ROCHESTER, N.Y. –Senior Darcy Murphy scored the game-winning goal with 1:28 remaining in the third period to break a 3-3 tie and lift Colgate to a 4-3 victory over RIT Saturday at the Gene Polisseni Center.
Murphy’s decisive tally highlighted a back-and-fourth third that saw the Tigers tie the game twice before the Marysville, Ont., product registered his first goal of the season to help the Raiders complete the sweep of the home-and-home series.
The line of Murphy, senior Mike Borkowski and sophomore Mike Panowyk led the way offensively for the Raiders, finishing with seven points in the contest. The senior duo tallied a goal and assist each while Panowyk chipped in a career-high three helpers.
Junior goaltender Charlie Finn turned in another solid performance between the pipes for Colgate, matching his career high with 43 saves. Mike Rotolo tallied 23 stops in net for the Tigers.
After a scoreless first period, Colgate took a 2-1 lead into third on the strength of second-period tallies from juniors Tim Harrison and Brett Corkey.
RIT tied the game at 2-2 just 62 seconds into the third with an even-strength goal from Greg Amlong, but senior Mike Borkowski restored the Raiders’ one-goal advantage midway through the frame with his team-leading fifth goal of the campaign.
The Tigers knotted the score at 3-3 a little more than four minutes after Borkowski’s strike when Myles Powell notched his first goal of the season with 4:09 remaining, setting up Murphy’s late-game heroics.
Bottom Line
Colgate 4, RIT 3
Won-Lost Records
– Colgate improved to 3-2-0 on the season
– RIT moved to 0-4-1 with the setback
Turning Point
– With the game tied at 3-3 late in the third period, Murphy tallied his first goal of the season with just 1:28 remaining in regulation.
– After taking a pass from Borkowski just inside the RIT zone, Murphy fired a snap shot towards the goal from the middle of the slot that was deflected by an RIT defender.
– The puck fluttered past Rotolo and landed in the crease before sliding across the goal line just inside the right post for the game-winning tally.
Key Raider Info
– Murphy’s game-winning goal was the seventh of his career. He also tallied multiple points for the second straight contest and the 12th game of his career.
– Finn finished with 40 or more saves in a contest for the second time this season and the fourth time in his career. He moved to 10-2-3 in his career when recording 30 or more saves in a game.
– Borkowski posted his second multiple-point game of the season and the 15th such game of his career.
– Panowyk established a new career high with three assists as he finished with multiple assists in a game for the second time this season.
– Junior Anthony Sanniti picked up his first assist of the season with a secondary helper on Corkey’s second-period tally.
Inside The Box Score
– RIT held a commanding 46-27 shot advantage for the contest. The Tigers held the advantage in the first (17-7) and third (18-6) periods, while the Raiders posted a 14-11 edge in the second.
– Colgate was 1-for-3 on the power play while RIT was 0-for-4 with the man advantage. The Raiders had to kill off a 45-second 5-on-3 during the first period.
– The two teams were even at the faceoff circle with each side winning 36 draws on the evening. Senior Tylor Spink was 16-of-28 at the dot to lead the Raiders.
– Borkowski fired five shots to lead Colgate while Alexander Kuqali notched seven for RIT to lead all players.
‘gate One Timers
– Colgate improved to 3-1-0 this season when scoring the first goal.
– The Raiders improved to 3-0-0 this season and 38-2-5 since the start of the 2012-13 season when leading after two periods.
– Colgate is now 3-1-0 this season and 36-4-1 since the beginning of the 2013-14 season when scoring three or more goals in a game.
– The Raiders moved to 1-2-0 when allowing more than 30 shots in a game this season.
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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(On game)
“I thought it was a really good road win for us tonight. We knew they were going to be coming hard at us. It was a full house, great energy in the building all night. We stuck with it. I thought we won more puck battles on the boards tonight than we did last night and we were rewarded for that.”
Senior Darcy Murphy
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(on game)
“Our line was working hard all game and we were fortunate enough to get the bounces in the third period. Hopefully we can keep it going.”
Up Next
– Colgate returns home Oct. 30 when it opens a two-game series against defending national champion Providence with a 7 p.m. contest at Starr Rink.
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