HAMILTON — Colgate cruised past Holy Cross for a 15-3 win on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Andy Kerr Stadium.

With the victory, the Raiders clinched a spot in the Patriot League tournament. 

COACH KARWECK'S COMMENTS
"I'm so proud of the guys, and I told them that in the locker room. We got back to the fundamentals this week. We really put the guys in a place to do some things in practice that we have been asking them to do all year. They are the ones that did the work though, and it is really impressive. Although it is also tough and demanding, what you get out of it is the jubilation you feel today. I'm super proud of this group, we are hitting our stride right where we want to, and we are excited for this next game coming up."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rory Connor and Jack Turner gave the Raiders a 2-0 lead just over three and a half minutes in. Patty Eldrege and Ben Trumble found the back of the net later in the quarter, followed by another from Turner to make it 6-1 Raiders at the end of the first.
• Colgate outscored Holy Cross 5-1 in the second. Liam Connor scored between two goals from Trumble, making it 9-1.
• Turner completed his hat trick at the 6:40 mark of the second before another from L. Connor just over two minutes later pushed the Raiders lead to double digits at 11-1. The Crusaders got one back before the half to make it a nine-goal game.
• A low-scoring third saw the Raiders tally two goals, but they held the Crusaders to one, thanks to five saves from Matt LaCombe in the quarter.
• R. Connor had made it 12-2 with 9:44 remaining, and Turner found the back of the net with eight seconds left, pushing it back to a 10-goal advantage at 13-3.
• Colgate added two more in the fourth. R. Connor completed his hat trick just over 30 seconds into the quarter, and senior Will Hoyt netted his first career goal with 56 seconds left.
• LaCombe also stood tall in the fourth, making nine saves and holding the Crusaders off the scoreboard.

GAME NOTES

• Turner (4G, 2A) and R. Connor (3G, 3A) led the team with six points while L. Connor tacked on five (3G, 2A).
• Trumble logged his first hat trick of the season.
• R. Connor's third goal of the game also marked the 100th of his career, making him the second player this season to reach the mark.
• L. Connor made program history during the game with his 35th assist, breaking the record for most in a season.
• LaCombe stopped a season-high 18 shots between the pipes.
• Sam Erickson logged three caused turnovers, while Max Yates and Quinn Fitzsimmons recorded two.
• John Carrabine added to the defensive efforts with a team-high five ground balls.

UP NEXT
The Raiders wrap up the regular season on the road, heading to Boston University next Friday for a 6 p.m. contest.