HAMILTON — Fifth-year forward
Kristýna Kaltounková scored goals in the first and third periods while sophomore defender
Avery Pickering added a pair of helpers in No. 6 Colgate's 4-3 defeat of Union. The win serves as Colgate's second comeback victory in the past three games and secures a weekend sweep of two ECAC Hockey teams that were undefeated in league play entering the weekend.
"This was an incredible team win against a really strong opponent," Head Coach Stefan Decosse said. "I'm happy to see the way our team stayed together there heading into the third down a goal. Collectively, this group made the decision to make a push and we clawed back in it. I'm thrilled with the way this team comes together like we did tonight and this whole weekend."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A wrister from Kaltounková ricocheted off two Garnet Chargers before finding nylon four minutes into the first frame.
- Union answered just over two minutes later, but sophomore forward Kaia Malachino scored her 10th goal of the season to send Colgate into the first intermission up 2-1.
- The visitor's scored the only two tallies of the second stanza and took a 3-2 lead into the third despite being outshot 23-19.
- The Raiders remained resilient, evening the score after senior Neena Brick created a turnover that fell to first-year Alexia Aubin, who found a streaking Alexis Petford unmarked in front of the net.
- Kaltounková won a faceoff just before the midway point of the period, but sophomore forward Emma Pais slid the puck right back to the fifth-year assistant captain who deposited the game winner between the goalie's legs.
GAME NOTES
- Senior netminder Hannah Murphy picked up her 55th career win in the 21-save performance.
- Colgate moves its all-time record to 45-0-3 against Union and has triumphed in the last 16 meetings.
- Pais now holds a point streak of nine games, scoring 13 tallies in the span dating back to a 3-2 win against Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 5.
UP NEXT
The Raiders (9-3, 2-0 ECAC) travel to No. 15 Brown (6-0, 4-0 ECAC) on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. before a 3 p.m. meeting with No. 13/14 Yale (2-1-1, 1-1-1 ECAC) on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m.
