MEN'S HOCKEY CRUSHES CANISIUS, 7-2

(Scoring Summary)

HAMILTON, N.Y.--Rob Brown and Bob Vandersluis tallied two goals apiece as the Colgate men's hockey team rolled Canisius 7-2 Tuesday night in a non-conference game at Starr Rink.

The Raiders improve to 10-13-1 overall, while Canisius falls 11-13-2 on the year.

Vandersluis finished the scoring at 15:33 of the third period when he took a pass from Darryl McKinnon in front of the crease and beat the Golden Griffins' goalie Sean Weaver on his stick-side, give Colgate a five goal advantage.

Brown scored his second goal of contest at 11:27 when he ripped a slap shot from the top of the circle past Weaver to push the Colgate lead to 6-2.

McKinnon scored the Raiders' first goal in the third period at 6:22 when he knocked the puck past Weaver's glove side to put Colgate ahead 5-2.

Marc Bouffard pulled Canisius within two goals when he took a pass from Brad Kenny and scored on a wrap around goal at 14:29 in the second period, making the score 4-2.

Brown and Vandersluis each scored their first goal of the night within less than a minute of one another. Vandersluis put Colgate up 3-1 in the seconde when he scored with the Raiders on a two-man advantage at 9:16. Brown extended the lead to 4-1 when he took a pass from Paul Kelley and beat Weaver glove-side at 10:09 in the second. 

The Golden Griffins pulled within a goal at 15:55 in the first period when Corey Lucas took a pass from Joe D'Urzo and beat Cann on his glove side making it a 2-1 contest.

P.J. Yedon redirected a Brown pass and knotted the Raiders' second goal of the first period at 11:48, giving Colgate a 2-0 advantage.

The Raiders got on the board in the first period at 8:02 when Brad D'Arco took a pass from Yedon at the top of the crease and beat Weaver over his stick-side shoulder.

Weaver was under heavy fire all night and stopped 45 shots, while Cann had 11 stops on the night.