PROVIDENCE, R.I. (10/16/09) -   Senior Katie Stewart (Exeter, Ont.) tallied her first goal of the season in the final period, but the Colgate women's hockey team fell to Providence College 4-1 Friday night at Schneider Arena. 

 

After a scoreless first period, Providence collected three second period goals to gain a 3-0 lead against the Raiders.  Friars' Abby Gauthier opened the scoring at 4:30 to earn the first lead of the game.  Rookie Jessica Cohen sent in a deflected shot to put Providence up 2-0, before Ashley Cottrell added a power-play goal with 17 seconds remaining in the period. 

 

The Raiders collected their first goal of the game in the opening minutes of the third period, as they outshot Providence 14-9 in the final stanza.  Stewart netted an unassisted power-play goal just 1:51 into the period after bringing the puck down the length of the ice.  After picking up a loose puck in the defensive zone, Stewart stickhandled around a defender in the neutral zone and beat out a Friar's defender at the blue line. The senior finished off the play with a high shot over the right shoulder of Providence's Genevieve Lacasse.  

 

The Friars would add one last goal at 13:31 to improve their record to 3-1-1 overall, while the Raiders drop to 0-3-0. Goaltender Lisa Plenderleith (Ajax, Ont.) made 27 saves, including 14 in the second period.  Lacasse held off the Raiders with 30 saves on the night. 

 

Colgate will take on the University of Connecticut tomorrow, Oct. 17 at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn. Game-time is set for 4 p.m.  The Huskies just recently defeated Syracuse, 3-2 this evening, in their home opener. UConn enters tomorrow's match-up with an overall mark of 2-2-1.