TROY, N.Y. – Senior Melissa Kueber scored two goals in 1:03 to hand her the second fastest two-goal scoring span in Colgate Women's Hockey history.
 
Unfortunately, it wasn't enough on Saturday afternoon as the Raiders ultimately dropped a decision 5-3 to Rensselaer and closed out their 2014-15 campaign with an overall record of 7-25-3 and a 4-16-2 conference mark.
 
Kueber finished her Colgate career with a team-high 11 season goals after registering two in the game. Fellow classmate Miriam Drubel also tallied a goal in the contest for her sixth of the year.
 
The game was a high-scoring affair with seven of the eight goals being scored on the power play. RPI converted on 4-of-5, while the Raiders went 3-for-9 on the man-up advantage.
 
Colgate outshot the Engineers 37-26, including two periods with double-digit shot attempts.
 
The hosts opened the contest scoring the game's first goal just three minutes in. They added a second tally, this time on the power play, with eight minutes remaining in the opening frame to create a 2-0 gap between the teams heading into the first intermission.
 
A tripping penalty 4:32 into the middle period, awarded RPI another man-up advantage. The Engineers pushed their lead to 3-0 just 28 seconds later when Taylor Mahoney found the back of the net.
 
RPI earned its third extra skater tally before Colgate was able to answer with one of its own. Drubel finally got the Raiders on the board 11 minutes into the second frame.
 
Two more quick goals from Colgate, both from the stick of Kueber, over a four-minute span, made it a 4-3 hockey game. Kueber's two goals took her just one minute and three seconds to score, which places her second all-time in the fastest two-goal scoring span column. That mark was just one second behind matching the current record, which came from Kara Leene on Feb. 25, 2006 against Union.
 
Unfortunately, two penalties on Colgate early in the third period awarded RPI a 5-on-3 power play. The hosts were able to slide one past the Raiders netminder to ultimately secure the victory. 
 
Brittney Brooks made the start in net recording 13 saves before Susan Allen split time making eight saves of her own during the second 30 minutes.

Bottom Line
• Rensselaer 5, Colgate 3

Won-Lost Records
• Rensselaer finishes its season with an overall mark of 7-23-4 and a 5-16-1 record in ECAC Hockey play.
• Colgate wraps up its year with marks of 7-25-3 and 4-16-2, respectively.  
 
Facts & Figures
• The Raiders outshot the Engineers 37-26 and posted two periods with double-digit shot attempts.
• RPI went 4-for-5 on the power play, while Colgate converted on 3-of-9 man-up opportunities.     
• Kueber tallied her 10th and 11th goals of the season to go along with Drubel's sixth.
• Seniors Taylor Craig and Katie Case along with rookies Breanne Wilson-Bennett and Shelby Perry all notched helpers on the day.
• Wilson-Bennett led the Raiders with nine shots, while Case and Kueber recorded five apiece.
• Brooks and Allen split time in net as they combined for 21 total saves.    
 
How It Happened
• Hannah Behounek earned the game's opening goal when she slid one past Brooks three minutes into the contest.
• RPI increased its edge to 2-0 when it converted on a power play goal with eight minutes remaining in the first frame.
• Colgate started the second period with a tripping penalty awarding the Engineers an extra skater opportunity. RPI added to its lead with another power play goal less than 30 seconds later.
• RPI pushed its advantage to 4-0 midway through the frame following its third man-up tally before Colgate finally broke through for its first goal.
• Following Drubel's marker, Kueber scored back-to-back goals in one minute and three seconds to make for an exciting final period of play.
• Unfortunately another power play goal from the hosts on a 5-on-3 during the last frame secured them the two-goal victory
 
Straight From The Source
• Head coach Greg Fargo (on his overall thoughts from the game) "We were slow out of the gate today but we climbed our way back into it. We responded well after a tough first period. Our seniors led the charge the rest of the way and despite giving up two goals in the second period, I though we were playing good hockey. Our power play gave us a chance by scoring three goals on the five minute major and that helped us clawed our way back into it."
 
(on his overall thoughts from the season) "From a results standpoint, this hasn't been the season we imagined. The highs were really high and the lows were challenging for this group. All the experiences this year will help us to improve."
 
"We have a lot of good things to look forward to in this program looking ahead and we can't wait to get started. It's going to be an off season of growth for the group that's returning."