HAMILTON – Anthony Angello scored 1:10 into overtime to lift Cornell to a 3-2 victory over Colgate in ECAC Hockey action Saturday at Starr Rink.
The Raiders held a 2-1 lead after the first period. Tyson Spink opened the scoring just 3:40 into the contest before Patrick McCarron tied the game at 1-1 with 15:35 elapsed in the first.
Brett Corkey put Colgate back in front less than two minutes later with a goal during a 5-on-3 opportunity, but Matt Buckles answered with a power play strike of his own late in the second period to draw Cornell level at 2-2 and set up Angello’s overtime heroics.
Mitch Gillam made 26 saves in goal for Cornell. Charlie Finn stopped 30 shots between the pipes for Colgate.
Bottom Line
Cornell 3, Colgate 2 (ot)
Won-Lost Records
– Cornell improved to 5-1-0 overall and 3-1-0 in ECAC action as it completed a sweep of the home-and-home series.
– Colgate slipped to 4-7-0 and 1-3-0 with the setback.
Turning Point
– Angello made Cornell’s final regular season appearance in Starr Rink a happy one for the Big Red with his second goal of the season 70 seconds into overtime.
– Reece Wilcox started the play, breaking up a Colgate breakout attempt in the neutral zone and playing the puck to Jeff Kubiak.
– Kubiak left the puck just outside the blue line for Angello, who carried the biscuit into the Raiders zone before beating Finn with a snap shot between the legs from just below the right faceoff dot for the game winner.
Key Raider Info
– Tyson Spink extended his team-leading point total to 11 (5G, 7A) with his first period tally. Kevin Lough was credited with the lone assist on the play.
– Brett Corkey tallied his second point in as many contests with his power play goal in the first. Corkey now has seven points (3G, 4A) in 11 games this season to lead all Colgate defensemen in scoring.
– Tylor Spink recorded his ninth point of the season with an assist on Corkey’s power play tally. He is now second on the team in scoring with nine points (3G, 6A) and sits just 10 points away from 100 for his career.
– Darcy Murphy earned the primary assist on Corkey’s goal, giving him eight points (3G, 5A) to move him into a tie with Borkowski for third on the team’s scoring chart.
– Newcomer Cameron Radizwon made his collegiate debut in the contest.
Inside the Box Score
– Cornell out-shot Colgate, 33-28, for the contest. The Raiders held a 16-8 margin for the first period, but the Big Red enjoyed a 25-12 advantage for the remainder of the contest.
– Both teams scored on the power play as Colgate was 1-for-5 and Cornell was 1-for-2 with the man advantage. The Raiders had a pair of 5-on-3 opportunities during the first period, converting one of those two situations.
– Colgate dominated the faceoff dot, winning 43-of-65 draws in the game. Tylor Spink was 21-of-26 to lead the Raiders.
– Tylor Spink led all players with six shots while Buckles and Eric Freschi paced Cornell with five each.
‘gate One Timers
– Saturday’s contest marked the fifth time in the last seven games between Cornell and Colgate that the contest has gone to overtime. The Raiders are 0-2-3 in those contests.
– The game was the first overtime contest for Colgate this season.
– The Raiders moved to 2-4-0 in one-goal games in 2015-16.
– Colgate was held to two goals or fewer for the fourth straight contest and moved to 1-5-0 in such games this season.
– The Raiders allowed three or more goals for the seventh time this season and moved to 1-6-0 in such contests.
From the Source
Colgate head coach Don Vaughan
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(on game)
“I thought we played a really good game. We certainly played well enough to get something out of this one. It’s just really disappointing that we gave it up like we did.”
Up Next
– Colgate takes to the road Nov. 20 for a 7 p.m. contest at Brown.
