Wildcats Fall to Colgate, 2-1, in Season Opener

Friday, October 12

Hamilton, N.Y.

7PM

University of New Hampshire

0-1-0

Colgate

1-0-0

Team	1	2	3	F
New Hampshire	0	1	0	1
Colgate	0	0	2	2

Mike Robinson made 30 saves.

10/12/2018 6:49:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Jackson Pierson scores goal in debut.

HAMILTON, N.Y. – Freshman Jackson Pierson (Zionsville, Ind.) scored in his collegiate debut and sophomore goaltender Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.) made 30 saves, but Jared Cockrell broke a 1-1 tie with the game winner with 9:14 left in the third period as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to Colgate, 2-1, on Friday night at the Class of 1965 Arena in the season opener for both teams.

UP NEXT

The Wildcats will conclude their two-game series at Colgate on ESPN+ on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 4:00 p.m.

HOME-OPENER

The home opener at the Whittemore Center is Saturday, Oct. 27 versus Vermont at 7:00 p.m. The first 1,000 fans will receive the official game day t-shirt. You can buy tickets by calling the Whittemore Center Box Office at (603) 862-4000 or by visiting UNHWildcats.com.

Score: Colgate 2, New Hampshire 1
Records: New Hampshire (0-1-0), Colgate (1-0-0)
Location: Hamilton, N.Y. (Class of 1965 Arena)
Date: Friday, Oct. 12, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Attendance: 1,287

HOW IT HAPPENED

Robinson made five saves during the early going and the Wildcats had four shots as the game was tied at 0-0.
Then at 7:46, the Raiders almost took the lead when Paul fired a shot that hit the post.
At 12:35, sophomore Patrick Grasso (Ankeny, Iowa) had a shot saved but freshman Angus Crookshank (North Vancouver, British Columbia) pounced on the rebound. But Mitch Benson was able to keep the puck out of the net.
Robinson made 14 saves after the first period, while the Wildcats took seven shots. The Raiders went 0-1 on the power play.
UNH took a 1-0 lead while on the power play when Pierson netted his first collegiate goal. Senior captain Marcus Vela (Burnaby, British Columbia) fired a shot that deflected off a Colgate player and went to Pierson who sent the puck to the back of the net. Sophomore Max Gildon (Plano, Texas) also posted an assist on the goal.
Robinson tallied 22 saves after the first two periods as UNH took 15 shots. The Wildcats went 1-2 on the man-advantage and the Raiders went 0-2.
At 2:36 of the third period, Colgate tied the game at 1-1 with a goal by Tyler .
Then found the back of the net at 10:46 to give the Raiders a 2-1 advantage.
With 1:05 left in the period the Wildcats went with the empty net but were unable to score the equalizer for the 2-1 final.