HAMILTON – Taylor Craig scored the lone goal for the Raiders women's ice hockey team as they lost 4-1 to Brown Saturday afternoon.

Colgate (2-5) saw Craig notch its only goal in the second period. Susan Allen and Ashlynne Rando split time with Allen grabbing four saves and Rando 13.

Brown (1-1) had goals from Vanessa Welten, Alena Polenska, Sarah Robson, and Ari Rucker. Aubree Moore made 26 saves in the game.

The Raiders came out to a strong start in the first period dominating the shots category 12-5 over the Bears. Brown grabbed the early lead however off a double power play goal by Welten. The goal originated off a shot by Sam Woodward. The puck was deflected out by the Colgate defense right to Welten who put the rebound in. The assists on the goal came from Rucker and Lauren Vella.

Late into the first period Brown would extend its lead to 2-0 after a power play goal from Polenska over the right shoulder of Allen.

Colgate's defense came up big with less than three minutes to play in the period. Aimee DiBella was there to block Alli Rolandelli's shot after she found an opening at net.

The bears notched another goal early into the second period. Robson wrapped around the back of the net and slid the puck in just before Allen was able to make the save. The assists on the play were given to Kaitlyn Keon and Rolandelli.

Miriam Drubel had a breakaway opportunity with 16 minutes to play in the second, but was fouled by Rolandelli. The foul created a power play opportunity for Colgate where Craig capitalized and cut the lead to 3-1. Rachel Walsh took the initial shot on net and was blocked but the puck landed at the stick of Craig who put it away.

In a scramble in front of the net, Rolandelli took a hard shot on Rando. She was able to come up with the initial save but couldn't fall on the rebound before Rucker tapped the puck in, giving them back the three goal lead.

Like the first period, the third period saw more scoring opportunities from Colgate. However the Raiders were unable to grab the needed goals to tie the game. They will be back on the ice next weekend as they host Quinnipiac and Princeton. Colgate faces the Bobcats on Friday and the Tigers on Saturday, both games at 3 p.m. in Starr Rink.