2008 Woodie Awards
Offense in Top Form, But Defense Lacking for Hockey
Ruben Leavitt
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: Sports
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The Raiders played a rough two-game series last week, suffering a 5-2 loss to Brown and a 6-4 loss against Yale. In both games, they hit several posts and were unable to capitalize on several good scoring opportunities.
"We are working very hard, but we are also getting frustrated," Head Coach Don Vaughan said. He also feels that the puck has not been bouncing in the Raiders' favor, and to make matters worse, "every mistake we make ends up in the back of our net."
Last Friday against Brown, each team held the lead at some point during the game. Midway through the first, sophomore forward David McIntyre capitalized on a terrific effort by senior captain and forward Jesse Winchester to keep the puck in the offensive zone in order to get a shot on net. McIntyre, standing in front of the net, picked up the puck and buried it top shelf for his second goal of the season.
The Bears tied the score several minutes later when Paul Baier scored an even strength goal. Early in the second period, Brown's Devin Timberlake struck with a power play goal in the second period to give the Bears a 2-1 lead. Midway through the second period, junior forward Peter Bogdanich, who made his first appearance in the line-up this season on Friday night, tallied his first goal of the season to level the score at two. Both teams went into the second intermission tied at two. Eight minutes into the third period, Brown's Aaron Volpatti scored to put Brown up by one. Teammate Sean Munch netted an even strength goal at the 13:45 mark, and Brown's Ryan Garbutt found the empty net to seal the scoring with 22 seconds left. Colgate's senior goalie Justin Kowalkoski completed his first start of the season with 37 saves. The shot differential tells the story of this game, as Colgate was outshot 17-7 in the third period and 42-31 overall.
Last Sunday's game against Yale was televised on ESPNU, and the fans were treated to an offensive showdown between the Bulldogs and Raiders. Both teams grinded out a back-and-forth battle, and the result wasn't decided until the waning minutes of the game. For the second consecutive contest, the Raiders took the first lead. First-year sensation Brian Day started the scoring for the Raiders, tipping in junior David Sloane's slap shot for his sixth goal of the season at 7:49. Four minutes later, senior Ben Camper won the face-off and followed up a rebound by diving toward the net to poke home his second goal of the season to put Colgate up 2-0. Yale eventually got on the board at 15:21 when Sean Backman snuck one past senior goalie Mark Dekanich. Colgate would enter the first intermission with a one-goal advantage.
"We are working very hard, but we are also getting frustrated," Head Coach Don Vaughan said. He also feels that the puck has not been bouncing in the Raiders' favor, and to make matters worse, "every mistake we make ends up in the back of our net."
Last Friday against Brown, each team held the lead at some point during the game. Midway through the first, sophomore forward David McIntyre capitalized on a terrific effort by senior captain and forward Jesse Winchester to keep the puck in the offensive zone in order to get a shot on net. McIntyre, standing in front of the net, picked up the puck and buried it top shelf for his second goal of the season.
The Bears tied the score several minutes later when Paul Baier scored an even strength goal. Early in the second period, Brown's Devin Timberlake struck with a power play goal in the second period to give the Bears a 2-1 lead. Midway through the second period, junior forward Peter Bogdanich, who made his first appearance in the line-up this season on Friday night, tallied his first goal of the season to level the score at two. Both teams went into the second intermission tied at two. Eight minutes into the third period, Brown's Aaron Volpatti scored to put Brown up by one. Teammate Sean Munch netted an even strength goal at the 13:45 mark, and Brown's Ryan Garbutt found the empty net to seal the scoring with 22 seconds left. Colgate's senior goalie Justin Kowalkoski completed his first start of the season with 37 saves. The shot differential tells the story of this game, as Colgate was outshot 17-7 in the third period and 42-31 overall.
Last Sunday's game against Yale was televised on ESPNU, and the fans were treated to an offensive showdown between the Bulldogs and Raiders. Both teams grinded out a back-and-forth battle, and the result wasn't decided until the waning minutes of the game. For the second consecutive contest, the Raiders took the first lead. First-year sensation Brian Day started the scoring for the Raiders, tipping in junior David Sloane's slap shot for his sixth goal of the season at 7:49. Four minutes later, senior Ben Camper won the face-off and followed up a rebound by diving toward the net to poke home his second goal of the season to put Colgate up 2-0. Yale eventually got on the board at 15:21 when Sean Backman snuck one past senior goalie Mark Dekanich. Colgate would enter the first intermission with a one-goal advantage.
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