HAMILTON — The  No. 15  Raiders fell 18-17 to Bucknell Saturday afternoon at Andy Kerr Stadium after the Bison scored two late goals to pull ahead. 

Rory Connor notched a career-high 10 points with five  goals and five assists. Ryan Favaro logged six points (3G, 3A), while Liam Connor, Jack Turner contributed five points.

COACH KARWECK'S COMMENTS
"I didn't do a good enough job this week preparing the guys. In the Patriot League, you're going to get everyone's best game, and that's what we want. I told the players in the locker room we have exactly the guys we need to do what we need on the field, and frankly, I didn't put them in a position to do so. This one stings because we have been doing so many good things. We were a little undisciplined and sloppy in some areas and that falls on me."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Connor Davis scored the game-winning goal for Bucknell with 4:01 left in the fourth. One minute prior the Bison tied the game at 17-17. 
• The Raiders had a chance to tie the game late. R. Connor fired a shot wide with seven seconds left and Hunter Drouin had an attempt saved as time expired. 
• R. Connnor had put the Raiders up 17-16 with 6:18 remaining. 
• The teams exchanged blows at the start of the final quarter,  L. Connor scored twice at the beginning of the frame, including a goal that gave the Raiders a 16-15 advantage, but the Bison responded each time.
• Bucknell ended the third quarter on a 4-1 run to pull within one at 14-13. Turner found the back of the net following a faceoff win and feed from Kyle Rummel at the 4:13 mark to put the score at 14-11. 
• The Raiders went on a 3-0 run to start the third, with two straight from R. Connor and one from Turner. Bucknell then answered with two in a row to get back within two at 13-11. 
• Colgate took a 10-9 lead into the halftime locker room following a Bison goal late in the second frame.
• After Bucknell notched the first two tallies of the second, the Raiders went on a 7-0 run to pull ahead. Andrew Kiefer scored between a pair of goals from R. Connor. L. Connor then notched a goal, making it 10-8 Colgate.
• Turner had put one in and Ryan Favaro netted back-to-back tallies, pulling the Raiders within two at 8-6 at the 7:12 mark. 
• The Connor brothers went back-to-back to knot the score at 3-3 with 3:53 left in the opening frame but Bucknell scored three straight to take a 6-3 lead at the end of the quarter. 
• Bucknell jumped out to a 3-1 lead with Turner netting the Raiders' goal just over three and a half minutes into the quarter. 

GAME NOTES

• R. Connor became the second Raider to log 10 points this season after Turner did so against UAlbany. 
• L. Connor's five points came by a career-high four goals and one assist. 
• Favaro posted a career-best with his six points, also logging a career-high three helpers.
• John Carrabine recorded three caused turnovers. 
• Rummel went 13-of-25 from the faceoff 'x' and scooped up a team-high five ground balls.
• Thomas Lala and Max Yates picked up three ground balls.