NIAGARA, N.Y. (10/6/06) – The Colgate University women’s ice hockey team fell 3-1 to Niagara its season opener at Dwyer Arena on Friday, Oct. 6.  Freshman defender Alison Malty recorded a goal and an assist to lead the Purple Eagles to victory.

 

Colgate took a 1-0 lead as Sam Hunt (Calgary, Alta.) lit the lamp with a power-play goal at 9:48 of the first period.  Kiira Dosdall (Fairfield, Conn.) and Elin Brown (Calgary, Alta.) assisted on the goal.

 

Just 24 seconds into the second frame, Charde Hoyle-Levy evened the scoring with a man-advantage goal.  Teammate Ashley Riggs won a face-off in the Niagara offensive zone, and sent the puck to Hoyle-Levy, who sent a backhanded shot between the legs of Colgate’s Brook Wheeler (Brussels, Ont.). 

 

Malty gave Niagara the lead at 14:28 of the second with a 4-on-4 even-strength goal.  She stole a pass from the Raiders and fired a shot towards the goal that deflected off a Raider defender and past Wheeler.

 

Candace Boyles gave Niagara some insurance with a power-play marker in the third.  Malty was credited with the feed.

 

Wheeler made 28 stops for Colgate, and Allison Rutledge turned away 29 for the Purple Eagles.

 

Niagara (1-2-0) and Colgate (0-1-0) will meet again tomorrow, Oct. 7 at 4 p.m., at Dwyer Arena.