No. 11/11 Women's Hockey Edged by No. 3/3 Colgate, 3-2No. 11/11 Women's Hockey Edged by No. 3/3 Colgate, 3-2

No. 11/11 Women's Hockey Edged by No. 3/3 Colgate, 3-2

HAMILTON, N.Y.- The No. 11/11 Penn State women's ice hockey team dropped final game of the series against No. 3/3 Colgate 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • After a scoreless first period, Colgate struck first as Kristýna Kaltounková scored 3:45 into the second period to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead.
  • Penn State answered six minutes later as Maggie MacEachern scored her first goal of the season against her former team 9:26 into the frame off a feed from Tessa Janecke to even the score at 1-1.
  • Colgate scored the final goal of the period coming from Syndey Morrow 11:19 into the period to give Colgate a 2-1 lead heading into the third frame.
  • Colgate fired first in the third period as Kaitlyn O'Donohoe scored on the power-play 32 seconds in the frame to give the Raiders a 3-1 lead.
  • The Nittany Lions answered 11 minutes later as Brianna Brooks scored her first goal of the season in the open lane to make the final score 3-2. 

GOALTENDERS

  • Senior goalie Josie Bothun recorded 25 saves and allowed three goals to move her record to 1-4-1 on the year.

STATS AND NOTES

  • The Nittany Lions out-shot the Raiders 29-28.
  • Colgate now leads the series 6-4-0.
  • Brianna Brooks and Maggie MacEachern each scored their first goals as a Nittany Lion. 

UP NEXT

  • Penn State returns to action on Friday, Oct. 13 when they travel to face Cornell at 6 p.m. 

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