This Week
Fri./Sat., Oct. 23rd / 24th – vs. Wayne State, 7 p.m./2 p.m.
The Raiders will open their home schedule this weekend Oct. 23-24, playing a two-game set against Wayne State. The squads will face off at 7 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Scouting the Opposition
Wayne State– The Warriors will enter Starr Rink with a record of 0-2-2, with a tie and loss to both RPI and Boston University. Last weekend, Wayne State finished in a 4-4 draw against the Terriers on Friday before dropping their Saturday game to Boston, 4-2. Senior Katrina Protopapas led the Warriors for the weekend tallying a total of three goals between the two games. Freshmen Julie Hebert and Jaclyn Stapleton each collected one goal in the tie, while sophomore Alyssa Baldin picked up a goal in Saturday's loss. Protopapas currently leads the Warriors in scoring this season with three goals and one assist followed by Hebert with two goals and Gina Buquet with one goal and one assist. Head coach Jim Fetter is beginning his seventh season with the Wayne State women's hockey program. Fetter has a career record of 100-84-18 with the Warriors, capped off by two of his most successful seasons yet during the 2007-08 (22-9-3) and 2008-09 (21-9-2) campaigns.
Last Time Out
The Raiders continued their non-conference schedule last weekend as they took on Providence College and the University of Connecticut. Colgate suffered a 4-1 loss to the Friars on Friday with senior Katie Stewart (Exeter, Ont.) netting the lone goal while junior Lisa Plenderleith (Ajax, Ont.) collected 27 saves in goal. The Raiders picked up their first win of the season against the Huskies, a 5-2 victory in which Colgate held the lead for the entire game. Sophomore goaltender Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, N.Y.) made 32 saves for the win, while freshman Brittany Phillips (Lauder, Man.) picked up her first career goal and the eventual game-winner. Seniors Ali Edell (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) and Marissa Dombovy (Webster, N.Y.) each scored once along with freshman Jordan Brickner (Lake Forest, Ill.) and sophomore Jacquie Colborne (Calgary, Alta.). Colgate is 1-3-0 overall heading into this weekend's games.
Last Time vs. Wayne State
Colgate still holds a slight lead in the all-time series against the Warriors, 10-9. The two squads have split each series since 2000. Last season Wayne State won the first meeting, 6-2, with the Raiders picking up the second, 3-2. Sam Hunt, Elin Brown, Beth Rotenberg (Toronto, Ont.) and Hannah Milan (Great Barrington, Mass.) each scored a goal in last year's series, with Rotenberg picking up a goal in both games. Lisa Plenderleith tallied 19 saves in the loss, while Kimberly Sass collected 23 saves in the victory. The Raiders went 3-10 on the power-play for the weekend, while the Warriors finished 3-11.
Preseason Picks
The Raiders were selected to finish eighth in the ECAC Hockey Preseason Poll as chosen by conference coaches. The Raiders received a total of 52 votes, while top-choice St. Lawrence grabbed the No. 1 spot with 107 votes including three first place votes.
Coach Wiley
Head coach Scott Wiley enters his eighth season at the helm of the Raiders. He currently holds a Colgate career record of 104-116-25. Wiley led last year's team to a school record 19 wins, including an eight-game unbeaten streak in January. The 2003-04 ECAC Coach of the Year has high hopes for this year's team and will look to make this eighth straight ECAC playoff appearance.
Leading the Way
Ali Edell and Katie Stewart lead the Raiders in scoring after picking their first goals of the season this weekend. Both seniors have one goal and two assists so far this year, followed by classmate Evan Minnick (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and freshman Jordan Brickner each with one goal and one assist.
Up Next
The Raiders will continue with their home slate next weekend as Colgate celebrates Family Weekend, Oct. 30-31. Colgate will welcome their first ECAC opponent of the season when Harvard enters Starr Rink on Friday at 7 p.m. The Raiders will then host Dartmouth on Saturday with face-off scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
