HANOVER, N.H. – Brad Schierhorn recorded his first career hat trick to lead No. 7 seed Dartmouth to a 3-2 overtime victory over No. 10 seed Colgate in game one of an ECAC Hockey first round series Friday at Thompson Arena.
The Big Green captain found the back of the net in the first and third periods before netting the game-winning goal in overtime to propel Dartmouth to victory and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.
Schierhorn opened the scoring at the midway point of the first period, putting home a rebound with 10:47 gone in the opening frame to give Dartmouth the early 1-0 advantage.
Colgate rallied to take a 2-1 lead with two goals in a 4:44 span during the second period. Tylor Spink tied the contest at 1-all at the 13:20 mark, beating Dartmouth keeper James Kruger high to the glove side from left faceoff dot for his 12th goal of the season.
Emilio Audi put the Raiders in front less than five minutes later, jamming home a loose puck during a goalmouth scramble with 1:56 remaining in the middle frame for his first goal of the campaign.
Schierhorn netted his second of the evening near the midway mark of the third, knocking home a rebound from just outside the left post at the 9:02 mark to tie the game at 2-2.
In overtime, Schierhorn completed the hat trick with 10:59 elapsed in the first overtime session. A loose puck created off a blocked shot bounced to Schierhorn, who was all alone in the left faceoff circle, where he fired the puck into the cage before Colgate goaltender Charlie Finn could get in position for the game winner.
Finn made 35 saves in goal for Colgate. Kruger turned aside 20 shots between the pipes for Dartmouth.
Bottom Line
No. 7 Dartmouth 3, No. 10 Colgate 2 (OT)
Won-Lost Records
– Dartmouth improved to 15-14-1 overall as it took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.
– Colgate slipped to 10-23-1 on the season with the setback.
Key Raider Info
– Tylor Spink tallied his sixth goal in the last five games with his second-period tally. Spink has recorded seven points (6g,1a) in those games.
– Tyson Spink extended his point-scoring streak to five games with his assist on twin brother Tylor’s second-period goal. Spink has six points (1g,5a) in those contests.
– Tim Harrison stretched his point-scoring streak to four games with his assist on Tylor Spink’s goal. Harrison has six points, all assists, in those contests.
– Audi tallied his first goal since scoring in the third period at Union on Jan. 15, 2015.
– Mike Borkowski recorded the primary assist on Audi’s goal, moving him into sole possession of third place on the team’s scoring chart with 19 points (12g,7a).
– Ken Citron picked up the secondary assist on Audi’s strike, giving him give points (2g,3a) this season.
Inside the Box Score
– Dartmouth out-shot Colgate, 38-22, for the contest. The Big Green held the edge in shots during all three periods in regulation (9-6, 11-9, 15-3). The Raiders posted a 4-3 margin in overtime.
– Both teams were 0-for-2 on the power play. Dartmouth registered four shots in 3:14 of man advantage time while Colgate tallied three shots in the same amount of power play time.
– Colgate held a 36-31 edge at the faceoff dot. Tylor Spink (13-of-23) and Mike Borkowski (11-of-23) both won double-digit draws for the Raiders.
– Darcy Murphy led Colgate with six shot attempts while four players tallied four shots each to pace the Big Green.
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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(on game)
“We had our chances, we had our looks. Clearly it was an evenly matched game. They maybe had the advantage in shots, but I thought we had some pretty quality looks as well. That’s playoff hockey. Our guy blocks it and it bounces right to their guy on the backside with a wide-open net. That’s the game.”
Up Next
– The two teams resume their first round series Saturday. Puck drop at Thompson Arena is set for 7 p.m.
