ROCHESTER (Interstat) — Alexia Aubin recorded one goal and three assists, and Colgate used a three-goal second period to pull away from RIT for a 6-3 victory Friday in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Gene Polisseni Center. The announced attendance was 963. Colgate, the visiting Raiders, improved to 1-0. RIT, the home Tigers, fell to 0-3. Colgate scored twice in the first period, three times in the second and once in the third. RIT scored twice in the first and once in the third.

RIT opened the scoring early in the first period. Brac Kelley put the Tigers ahead at 4:57, with Linda Rulle assisting. Colgate answered at 6:30 when Chloe Goofers scored from Addison Tremel and Keira Owen. The Tigers regained the lead at 7:58 on Rulle’s goal, with Kelley and Addie Alvarez picking up assists. Emma Gervais Beauchamp tied the game at 15:42 for Colgate, scoring from Aubin. The teams went to the first intermission tied 2-2. RIT held its only lead of the game during the opening period.

Colgate took control in the second period. Dorothy Copetti scored at 21:58 from Emma Pais and Aubin. Madison Cronan made it 4-2 at 28:29 from Taylor Senecal. Aubin then added a goal of her own at 34:04 from Avery Pickering, completing a stretch of three unanswered Colgate goals. RIT could not solve Colgate goaltender Brooke Davis in the period, while penalties began to mount. Linda Vocetkova of Colgate and Addie Alvarez and Brac Kelley of RIT received roughing penalties at 25:36. Jaimee Spring of Colgate was called for interference at 30:44, and Dorothy Copetti of Colgate was whistled for hooking at 38:55. Colgate led 5-2 after two periods. The Tigers managed few clean looks as the Raiders pulled away.

In the third period, Colgate extended its lead at 46:38 when Pais scored from Aubin and Senecal. RIT got one back at 50:00 when Zoe Ziotas scored from Ireland Stein and Kailey Favro. The Tigers pressed for more, but Davis finished with 15 saves on 18 shots. The period included several penalties. Ziotas of RIT was called for slashing at 40:47, Madeline Palumbo of Colgate for tripping at 41:53, Ireland Stein of RIT for bodychecking at 46:32 and Alvarez of RIT for boarding at 47:08. Colgate closed out the 6-3 win. The teams combined for 10 penalties in the game.

Aubin was Colgate’s top star with one goal, three assists and five shots on goal. Rulle led RIT with one goal, one assist and five shots on goal. Gervais Beauchamp added one goal and six shots on goal for Colgate. Pais had one goal, one assist, six shots on goal and one hit. Copetti contributed one goal, five shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Davis earned the win in net with 15 saves on 18 shots. Kelley had one goal, one assist, two shots on goal and two penalty minutes for RIT. Cronan scored one goal on two shots. Senecal recorded two assists and three shots on goal. Alvarez finished with one assist, two shots on goal and four penalty minutes. Aubin’s four points paced all skaters.

RIT entered the game after losses to Clarkson and dropped its third straight decision to open the season. Colgate began its season with the road win. The Raiders are scheduled to host RIT in a rematch at Colgate. Colgate also has upcoming games against Saint Cloud State, Boston University, Ohio State, RPI, Union and Princeton. RIT is set to host Delaware, Brown, Northeastern and Penn State and visit Robert Morris. The Tigers will look to break their early skid in the return meeting.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of RIT 4, Colgate 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Colgate with an 82.6 percent probability to win. The projections were made before the game.