Colgate opened up the regular season tonight with a game against Niagara University and made the most of the home opener. The Raiders throttled the Purple Eagles by an incredible score of 10-2.
The Raiders made use of seven different goal scorers during the course of the game and put up a total of 35 shots. Colgate opened the scoring just over a minute into the game with a goal by Darcy Murphy. The Purple Eagles tied the game off the stick of Giancarlo Iuorio halfway through the first period, but trailed 2-1 after the first period.
Colgate added three goals within the first four minutes of the second period, sealing the game away. Niagara goaltender Colby Drost was pulled just two minutes into the second period, with his team down 4-1. He was replaced for the remainder of the game by teammate Cody Campbell.
Colgate kept up its offensive attack on the new goalkeeper. Goal-scorer Billy Rivellini would add his second goal of the period at 10:51 of the second to put the Raiders up by four goals. The Raiders led 6-1 heading into the third period.
The Raiders added another onslaught of goals in the third period--four more, to be exact. Niagara made it a 10-2 hockey game late in the period on a powerplay goal by Michael Benedict. Little consolation for the Purple Eagles, as the hometown Raiders celebrated their 10-2 season opening win. Robbie Bourdon, Kurtis Bartliff, and Rivellini all had double goals for Colgate.
Colgate gets a road test this weekend, as they travel to Miami (OH) to take on the Redhawks in Oxford, Ohio. Niagara plays host to the Mercyhurst Lakers on Saturday night.
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