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Raiders Ready for ECAC Opening Round

| By: Dylan Rippe

The road to Lake Placid begins Friday

HAMILTON - The Raiders open up the ECAC postseason on Friday as they are set to host No. 11 seeded RPI. 

Colgate has never squared off with RPI in postseason play and this will be the Raiders first ECAC Opening Round game since the postseason format was changed in 2024.

BEHIND THE SERIES
The Raiders have fared well against Rensselaer in series history, leading 30-11-6 all time. Colgate beat the Engineers 2-1 in overtime just two weeks ago thanks to an Alexia Aubin shot from the high slot in the extra frame. In the reverse fixture back in Nov., the Raiders cruised to a 5-2 win in Troy, N.Y.

Since 2015, Colgate has just two losses and one tie against the Engineers. During that span, the Raiders rattled off 16 consecutive wins. The maroon-and-white holds a decisive 17-3-4 record at home against RPI with zero losses at Class of 1965 Arena.

Over the last five years, Colgate is an astonishing 12-0 on home ice in the postseason. This will be their first opening round game since the format was changed in 2024.

IN THE HISTORY BOOKS
Emma Pais tallied her 100th point in the Raiders 4-2 win over St. Lawrence. The junior became the 22nd player in program history to eclipse the century mark and with 102 career points, sits within 15 of the top-10 scorers in Colgate women's hockey history. 

Elyssa Biederman leads the Raiders in all major categories with 18 goals, 23 assists, and 41 points. She became the third player in Colgate women's hockey history to eclipse the 100 assists total in her career and sits third all-time in points with 180. Bieds has netted a team-high five game-winning goals this season which ranks fourth in the conference and 10th in the country.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Madeline Palumbo | F | Jr. | Colgate

Palumbo has found a bit of footing in the last few weeks of the season. The junior has four points in the final three games including a goal and an assist against RPI in the two teams' last meeting. Over the final six games of the season, Palumbo is averaging a point a game pace.

Mia Montanari | F | Fy. | RPI

Montanari is tied for the team-lead in points during conference play and logged two assists in the final two games. The first year leads the team with 12 assists on the season.

Alexis Petford | F | Sr. | Colgate

Petford scored two goals against St. Lawrence last weekend on the power play. The senior has 14 goals this season which ranks third on the team and four goals in the last four games for the Raiders.

Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. at Class of 1965 Arena and the first 100 students will receive a Colgate hockey sweatshirt. The first 100 fans will receive mac and cheese provided by the Hamilton Eatery.
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