Saint Cloud State Huskies at Colgate Raiders
HAMILTON, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Colgate Raiders will host the Saint Cloud State Huskies in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game on Friday at Starr Arena in Hamilton, N.Y. Colgate enters with a 2-0 record, and Saint Cloud State enters at 4-0. The game matches two unbeaten teams.
Saint Cloud State has four wins in four games. The Huskies swept Connecticut at home and Minnesota State on the road. Saint Cloud State defeated Connecticut 4-2 in consecutive games, then won 5-2 and 3-0 at Minnesota State. In the most recent win, Alexis Ehrman made 33 saves on 33 shots. Maria Mikaelyan scored two goals and added one assist, and Alice Sauriol had one goal and two assists. Ehrman, a player to watch for Saint Cloud State, also made four saves in the 5-2 win at Minnesota State. In the 3-0 win, she stopped all 33 shots she faced.
Colgate has two wins in two games. The Raiders swept RIT. Colgate opened with a 6-3 win at RIT, then defeated RIT 4-2 at home. Alexia Aubin scored two goals and recorded six shots on goal in the 4-2 win. Farah Walker made 27 saves on 29 shots, and Jaimee Spring added two assists. Aubin, a player to watch for Colgate, also had one goal and three assists in the 6-3 win at RIT. She recorded five shots on goal in that game. Aubin has three goals and three assists over two games.
Saint Cloud State’s other results this season include the 5-2 win at Minnesota State and the 4-2 home wins over Connecticut. The Huskies have scored at least three goals in each of their four games and have allowed two goals or fewer in every game. Colgate has scored 10 goals over two games and allowed five. The Raiders’ other result this season was the 6-3 win at RIT.
After Friday, Saint Cloud State is scheduled to face St. Thomas, Bemidji State, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio State in upcoming games. The Huskies will visit St. Thomas for two games, host Bemidji State for two, host Wisconsin for two, visit Minnesota, host Minnesota and host Ohio State. Colgate’s upcoming schedule includes Boston University, Ohio State, RPI, Union, Princeton, Quinnipiac and Dartmouth. The Raiders will visit Boston University for two games, visit Ohio State for two, host RPI and Union, visit Princeton and Quinnipiac, and host Dartmouth. The teams are scheduled to meet again in the second game of the series.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Colgate 4, Saint Cloud State 2.