Colgate Men Fall in Home Opener

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    HAMILTON – Colgate men’s hockey fell 5-2 to New Hampshire in its home opener on Friday night at Class of 1965 Arena.
    First Period0:38 | New Hampshire took advantage of an early turnover and opened the scoring less than a minute into the game.9:46 | Josh Niedermayer hit the post on a shot, nearly tying the game at one.17:43 | The Wildcats doubled their lead before the end of the first.
    Second Period3:15 | New Hampshire made it 3-0 early in the second period.7:12 | Isaiah Norlin fired a shot from the right half boards that found its way into the back of the net to cut the deficit to two.13:08 | Easton Wainwright took a feed from Tobias Öhman and picked out the top shelf to make it 3-2.17:28 | The Wildcats had a flurry of shots at the end of the period but Reid Dyck made a handful of saves to keep the score 3-2.
    Third Period5:44 | New Hampshire made it 4-2 just over five minutes into the final frame.12:26 | Down two scores, Colgate pulled its goalie on the power play to make it a 6-on-4 but were unable to capitalize.17:21 | The Wildcats scored an empty netter to make the final 5-2.
    NotesIsaiah Norlin and Easton Wainwright scored their first goals of the season.Tobias Öhman posted his second straight game with a point.Reid Dyck made 27 saves in net for Colgate.Next
    Colgate (0-3) closes out its series against New Hampshire on Saturday (Oct. 17). Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.

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