-1-1 on the season, while the Lakers improve to 1-0-1.

Dominic Osman appeared to put the game out of reach when he buried his own rebound at the 16:52 mark of the third period. On the initial shot, Raider goaltender Mark Dekanich (North Vancouver, B.C.) looked behind him, giving Osman the opportunity to pick up the puck and put it in the net glove-side.

However, the Raiders pulled Dekanich and took advantage of the extra skater. Sophomore Jesse Winchester (Long Sault, Ont.) passed the puck from the right side to freshman Nick St. Pierre (St. Etienne, Que.), waiting at the left point. St. Pierre fired, and the puck was tipped by senior captain Jon Smyth (Markham, Ont.) as it went by Laker goalie Jeff Jakaitis.

The Raiders pulled Dekanich again, looking for the equalizer, but a delay-of-game penalty by sophomore Tyler Burton (Langley, B.C.) served to neutralize the would-be advantage.

Colgate was the first to get on the board 4:26 into the game. Senior Kyle Wilson (London, Ont.) and junior Marc Fulton (Vancouver, B.C.) passed the puck back and forth between the area behind the right side of the net and the right faceoff circle. Fulton eventually took one of Wilson’s passes and fired the puck over Jakaitis’ left shoulder.

LSSU tied it up midway through the opening session. The Lakers were cycling the puck on the power play. Mark Adamek passed to Derek A. Smith at the left point, who sent it over to Jeff Rainville at the right point, and Rainville fired a long shot past Dekanich.

Lake Superior State capitalized on another power play opportunity 3:13 into the second period. A shot by Marty Gurnoe created a scrum in front of Dekanich. The puck came loose to Dominic Osman, and he clanged it off the left pipe. It rebounded behind Dekanich to Nathan Ward who was waiting on the right side, and he banged it home.

Dekanich finished with 23 saves, while Jakaitis made 16 to earn the win. Colgate edged LSSU in the faceoff circle, 36-29, with Burton winning 16 of his 26 draws.

The Raiders play one road game next weekend when they travel to West Point, N.Y., to take on the Black Knights of Army on Friday, Oct. 21, starting at 7:00 p.m. Live stats and Skip Barlow’s WKXZ radio broadcast will both be available via the Internet. For ticket information, fans should call the Army ticket office at (877) TIX-ARMY.