HAMILTON, N.Y. (Interstat) — Chloe Goofers scored a third-period goal and assisted on another as Colgate defeated Saint Cloud State 4-2 Friday in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Starr Arena. The Raiders improved to 3-0, while the Huskies slipped to 4-1. Colgate’s Brooke Davis made 27 saves, and the home team answered each Saint Cloud State push before pulling away late. Goofers was named Colgate’s top star after finishing with one goal, one assist and two shots on goal.

Saint Cloud State opened with pressure but fell behind at 6:12 of the first period when Madeline Palumbo scored for Colgate, with Goofers earning the assist. The Huskies answered quickly. Sofianna Sundelin tied the game at 7:35, scoring from Alice Sauriol and Maria Mikaelyan. The period included two penalties. Colgate’s Avery Pickering was sent off for interference at 7:07, and Saint Cloud State’s Maria Mikaelyan went to the box for tripping at 10:01. The Huskies killed Colgate’s power play, and the Raiders later killed the tripping minor, leaving the game tied 1-1 after one period.

Colgate regained the lead in the second period. Keira Owen scored at 21:40, with Dorothy Copetti assisting, to put the Raiders ahead 2-1. Saint Cloud State responded again at 22:34 when Sundelin scored her second goal of the game, assisted by Maélie Pion and Sauriol. The middle period also featured penalties to Saint Cloud State’s Julianne Labbé for bodychecking at 27:25 and Colgate’s Claire Sanford for holding at 33:31. Neither team converted on those chances, and the teams entered the third period tied 2-2.

The decisive stretch came in the third. Colgate’s Emma Gervais Beauchamp received a tripping penalty at 42:47, but the Raiders turned the penalty kill into offense. Linda Vocetkova scored at 44:43 while Colgate was short-handed, restoring the Raiders’ lead. The goal came just before the penalty expired and shifted momentum back to the home team. Saint Cloud State pressed for an equalizer, but Davis held firm in net. Chloe Goofers then capped the scoring at 59:22, sealing Colgate’s 4-2 victory.

Sundelin led Saint Cloud State with two goals, seven shots on goal and one hit. The 5-foot-7 center from Ulvila, Finland, previously played at Kuortane Urheiluopisto. Sauriol, a 5-foot-5 left wing who previously played at Stanstead College, contributed two assists and two shots on goal. Saint Cloud State generated 29 shots on goal, but Davis stopped 27 of them. The Huskies’ record moved to 4-1 with the loss.

For Colgate, Palumbo, a 5-foot-6 right wing who previously played at Holy Trinity, finished with one goal and six shots on goal. Goofers, a 5-foot-7 center, had one goal, one assist and two shots on goal. Vocetkova, a 5-foot-8 left wing who previously played at International School, scored once and recorded three shots on goal, while Owen, a 5-foot-7 defenseman, added a goal and two shots on goal. Copetti, a 5-foot-8 center who previously played at Ontario Schools, registered an assist. Addison Tremel, a 5-foot-4 left wing who previously played at Bishop Kearney High School, put three shots on goal. Davis, a 5-foot-8 goaltender who previously played at Universal School-Domestic, earned the win, making 27 saves on 29 shots. The Raiders remained unbeaten and improved to 3-0.

Saint Cloud State will look to rebound in the rematch, while Colgate will aim to continue its strong start. The Huskies had won four straight to open the season before the loss, including two victories against Connecticut and two at Minnesota State. Colgate had opened with wins against RIT, including a 6-3 road win and a 4-2 home win. The Raiders remained unbeaten after Davis’s 27-save performance.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Colgate 4, Saint Cloud State 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Colgate a 73.6 percent probability to win.