2008 Woodie Awards
One Up, One Down On Weekend Trip To Wayne St. For Women's Hockey
Andy McPartland
Issue date: 11/5/04 Section: Sports
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Head coach Scott Wiley and the Raider women's hockey team wanted a strong showing last weekend against Wayne State in order to prepare themselves for their first ECAC games today and tomorrow. Instead, the Raiders returned from Michigan after splitting two games with the Warriors, leaving them with things to prove in this weekend's games.
The Raiders won their third game in a row last Friday as they defeated Wayne State, 3-2. The Warriors sprinted out to a lead seven minutes into the first period when they snuck the puck past sophomore goaltender Brook Wheeler, who was making her first start of the season.
Senior captain Cheryl Setchell netted her first goal of the season at 12:21 of the opening period, with assists from sophomore Ashley Bradford and first-year Kate Wolgemuth. With the score knotted at one, it seemed as if the teams would go into intermission tied. However, junior Becky Irvine lit the lamp with 10 seconds left after a pass from first-year Cassie Reid, giving Colgate both a 2-1 lead and momentum heading into the second period.
First-year Mallory Johnston tallied her first collegiate goal 3:19 into the second period on the power play. Wayne State added its second goal just 45 seconds later, but Johnston's goal proved to be the game-winner as Wheeler and the Raiders held on for a 3-2 victory.
Wheeler, who appeared in seven games last year and posted four wins, made 14 saves - including seven in the third period - en route to the victory.
"Brook has been working hard this year to improve," Wiley said after the game. "She deserved the opportunity to show she can play. With [starting goalie] Rebecca [Lahar] being a senior this year, we wanted to give Brook some playing time. I thought she got better as the game went on and played very well."
Lahar found herself back in net for the second game, but Wayne State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first after slipping one by the all-ECAC goaltender seven minutes into the period.
The Raiders won their third game in a row last Friday as they defeated Wayne State, 3-2. The Warriors sprinted out to a lead seven minutes into the first period when they snuck the puck past sophomore goaltender Brook Wheeler, who was making her first start of the season.
Senior captain Cheryl Setchell netted her first goal of the season at 12:21 of the opening period, with assists from sophomore Ashley Bradford and first-year Kate Wolgemuth. With the score knotted at one, it seemed as if the teams would go into intermission tied. However, junior Becky Irvine lit the lamp with 10 seconds left after a pass from first-year Cassie Reid, giving Colgate both a 2-1 lead and momentum heading into the second period.
First-year Mallory Johnston tallied her first collegiate goal 3:19 into the second period on the power play. Wayne State added its second goal just 45 seconds later, but Johnston's goal proved to be the game-winner as Wheeler and the Raiders held on for a 3-2 victory.
Wheeler, who appeared in seven games last year and posted four wins, made 14 saves - including seven in the third period - en route to the victory.
"Brook has been working hard this year to improve," Wiley said after the game. "She deserved the opportunity to show she can play. With [starting goalie] Rebecca [Lahar] being a senior this year, we wanted to give Brook some playing time. I thought she got better as the game went on and played very well."
Lahar found herself back in net for the second game, but Wayne State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first after slipping one by the all-ECAC goaltender seven minutes into the period.