HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Yale women's hockey team fell to No. 5 Colgate, 3-0, on Friday evening on the road. The Raiders tallied one goal in each period to lock up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming ECAC Hockey Tournament.
With the victory, Colgate improved to 26-7-0 overall with a 17-4-0 mark in conference play. The team secured a first-round bye in the postseason tournament and are locked into the No. 2 seed behind Cornell, who clinched the top position on Friday evening. The Bulldogs fell to 15-11-2 overall with a 10-10-1 record in ECAC play. With one regular-season game remaining, Yale sits in sixth place, half point ahead of Princeton.
Scoring Summary
- P1, 14:55 | Colgate opened the scoring with a goal by Addison Spitz. 1-0 COLGATE
- END OF 1 | The Bulldogs earned two power play opportunities but could not capitalize with the player advantage. Yale also killed off one Colgate power play.
- P2, 9:33 | Midway through the second period, Colgate doubled up its lead with a goal from Kristyna Kaltounkova. 2-0 COLGATE
- P3, 6:07 | Neena Brick tallied the third goal for the Raiders. 3-0 COLGATE
Game Notes
- Colgate swept the season series after beating Yale 4-3 on Nov. 9
- Friday's loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Bulldogs.
- Pia Dukaric and Naomi Baechler split time in goal for the Bulldogs. Dukaric stopped 31 shots and Baechler made a pair of saves.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will wrap up the regular season on Saturday at Cornell.
