Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. (9/24/11) – The Colgate women's hockey team had four different players score a goal in its first exhibition game of the 2011-12 season against the Toronto Jr. Aeros on Saturday afternoon.

Despite holding a 3-2 lead after the first period, the Raiders eventually fell to Toronto, 8-4.

Sophomores Rachel Walsh and Jocelyn Simpson along with freshmen Casey Dockus and Miriam Drubel scored one goal apiece in the game. Walsh and Simpson both scored power play goals.

The Aeros got on the scoreboard first with a pair of early goals in the first period, but their lead was short-lived, with Colgate scoring three straight goals to take the lead after the first 20 minutes of play. Walsh scored the team's opening goal at the 10:46 mark with assists from classmate Shannon Doyle and rookie Melissa Kueber, while Dockus found the second goal less than three minutes later with help from Simpson. Simpson then went on to score the third goal of the period at the 17:09 mark with another assist combination from Doyle and Kueber, to give Colgate a 3-2 lead at the end of the opening frame.

Toronto found an equalizer early in the second period at the 5:14 mark but then 15 seconds later, Drubel was able to score the Raiders' fourth goal with help from sophomores Taylor Volpe and Stephanie Giannopoulos to reclaim a the lead at 4-3. Toronto then went on to score four more goals in the second period and one in the third to win the game.

Rookies Susan Allen and Brittney Brooks both saw action between the pipes for Colgate. Brooks had three saves in the first period while Allen, who played the final two frames, had a total of 19 saves.

The team will play its second and final exhibition game next weekend when it hosts Queens University on Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.