2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Hockey Falls To UMass-Lowell
Clark, Alex
Issue date: 11/19/04 Section: Sports
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The Colgate men's hockey team came up just short yet again last Friday, losing its third one-goal game of the year to fall to a 7-3-0 record.
The Raiders traveled to face UMass-Lowell last week in their second look at a Hockey East opponent. Earlier in the year, the team dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Northeastern on Family Weekend. Luck stayed on the side of Colgate's Hockey East foe again last Friday, as the River Hawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the Raiders and held on for a 3-2 victory.
The game remained tight throughout the first half, as Colgate battled hard well into the second period. The ice began to tilt towards Raider senior netminder Steve Silverthorn midway through the middle frame, however, as Lowell generated many quality chances. Only Silverthorn's solid play kept the Raiders down just one goal heading into the third period.
The River Hawks finally cashed in on some of their chances after the intermission, however, and dug a huge hole for the visiting Raiders. A tally less than a minute into the period and one just three minutes later put Colgate down three goals late in the game.
"The game really was taken away at the beginning of the third period," Colgate head coach Don Vaughan said. "We gave up two quick goals, including one on the opening shift which was not a good goal. That put them up 2-0. Then they added a power play goal to make it 3-0. At that point, we took it to them."
The Raiders snapped back into gear following Lowell's third goal when first-year Tyler Burton notched his second career goal at the 8:00 mark. Junior Kyle Wilson then sliced the River Hawks lead to one with more than eight minutes left to play in the game. Colgate failed to complete the comeback, however, returning to the locker room with the sinking feeling that accompanies a one-goal loss.
"The difference in the game was those five or seven minutes at the start of the third period," Vaughan said. "I don't have the answer as to why we came out that way. Our guys have to understand that we have to play with determination for a full 60 minutes."
The Raiders traveled to face UMass-Lowell last week in their second look at a Hockey East opponent. Earlier in the year, the team dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Northeastern on Family Weekend. Luck stayed on the side of Colgate's Hockey East foe again last Friday, as the River Hawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the Raiders and held on for a 3-2 victory.
The game remained tight throughout the first half, as Colgate battled hard well into the second period. The ice began to tilt towards Raider senior netminder Steve Silverthorn midway through the middle frame, however, as Lowell generated many quality chances. Only Silverthorn's solid play kept the Raiders down just one goal heading into the third period.
The River Hawks finally cashed in on some of their chances after the intermission, however, and dug a huge hole for the visiting Raiders. A tally less than a minute into the period and one just three minutes later put Colgate down three goals late in the game.
"The game really was taken away at the beginning of the third period," Colgate head coach Don Vaughan said. "We gave up two quick goals, including one on the opening shift which was not a good goal. That put them up 2-0. Then they added a power play goal to make it 3-0. At that point, we took it to them."
The Raiders snapped back into gear following Lowell's third goal when first-year Tyler Burton notched his second career goal at the 8:00 mark. Junior Kyle Wilson then sliced the River Hawks lead to one with more than eight minutes left to play in the game. Colgate failed to complete the comeback, however, returning to the locker room with the sinking feeling that accompanies a one-goal loss.
"The difference in the game was those five or seven minutes at the start of the third period," Vaughan said. "I don't have the answer as to why we came out that way. Our guys have to understand that we have to play with determination for a full 60 minutes."