FINAL from Starr: St. Lawrence 4, Colgate 3 (Game 2)
Third period notes
Goal SLU - Matt Raley.
Goal SLU - Drewiske
8 minutes to go...
Goal Colgate - Thomas Larkin on the PP
Now D. Keller goes to the box for obstruction/tripping.
Just an awesome PK for St. Lawrence. SLU back to full strength.
Gate goes on the PP... big PK here for the saints.
GoalSLU Nick Pitsikoulis off a rebound.
Caister is back in the game. Good news for Sainst fans.
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Second period impressions
St. Lawrence has much to be pleased about. They outskated the Raiders that period. Although they didn't tie the game, they did get back within one. Tisi continues to play well.
The Saints need to keep up their aggression and pressure the Raiders if they want to tie it up or win. They also have to stay out of the box. They gave two penalties — 5 for the game — this period. Colgate has taken a lot of penalties (6 last night, 5 tonight). If SLU can stay out of the penalty, Colgate will pick up at least one this period and possibly open the door. Check McKenzie's goal vid below.
Second period notes
SLU goes on the PP again. Fourth of the period. Just like last night.
St. Lawrence is starting to play like they did to end last night's game. I expect a tying score inside of three minutes here in the second.
Saints fail to score on the PP. Bollig had a decent look but couldn't pull the trigger. 4:30 to play.
Power play SLU - Caister was railed into the boards. He got up slow. We'll see if he returns.
Penalty on SLU - Jeff Caister.
Goal SLU Who else but Mike McKenzie?
Penalty on Ethan Cox. SLU on the PP
St. Lawrence appears to have finally gotten rid of its penalty problems. Too bad they've already given up two PP goals.
Gate back to full strength. St. Lawrence is losing a lot of battles but slowly getting more zone time. Need to score the next goal.
SLU goes on the PP finally.
Goal Colgate - Price again... this one off a rebound.
And now Flanagan heads to the box for two minutes for a hold. Not sure about that one. Colgate goes to a 4-on-3.
Matching minors to both teams on a face off. 4-on-4 for two minutes.
Alex Evin needed only four saves that period. Tisi had 12. Shows you what those penalties do to a team.
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First period impressions
St. Lawrence didn't match Colgate's intensity early on and took some uncharacteristic penalties. Two hooking calls and an interference. All of them in the neutral zone or COLGATE'S own zone. Not good at all.
The Saints need to find the fire and stop taking penalties. I suspect Marsh is telling them the same thing. The energy just wasn't there and Colgate finally ended it's long drought on the PP against SLU.
Saints aren't attacking enough and are sitting back, letting Colgate control the tempo and zone time. Part of that is the penalties and part of that is just playing carelessly.
A lot of hockey left, but Marsh has to be concerned with t he lack of urgency felt amongst the Saints. I guarantee you St. Lawrence does not want to come back tomorrow.
The did, after all, check out of their hotel this morning.
First period notes
The Saints are simply taking too many penalties... and close together. Tisi has made some incredible saves, but one finally got through on a shot from the blue line.
Goal Colgate - Jeremy Price and SLU picks up another penalty.
SLU goes back on the PK. Klancher to the box for hooking. Easy call after an unforced Gate turnover in their own end.
The Saints looked really good on the PK. Colgate, although they moved the puck well, only got one shot on Tisi.
Colgate goes on the PP as Raley heads to the box for interference.
The Saints are getting a ton of zone time, but aren't getting a lot of shots to the net.
Both teams are skating fairly even as we skate 7 minutes into the first period.
Bollig missed a good chance as he skated by a defender but a nice save by Evin.
A bad start to the power play and St. Lawrence fails to score on it. That wasn't a result of a good PK by Colgate. The Saints look a little out of sync. Tisi is playing well though.
Penalty just 36 seconds into the game against Colgate.
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No real changes from last night. The guys spent the morning in Syracuse, where they're staying in a hotel, touring the Carmelo Anthony Basketball Center on the Syracuse University campus. Everyone was thoroughly impressed.
Here are your starters
Officials: Scott Whittlemore (R); Tim Kotyra (R); William Lyons (L); Matt Brolsma (L).
SLU:
Forwards: Mike McKenzie, Travis Vermeulen, Alex Curran
Defensemen: Jeff Ciaster, Derek Keller
Goalie: Kain Tisi
Colgate
Forwards: Matt Firman, Ethan Cox, Jason Williams
Defensemen: Wade Poplawski, Thomas Larkin
Goalie: Alex Evin
