Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. (11/11/11) – The Colgate women's hockey team experienced a 2-0 setback to No. 10/10 Harvard on Friday night in its fourth ECAC Hockey matchup of the season.
 
Freshman Susan Allen had 12 saves in the first period in her first collegiate appearance and start for the Raiders while senior Kimberly Sass had 15 stops in the final two frames.
 
Harvard jumped out to an early lead with a goal just 42 seconds into to play to take a 1-0 lead. The Crimson continued to hold the shooting advantage in the opening minutes until the 15th minute when Colgate was able to find a pair of shots but both went wide. Harvard then came close to increasing its lead when a shot on net hit the pipe after a slight deflection from Allen to keep the score at 1-0. Midway through the half, the Raiders began to find some offense and then, after a holding charge on Harvard, continued to look for a goal but could not find the back of the net. The tables then turned with the Crimson gaining an extra skater advantage with five minutes left in the period but Colgate was able to hold the team scoreless. Determined to find an equalizer, the Raiders then found an offensive surge in the final minutes and came close to scoring when a shot from junior Brittany Phillips hit the pipe but then rebounded to a Harvard player, who was able to knock the puck away. The Crimson outshot Colgate 13-2 in the first period.
 
In the second frame Kimberly Sass stepped into the net for the Raiders. The Crimson came out to an attacking start after a penalty in the first 20 seconds that resulted in its second power play advantage but was held scoreless once again. Colgate continued to play a solid game, making some strong defensive blocks while attacking Harvard's net aggressively. After an extra skater advantage midway through the period, the Raiders carried their shooting momentum into the final nine minutes of the stanza. Their persistence resulted in a couple of close opportunities, one of which came when sophomore Stephanie Giannopoulos intercepted a pass in front of the Crimson's goal but could not quite get a shot off. However, despite outshooting the Crimson 10-4 in the period, Colgate could not find a goal.  
 
Both teams picked up the tempo in the final period. The Raiders continued to search diligently for an equalizer, coming close on a couple of occasions where the puck would slide across the crease but nobody could knock it in. In the final minutes of the game, Colgate then opted to pull its goalie off the ice in favor of a sixth skater. However, it was not enough to topple Harvard, which then went on to find an empty net goal with 51 seconds left to win the game 2-0. The Crimson had a 29-20 shooting advantage in the game.
 
The Raiders will resume play tomorrow with a matchup against ECAC Hockey rival, Dartmouth, on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. in Starr Rink.