SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College women's ice hockey team said goodbye to five seniors in their final home contest of their collegiate careers in a 4-1 loss to Colgate on Saturday afternoon at Messa Rink.
In a post-game ceremony, senior forwards
Elsa Bruestle,
Mac Purvis and
Stefanie Thomson joined co-captains
Ashley Johnston and
Maddy Norton in saying goodbye to the Union fans and their teammates.
The Dutchwomen's lone goal came in the third period when junior defenseman
Alex Tancrell-Fontaine wristed a shot past Colgate goaltender Ashlynne Ranod on the power play. She was set up by junior
Christine Valente and senior
Maddy Norton, who registered her nation-leading 15
th power play assist of the season.
Rachel Wash opened up the first period scoring chances when she was hauled down a breakaway while the Raiders were short handed. She was awarded a penalty shot but was stopped by junior goaltender
Shenae Lundberg to keep the game scoreless.
The Raiders opened up the scoring midway through the first period when Miriam Drubel tapped in a rebound with an extra attacker on the ice. Jocelyn Simpson received the primary assist after bouncing the original shot off Lundberg. Rachel Walsh also tallied an assist on the play.
The next goal would come about 20 minutes later in the second period when Rachel Walsh registered her fifth goal of the season off assists from Nicole Gass and Miriam Drubel.
Colgate would add another score on the power play in the third period to extend the lead to three before Tancrell-Fontaine's tally brought the Dutchwomen back to within two scores. Union pulled Lundberg in favor of the extra attacker with a little less than two minutes to play but the Dutchwomen were unable to capitalize on the extra skater. Miriam Drubel picked up her second tally of the season on an empty net goal.
Lundberg finished the game with 31 saves to Rando's 12.
Union was dominant in the faceoff circle, recording 31 wins. Valente once again led the Dutchwomen in faceoffs with 9 wins. Thomson won eight of the nine faceoffs she took.
The Dutchwomen close out the 2013-14 season by traveling to St. Lawrence and Clarkson next weekend.
