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SCHENECTADY, NY – No. 4/4 Union (26-8-4, 17-3-2 ECAC Hockey) surrendered four goals in the third period as Colgate (10-26-3, 4-15-3 ECAC Hockey) earned a 4-2 win in Game 2 of the ECAC Quarterfinals in front of 2,218 fans at Messa Rink.

 

For the Dutchmen, the loss snapped a 12-game unbeaten streak (11-0-1), and was their first defeat since a 4-1 setback on Jan. 21 against Dartmouth.

 

Union entered the third period with a 2-0 lead with goals from sophomore forward Wayne Simpson in the first period and freshman defenseman Mat Bodie in the second.

 

The Raiders got their offense going in the early part of the closing frame. Colgate forward Austin Mayer cut Union's lead in half at 5:48, chipping a rebound over the arm of sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid.

 

Colgate tied the game on their fourth power play opportunity of the evening when sophomore forward Kyle Bodie was whistled for a neutral zone tripping penalty at 9:57. Just over a minute into the man advantage, Colgate's Brian Day fired a wide angle shot that Chris Wagner deflected past Kinkaid at 11:06 to tie the game.

 

With the momentum in their favor, the Raiders took the lead at 14:48, when Robbie Bourdon scored on another deflection from the slot to give Colgate a 3-2 advantage.

 

Day sealed the game with an empty net goal at 19:22, sending the series to a deciding third game tomorrow night at Messa Rink.

 

The Dutchmen opened the game with a goal in the first ten minutes for the second straight night, as sophomore forward Wayne Simpson scored at 5:21 to give Union an early 1-0 lead. Sophomore defenseman Shawn Stuart chipped the puck up to Simpson, who skated into open ice for a one-on-one with a Colgate defenseman.

 

Simpson chipped a backhander over the outstretched arm of Colgate goaltender Eric Mihalik at 5:21 for his 16^th goal of the year to give Union a 1-0 lead.

 

Union would take a two goal advantage at 8:01 of the second period, as Bodie corralled a failed clear attempt by Colgate and fired a low wrist shot past Mihalik. The goal was Bodie's 30^th point of the season (six goals, 24 assists), giving the freshman the school single-season scoring record by a defenseman, previously set by Mike Schreiber (29 points in 2009-10).

 

But Colgate rallied to hand the Dutchmen just their second loss of the season when leading after two periods (19-2-2).

 

For the game, Union outshot Colgate 29-22, as Kinkaid made 18 saves, while Mihalik stopped 27 shots. The Dutchmen were held scoreless on the power play on two chances, while Colgate went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

 

The Dutchmen will take on the Raiders tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at Messa Rink, with tickets to go on sale at the Messa Rink box office, beginning at 2:00 p.m.