In a matinee matchup, Colgate and St. Lawrence played a fast-paced game which saw Colgate emerge with a 2-1 win. Colgate improved to 10-3-5 on the year while St. Lawrence dropped to 9-9-1 with the loss. Both teams are off until 2016.<\/p>\n
Colgate opened the scoring early in the first period when Jessie Eldridge capitalized on a breakaway opportunity. A turnover at the blue line gave Eldridge a clean break, and she beat SLU netminder Brooke Wolejko with a snap shot high on the glove side just 2:23 into the game.<\/p>\n
“We had been out for a really long shift,” said Eldridge. “I was tired and just wanted to get the puck on net. I took a shot and I was lucky to have it go in.”<\/p>\n
It took Colgate just over a minute to stretch their lead to two. Bailey Larson scored on a one-on-one opportunity with a snap shot from the right faceoff circle to open the two-goal lead.<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence got to within one at the 9:05 mark on Jenna Marks’ power-play goal. Marks held the puck just above the right circle and fired a wrist shot that beat Julia Vandyk five-hole as she slid from right to left. The first period ended with Colgate holding the 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n
“I thought we were on our heels a little early; St. Lawrence came out really strong, but we looked up at the scoreboard and were leading,” said Colgate coach Greg Fargo. “That gives us a lot of confidence.”<\/p>\n
After the quick goals in the first period, Wolejko and Vandyk took over the game. They both made excellent saves to preserve the 2-1 score.<\/p>\n
“They traded some great saves over the course of the game,” said Saints coach Chris Wells.<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence pulled Wolejko with 1:33 remaining but was unable to tie the game.<\/p>\n
Fargo was pleased with his team’s resiliency over the course of the weekend.<\/p>\n
“This is a tough road trip; coming to the North Country, you know you’re gonna get two tough games. As much as we could have, these are statement wins.”<\/p>\n
Fargo emphasized the Raiders’ ability to hold on to the lead, which had been an issue for Colgate in the past.<\/p>\n
“The biggest takeaway from tonight is the way we finished; that’s been a bit of a sticking point for us, with all our ties where we’ve given up some leads.”<\/p>\n
Wells, though disappointed in the weekends results, wasn’t ready to hit the panic button.<\/p>\n
“The effort was great; we came right out of the box and we’re in their zone for the first five minutes,” said Wells. “They capitalized on a few good chances, but we fought our way back in. If the effort wasn’t there, there would be concern, but the effort is there.”<\/p>\n
“It was a tough weekend scoreboard-wise,” said Saints captain Amanda Boulier. “It was a tough outcome, and not what we wanted heading into the second half, but technical-wise, I like what I’ve seen.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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