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Colgate Stumbles in Regular Season Finale

BOSTON — A second-half run helped propel Boston University over Colgate 14-12 Friday evening in both team's Patriot League regular season finales.

BOSTON — A second-half run helped propel Boston University over Colgate 14-12 Friday evening in both team's Patriot League regular season finales.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • BU pulled ahead 14-10 with 5:05 left in the third. Rory Connor scored twice in the final 1:07, making it a two-goal game at 14-12, but the Raiders ran out of time.
  • Hunter Drouin had cut the deficit to two at 12-10 with just under 12 minutes left in the fourth.
  • Boston University outscored the Raiders 5-1 in the third. Colgate's lone goal came from Ryan Favaro at the 13:07 mark.
  • Colgate took an 8-7 advantage into the halftime locker room after the Terriers netted two late goals in the second.
  • The Raiders went on a 3-0 run earlier in the frame, starting with goals from Jack Turner and Favaro. R Connor then completed a hat trick with 3:50 left in the second, pushing the Raiders' lead to three at 8-5.
  • The teams exchanged goals at the start of the second. The Raiders got two quick ones from the Connor brothers, but the Terriers answered, tying the score at 5-5 at the 5:22 mark.
  • A back-and-forth first quarter saw the score even at 3-3 after 15 minutes. R. Connor got the Raiders on the board, and Turner quickly answered following a BU goal, making it 2-1 with 8:13 remaining. R. Connor then knotted it up at 3-3 off a nice feed from Andrew Kiefer.

GAME NOTES

  • R. Connor recorded his second-straight six-point game with five goals and an assist to lead the Raiders.
  • Drouin notched four points behind two goals and two helpers.
  • Matt LaCombe recorded 14 saves in goal.
  • Max Yates, Sam Erickson, and John Carrabine recorded two caused turnovers. Yates collected four ground balls, while Erickson and Carrabine scooped up three.
  • Kyle Rummel recorded 10 face off wins and picked up a team-high five ground balls.

UP NEXT
The Raiders earned the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League tournament and head to No. 4 seed Lehigh Tuesday for a quarterfinal matchup. Game time is yet to be determined.