Contact: Mike Zimmerman
January 6, 2003
Phone: (315) 228-6761
Fax: (315) 228-7977
Email: mzimmerman@mail.colgate.edu
ORONO, ME– The ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ women’s hockey team fell to the Black Bears of Maine on Monday evening 5-0 at Alfond Arena.
Maine was led by leading scorer Karen Droog, who registered a hat-trick and an assist for the victorious Black Bears.
Droog scored at 18:45 of the first period from Nicole Munro who finished the game with a goal and two assists.
Munro netted her third of the season at 13:21 of the second period to give Maine a 2-0 lead. Droog and Vicky Johnstone picked up the assists on the goal.
Droog netted goal number two of the game at 6:30 of the final frame off a pass from Munro. Droog’s seventh goal of the season at 8:10 increased Maine’s lead to 4-0. Naomi Smethurst recorded her first assist on the goal. The Black Bears set the final at 5-0 when Raffi Wolf scored at 15:15 of the third from Laura Maddin.
Maine outshot ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 30-21 and was successful on one of four power plays. ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ was 0-4 on the power play.
Rebecca Lahar made 25 stops between the pipes for ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ.
Maine has never lost to or tied ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ in four tries, with the last two games being 5-0 decisions.
The two teams are back in action Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Alfond Arena.