Wildcats Defeated by Colgate, 2-1

Saturday, October 13

Hamilton, N.Y.

4PM

University of New Hampshire

0-2-0

Colgate

2-0-0

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

Brendan van Riemsdyk scored his 11th goal of his career.

10/13/2018 2:31:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

van Riemsdyk scores for Wildcats

HAMILTON, N.Y. – Bobby McMann and Adam Dauda each scored for the Raiders, then junior Brendan van Riemsdyk (Middletown, N.J.) netted a goal for the Wildcats with just 1:02 left in the third period, but UNH was unable to find the equalizer as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to Colgate, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon at the Class of 1965 Arena. The Raiders win the two-game season opening series, 2-0-0.

UP NEXT

The Wildcats will continue their road trip when they travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., to take on Colorado College on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20. The game on Friday is at 9:30 p.m. (ET), while the contest on Saturday is at 8:00 p.m. (ET). Last year, UNH went 1-1-0 versus the Tigers at the Whittemore Center.

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 (0-2-0), Colgate (2-0-0)
Location: Hamilton, N.Y. (Class of 1965 Arena)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Attendance: 1,548

HOW IT HAPPENED

Colgate took a 1-0 lead at 11:29 of the first period when knocked in a rebound off a shot by Dauda.
Freshman goalie Ty Taylor (Richmond, British Columbia) made nine saves, while UNH took eight shots. Each team went 0-1 on the power play.
At 10:34 of the second period, Dauda gave the Raiders a 2-0 lead with a power play goal when he sent a rebound to the lower glove side of the net.
UNH outshot Colgate by a 15-8 margin for the second period, while the Wildcats went 0-1 on the power play and the Raiders went 1-2.
The Wildcats went with an empty net with 2:30 remaining in the third period.
Then with just 1:02 left, van Riemsdyk buried the puck to the lower right corner of the net off a rebound. Senior captain Marcus Vela (Burnaby, British Columbia) and sophomore Max Gildon (Plano, Texas) each posted an assist on the goal.
The Wildcats kept Taylor out of the net for the extra skater, but were unable to score the equalizer for the 2-1 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

UNH outshot Colgate by a 36-24 margin.
Taylor tallied 22 saves as he made his collegiate debut in net, while Mitch Benson recorded 35 to earn the win.
The Wildcats went 0-2 on the power play and the Raiders went 1-4.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE