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STRONG
DEFENSIVE PLAY SPARKS COLGATE TO 6-2 WIN AGAINST YALE
Murphy and Doyle
score two goals apiece, while Stay and Nolan each add three
helpers
December 2,
2000
Hamilton, N.Y. -- Senior captain Cory Murphy and freshman
forward Kyle Doyle scored two goals apiece to lead the Colgate
University men's ice hockey team to a 6-2 victory against Yale
in Eastern
College Athletic Conference action Saturday night.
The Colgate offensive explosion was ignited by the Red Raider
defensive efforts in the middle of the ice. This
defensive effort closed down all Yale (5-5-0, 3-5-0 ECAC)
opportunities shutting them out for 54 minutes of the game.
"We put more emphasis on having guys back in our end and
taking the middle of the ice away," Colgate head coach
Don Vaughan said. "I thought we forced a lot of turnovers
and were able to get our offense going."
"I think it was the most complete effort of the
year," Vaughan added.
Colgate
(3-9-2, 2-4-0 ECAC) took control from the start defensively
with a strong attacking style of play primarily led by senior
forward Dan Stay (North Hampton, N.H.) with hit after hit on
the Bulldogs.
"He had an unbelievable game. It is probably his
best game since against Michigan last year (NCAA
Tournament)," Vaughan said.
While Stay
was forcing turnovers, he fed off that pressure to create
things offensively registering three assists on the night
including setting up the eventual game-winning goal.
Colgate scored the first five goals of the game holding a 1-0
lead after the first period with Murphy's (Kanata, Ont.) first
of the game at 16:44. Doyle (Sarnia, Ont.) scored his
first collegiate marker at 15:25 of the second from Sean Nolan
(Dorchester, Ont.) and Stay. Nolan also finished the
night with three helpers.
Etienne Morin (Levis, Que.) scored his fourth of the season at
19:37 of the second and then Murphy opened the third period
scoring with his fifth of the season at 2:26 to build a 4-0
Colgate lead.
Bryan Long (Longmeadow, Mass.) scored his second goal of the
year with a rocket from the right point at 12:46 of the third
and then Doyle closed out the scoring for Colgate with his
second of the game at 14:47.
Evan Wax
(Syosset, N.Y.) and Jeff Hamilton (Englewood, Ohio) recorded
the Bulldog goals at 14:30 and 16:48 in the third,
respectively.
Jason
Lefevre (Rome, N.Y.) posted 22 saves to record the victory
improving to 3-7-2 overall and 2-2-0 in ECAC play. Dan
Lombard took the loss recording 34 saves and allowing all six
goals.
Yale (5-5-0, 3-5-0 ECAC) vs. Colgate (3-9-2, 2-4-0 ECAC)
Date: Dec 02, 2000 Location: Hamilton, N.Y. Arena: Starr Rink
Attendance:1694 Start time:7:00 End time:9:22 Total time:2:22
Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot
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Yale................ 0 0 2 - 2
Colgate............. 1 2 3 - 6
1st period - 1, CU, Cory Murphy 4 (Sean Nolan) 16:44 (pp).
Penalties - Ben Stafford, YU (CHARGING) 04:23; Scooter Smith, CU
(SLASHING) 07:08; Chad MacDonald, CU (CHECK FROM BEHIND) 07:17; Chad
MacDonald, CU (GAME MISCONDUCT) 07:17; Nick Deschenes, YU (SLASHING)
15:05; Etienne Morin, CU (OBSTRUCTION-HOLDING) 15:05; Nathan Murphy,
YU (HOOKING) 16:05; Bryan Freeman, YU (OBSTRUCTION-HOOKING) 18:23.
2nd period - 2, CU, Kyle Doyle 1 (Sean Nolan, Dan Stay) 15:25. 3,
CU, Etienne Morin 4 (Mike O'Malley, Dan Stay) 19:37 (pp). Penalties -
Nate Berry, YU (ROUGHING) 17:57.
3rd period - 4, CU, Cory Murphy 5 (Rob Brown) 02:26. 5, CU, Bryan Long 2 (Sean Nolan, Kyle Doyle) 12:46. 6, YU, Evan Wax 3 (Jeff
Hamilton) 14:30. 7, CU, Kyle Doyle 2 (Dan Stay) 14:47. 8, YU, Jeff
Hamilton 6 16:48. Penalties - Jeff Hamilton, YU (ROUGHING) 00:22.
Shots on goal - YU 24; CU 40.
Power plays - YU 0 of 2; CU 2 of 5.
Penalties - YU 6 (12 min); CU 4 (19 min).
Goalies - YU, Dan Lombard 5-5-0 (60:00 minutes, 40 shots-34 saves);
CU, Jason Lefevre 3-7-2, 2-2-0 ECAC (60:00, 24-22).
A-1694 T-2:22
Three stars: 1. Dan Stay 2. Kyle Doyle 3. Cory Murphy
Referee:John Murphy Asst Ref:Brian Bovyea; Jim Tofte
Win-Jason Lefevre (3-7-2, 2-2-0 ECAC). Loss-Dan Lombard (5-5-0).
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