ORONO, Maine<\/b> — The Colgate Raiders earned a split at Alfond Arena with a 5-1 victory over the Maine Black Bears on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Colgate scored three third-period goals to turn a close game into a rout.<\/p>\n
Colgate opened the scoring again as Darcy Murphy was left all alone on the right post and knocked home a power-play goal. Tyson Spink picked up the first of his four assists on the evening.<\/p>\n
“My brother [Tylor] gave me the puck and I saw Darcy standing there,” Spink said.<\/p>\n
The teams traded tallies in the second period. First, Dane Gibson found Dan Renouf streaking to the net and the junior snapped a shot over Zac Hamilton’s shoulder to tie the score.<\/p>\n
That was short-lived, however, as Jake Kulevich restored Colgate’s lead moments later. The Raiders capitalized on an ill-fated line change and Tyson Spink found Kulevich in the slot.<\/p>\n
“I could hear him calling for the puck and found him. He didn’t make any mistakes with it,” said Tyson Spink.<\/p>\n
“We didn’t play well last night,” he continued. “My brother and I knew we had to play better.”<\/p>\n
They did. The twins combined for seven points, with Tyson posting four assists. However, the superiority extended beyond the score sheet.<\/p>\n
“We really wanted to outcompete them,” Tyson Spink said.<\/p>\n
The Raiders blocked 20 shots and dominated the faceoff dot for most of the game.<\/p>\n
Maine coach Red Gendron was irritated by the loss, but more with the breakdown of discipline that led to Colgate’s chances.<\/p>\n
“A player left the ice early … he didn’t finish his shift,” said Gendron. “The way this team is constructed we can’t afford to make it harder on ourselves.”<\/p>\n
Down 5-1 with 2:43 remaining Maine called timeout. Gendron wanted to send a message.<\/p>\n
“We keep fighting to the end,” he said. “We made mistakes, they scored goals. I don’t care. We don’t stop.”<\/p>\n
Colgate coach Don Vaughan praised goaltender Hamilton, who earned his first victory.<\/p>\n
“He was anxious to get in net and that was evident in his play and his attitude,” Vaughan said. “Guys rally around that, and I think they did tonight.”<\/p>\n
The sophomore faced only three shots in the first period but 25 in the second and third when it was still a game.<\/p>\n
“I did breathe easier when we got that fourth one,” Vaughan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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