HAMILTON – Nick Saracino tallied two goals, including the game winner less than four minutes into the third, to lift No. 3 Providence to a 4-3 victory over Colgate in collegiate men’s ice hockey action Saturday at Starr Rink.
Saracino opened the scoring midway through the first period and notched his second of the game early in the third to power the defending national champions to a sweep of the host Raiders.
Garrett Gamaz and Jake Walman also scored for Providence. Seniors Darcy Murphy and Tylor Spink, and sophomore Evan Peterson found the back of the net for Colgate.
After trading goals in the first period, Providence used tallies from Gamez and Walman to build a 3-1 advantage just past the halfway point of the contest.
Murphy pulled the Raiders within one on a power play goal at the 14:49 mark of the second, but Saracino netted his second of the game 3:55 into the third to restore Providence’s two-goal margin.
Colgate quickly made it a one-goal game again thanks to Spink, who notched his third goal of the season only 50 seconds after Saracino’s tally, but the Friars kept the Raiders from netting the equalizer to remain undefeated.
Rookie netminder Hayden Hawkey was victorious in his first collegiate start, turning aside 24 shots for the Friars. Junior Charlie Finn was between the pipes for the Raiders, finishing the contest with 35 saves.
Bottom Line
No. 3 Providence 4, Colgate 3
Won-Lost Records
– Providence remained undefeated, improving to 6-0-1 on the season.
– Colgate moved to 3-4-0 overall with the setback.
Turning Point
– With the score tied at 1-1 at the start of the second period, Providence scored two goals in a span of 7:37 to take a 3-1 lead.
– Gamez gave the Friars the lead at the 5:13 mark of the middle period, converting a feed from Bryan Lemos for his first collegiate tally.
– Walman doubled the Friars margin to 3-1 midway through the frame, beating Finn with a shot from the top of the point for his fourth goal of the weekend. Mark Jankowski and Brandon Tanev picked up assists on the goal, which came at the 12:50 mark of the second.
Key Raider Info
– Tylor Spink notched a goal and an assist in the contest for his second multi-point game of the season and the 24th of his career.
– Peterson scored his fourth career goal in the first period and his first at Starr Rink.
– Charlie Finn made 30 or more saves for the third time this season and the 16th time in his career. He moved to 10-3-3 during his career in those contests.
– Sophomore Mike Panowyk picked up his sixth assist of the season on Peterson’s first-period tally. He is now tied with senior Tyson Spink for the team lead in that category.
– Juniors Andrew Black and Brett Corkey also recorded assists during the game. Corkey picked up the secondary assist on Murphy’s power play goal in the second while Black was credited with the only assist on Tylor Spink’s third period strike.
Inside the Box Score
– Providence held a 39-27 shot advantage for the contest. The Raiders posted a 14-9 edge in the first, but the Friars held a 30-13 edge of the final two periods.
– Colgate was 1-for-2 on the power play while Providence was 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
– The Raiders posted a 35-27 advantage at the faceoff dot. Senior Mike Borkowski was 14-of-25 while Tylor Spink was 12-of-19 to lead Colgate.
– Walman led all players with eight shot attempts while senior Kevin Lough and Tyson Spink fired five shots each to pace Colgate.
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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(on game)
“It was a great bounce-back game for us. I thought we had much better energy and our effort was better. We generated a lot more opportunities than we did last night. A couple of bounces and it could have gone our way tonight. That’s a good sign for us. ”
Up Next
– Colgate opens ECAC Hockey play Nov. 6 when it entertains No. 9 Quinnipiac in a 7 p.m. contest at Starr Rink.
– Tickets are available by calling 315-228-7600 or by visiting bleedcolgatemaroon.com.
