Simon Labelle and Max Nagel each logged three points, lifting Colgate to an upset 5-2 win over No. 10 Dartmouth on Saturday night at the Class of 1965 Arena.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Dartmouth came out firing in the early moments of Saturday’s matchup, but several saves by first-year goaltender Reid Dyck kept the score level. Dyck’s early stops allowed the game to settle into a defensive battle as the opening period progressed.
It was Colgate who struck first though, when Jacob Napier, assisted by Jack Brandt and Robby Newton, scored from long range at 12:17 to make it 1-0.
The Raiders refused to let up from there, doubling their lead at 17:42 when Max Nagel scored from an assist by Simon Labelle and Ryan Sullivan. The score would remain 2-0 until the end of the first period.
Looking to cut into the lead, Dartmouth pushed forward in the opening minutes of the second period, and finally got on the board at 4:38, when Ryan Schelling, off of assists by Alex Krause and CJ Foley, made it a 2-1 game.
Colgate responded right away, when Labelle scored a power play goal at 7:13, assisted by Isaiah Norlin and Nagel, to make it 3-1. From there, the Raiders continued to punish the Big Green, getting a fourth when Newton, assisted by Owen Neuharth and goaltender Reid Dyck, scored at 17:14.
The third period began with a flurry of Dartmouth action, as the Big Green attempted to pull off a three-goal comeback, but Dyck and the rest of the Raider defense held strong as the minutes ticked down in the game. This allowed Colgate to put the game to bed with an emphatic Sullivan goal at 7:49, assisted by Nagel and Labelle, to make it 5-1.
Dartmouth refused to give up however, and continued to pressure the Colgate defense, cutting the lead to three at 15:05 when Cooper Cleaves scored from assists by Nikita Nikora and Eric Charpentier.
From there, Dyck was untroubled in net, and Colgate skated out the remainder of an exceptional 5-2 win.
GAME NOTES
- Simon Labelle jumped into the top 100 in career points with a three-point performance against Dartmouth.
- Max Nagel’s first period goal was the 13th in his career, and gave him his 13th point of the season. He also registered two assists.
- First-year Reid Dyck turned 22 this week, logged 41 saves and got his second assist of the season in the win.
- Robby Newton registered his first assist of the season and his first multi-point game of the season.
- Ryan Sullivan recorded his 13th assist of the season in the Colgate victory.
- The Raiders five goals equals their season-high in a single game.
UP NEXT
The Raiders (9-13-2, 6-5-1 ECAC) get back on the ice next Friday, visiting Brown at 7 p.m. in Providence, R.I. The game will air on ESPN+.
