Raiders Fall Short Against Harvard
HAMILTON — Harvard scored three unanswered goals, including two empty netters, to earn a 4-1 win over Colgate Saturday.
HAMILTON — Harvard scored three unanswered goals, including two empty netters, to earn a 4-1 win over Colgate Saturday.
COACH HARDER'S COMMENTS
"After a slow start, we had a tremendously great effort but couldn't find the back of the net. This league is a battle every single night, and tonight was no exception. Already looking forward to next weekend."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Crimson took the lead at 2-1 with nine minutes remaining in the game off a face-off win that landed at the stick of Philip Tresca, who fired it home.
- Harvard sealed the win with an empty-netter by Mick Thompson with a minute left to make the score 3-1.
- A second empty-netter by Justin Solovey occurred seconds later to make the game 4-1.
- Max Nagel opened the scoring 4:54 into the second to make it 1-0 Raiders. He fired a shot past the goalie's glove off a breakaway following a loose puck that got broken up by Jack Brandt and Antonio Fernandez.
- Andrew Takacs kept the Crimson off the board with eight saves in the first period.
- The Raiders started the third period with power play after a Harvard penalty thirty seconds into the period, but it could not convert.
- Colgate earned its first power play chance 12:25 into the second but could not capitalize.
- The Raiders also successfully killed off three penalties in the first two periods.
GAME NOTES
- Takacs finished with 20 saves.
- Colgate outshot the Crimson 35-24.
- The Raiders now hold a 3-3-2 record in the last 10 meetings.
UP NEXT
Colgate is away next weekend, first at Clarkson Friday and then at St. Lawrence Saturday for 7 p.m. contests.
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