HAMILTON — Colgate pulled away from Navy in the third quarter to defeat the Midshipmen 14-9 Saturday afternoon at Andy Kerr Stadium.

The Raiders were led by Rory Connor (5G, 3A) and Liam Connor (2G, 4A), with the brothers combining for 14 points. Jack Turner also logged a four-goal performance. 

COACH KARWECK'S COMMENTS 
"That was an incredible Patriot League battle. Navy is a really good team and I think they are going to do some really good things the rest of the way. I have great respect for Coach Amplo and what he has been doing. To go out there and get that win and see our 2015 team in the stands was something we were proud of, along with our effort today. These guys have been doing a great job week in and week out."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Each side netted one goal in the final frame. R. Connor scored just under two minutes into the fourth, and Navy followed a little over a minute later.
• The Raiders outscored the Mids 7-3 in the third. Following two straight Navy goals, Colgate ended the third on a 4-1 run, including a streak of three straight. R. Connor started it, firing one home at the 6:42 mark.
• Ryan Favaro added a man-up tally after the Mids scored to make it 11-8. The Connor brothers assisted each other on two straight, pushing the Raiders' advantage to five at 13-8.
• Colgate started the third on a 3-0 run with a goal from Turner and two from R. Connor, putting the score at 9-5 with just over 11 and a half minutes remaining.
• Turner logged a hat trick in the second quarter, tallying all of the Raiders' goals and helping his team hold a 6-5 halftime advantage. He fired one in on a man-up with 1:09 left before Navy answered back with 11 seconds remaining.
• Turner went back-to-back to start the quarter before the Midshipmen added two straight, making the score 5-4 at the 5:32 mark.
• Matt LaCombe made a beautiful save to deny the Mids from point-blank range in the second. He also stopped three shots in the opening frame.
• In the first, Andrew Kiefer got Colgate on the board four and a half minutes into the game, then L. Connor made it 2-0 at the 4:21 mark off a back-door-feed from Hunter Drouin. Ryan Favaro scored between Navy tallies, and the Raiders held a 3-2 lead at the end of the quarter.

GAME NOTES

• R. Connor's five goals and eight points led the team. It marked his fourth five-plus goal game this season.
• Turner netted his 100th career goal. His four goals made it the seventh game he has found the back of the net three or more times.
• L. Connor posted his fifth straight game with five-plus points.
• Max Yates scooped up a team-best eight ground balls.
• John Carrabine caused two turnovers and collected four ground balls. Michael Kiely logged two caused turnovers and corralled two GBs.
• Kyle Rummel won nine faceoffs and collected four ground balls, while Johnny Hartzell went five-for-seven with two ground balls.
• Colgate held a 53-34 advantage in shots, including a 33-16 lead in shots on goal.
•  LaCombe finished with seven saves between the pipes.

UP NEXT
The Raiders remain home next Saturday, hosting No. 9 Army at 2 p.m.