SCHENECTADY, NY - The Dutchwomen fell to no. 3 Colgate 6-1, this afternoon to conclude the 2017-18 season. 

The Raiders came out strong, skating fast and forcing the Dutchwomen to make plays. For the first 12 minutes of the game, things remained scoreless and shots were fairly even, as Colgate had just two more shots on goal than Union. However, at the 8:23 mark, Colgate's Jessie Eldridge won a loose puck off the boards and was able to slip the puck in to give the Raiders an early 1-0 lead.

After a few rebounded shots, with just under four minutes to go, Colgate was able to strike again and take a 2-0 advantage heading into the first intermission.

About halfway through the second period, Colgate dumped the puck down the ice, and as Eldridge picked it up, she managed to flick a wrister past Union's Kate Spooner.

Union's closest scoring chance came on a power play opportunity just under the eight-minute mark in the second period. Despite making a few quality shots, Colgate's pressure was too much for the Dutch and ultimately the penalty was killed. 

Just before the second intermission, Colgate won a battle off the boards and earned a one-on-one chance to go up 4-0.

With 16 minutes to go in regulation, senior Brandy Streeter took a one timer from the point, the hard shot got tipped in by Haley Shugart and helped cut down Union's deficit to three goals.

However, Colgate answered right back, pushing the game back to a four-goal margin at 5-1. 

After an empty netter, Colgate finished with a 6-1 victory over the Dutchwomen. 

After today's game, Union honored its three graduating seniors, Katie Laughlin, Caitlyn McLaren and Brandy Streeter. All three have been four year contributors to the women's hockey program. Today's game was McLaren's 136th career game, making her just one of three Dutchwomen to appear in 136 games, a program record.