ORONO, Maine – Steven Swavely scored two goals, including the game-winning tally late in the third period, to lift Maine to a 3-1 victory over Colgate in collegiate men’s hockey action Friday at Alfond Arena.
In the first meeting between the two non-conference foes since the 2008-09 season, Swavely notched the game-winning goal with just 3:39 remaining in the third period, collecting a turnover deep in the Colgate zone and beating Raider keeper Charlie Finn for his fifth goal of the season.
Cam Brown added an empty-net goal with 13.5 seconds remaining to determine the final margin.
The two teams traded goals during the first period. Brett Corkey gave Colgate a 1-0 at the 9:52 mark with a slap shot from the top of the right point, only to see Swavely knot the score at 1-1 less than five minutes later with a wrist shot from the right faceoff dot.
Rob McGovern made 24 saves to earn his first win of the season for Maine. Finn finished the evening with 30 stops between the pipes for Colgate.
Bottom Line
Maine 3, Colgate 1
Won-Lost Records
– Maine improved to 5-11-4 overall and 5-1-1 at home with the victory
– Colgate slipped to 5-14-1 on the year with the setback
Key Raider Info
– Corkey netted his fourth goal and ninth point of the season with his first-period tally. He leads the Raider defensemen in scoring this season.
– Freshman Hunter Racine picked the lone assist on Corkey’s goal for his seventh point of the campaign (2g,5a). Racine moved into a tie with defenseman Willie Brooks (1g,6a) for the team lead in scoring amongst rookies.
Inside the Box Score
– Maine held a 33-25 shot advantage for the contest. The Raiders posted a 10-8 edge in the first period, but the Black Bears tallied 25 of the 40 shots recorded during the final two frames.
– Both teams were 0-for-3 on the power play. The Raiders recorded two shots during its three opportunities with the man advantage while the Black Bears registered six shot tries during its three power plays.
– Colgate posted a 35-18 advantage at the faceoff dot. Three Raiders – Mike Borkowski (12-of-20), Adam Dauda (11-of-16) and Tylor Spink (10-of-14) – all won double-digit draws for the Raiders.
– Kevin Lough recorded four shot attempts to lead Colgate. Swavely fired six shots on goal to pace Maine.
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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(on game)
“Obviously this is another disappointing loss for us. I thought we played well for two periods; we just didn’t have any jam in the third. It was an unfortunate turnover in terms of the game-winning goal, but there was a lot of other stuff going on prior to that. We were back on our heels for a lot of that third period and we didn’t have anything to push back with.”
