COLGATE RECORDS 4-4 TIE AGAINST HARVARD
IN FIRST OT GAME OF THE YEAR

RED RAIDERS UNBEATEN IN LAST SIX GAMES HEADING INTO SHOWDOWN WITH FIRST PLACE ST. LAWRENCE NEXT FRIDAY

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Darryl Campbell and Sean Nolan each recorded a goal and two assists in Colgate's 4-4 overtime tie against Harvard in ECAC men's ice hockey action Saturday night.

The 10th-ranked Red Raiders played in their first overtime game since Feb. 6 , 1999 when Colgate tied Yale, coincidentally enough, by a 4-4 score in Starr Rink.

Harvard's Scott Turco put the game into overtime with his game-tying goal off a feed from Steve Moore at 10:24 of the third. Colgate thwarted a late power-play opportunity by Harvard 14:48 of the third to keep the game level at 4-4.

Both teams battled back and forth in the second and third periods combining for seven goals in the two periods.

Trailing 3-2, entering the third period Colgate leading scorer Andy McDonald evened the score just 41 seconds into the period as Sean Nolan fed McDonald down the right-side boards and he carried the puck in and wristed a shot into the net. Then just over two minutes later Chad MacDonald slid a pass to Darry Campbell who found the pipes from the slot to give Colgate a 4-3 lead at 2:57 of the third.

Colgate took its first lead of the game 2-1 at the 10:14 mark of the second on a pretty play by Campbell who took a Nolan pass down the left side of goal and behind the net finding Murphy in the slot and he wristed a shot past Harvard goalie J.R. Prestifilippo.

However, just over a minute later Harvard's Trevor Allman found a streaking Brett Chodorow who was far ahead of the play and Shep Harder came out of his net to break up the chance, but Chodorow was able to avoid Harder and found the open net to even the score at 2-2.

The Crimson led 3-2 after Mike O'Malley gave up the puck in Colgate's zone right to Chris Bala and he scored from the left side of the goal at 15:24 of the second period.

Nolan scored the first Colgate goal to tie the game at 1-1 as he pounded in the loose puck on a rebound off Cory Murphy's shot from the left faceoff dot. Darryl Campbell slid a pass across the slot to Murphy to get the other helper on the goal at the 5:42 mark of the second period.

The Red Raiders resume action on Feb. 11 when they travel to St. Lawrence at 7 p.m. and close out next weekend at Clarkson on Feb. 12 with faceoff at 7 p.m.

1 2 3 OT F

Colgate (16-6-1, 9-3-1 ECAC) 0 2 2 0 – 4

Harvard (7-11-2, 6-7-2 ECAC) 1 2 1 0 – 4

First Period Scoring: H-Steve Moore (5) (Scott Turco, Harry Schwefel), 8:17. Second Period Scoring: C-Sean Nolan (Cory Murphy, Darryl Campbell) 5x4 pp, 5:42; C-Murphy (7) (Darryl Campbell, Sean Nolan), 10:14; H-Brett Chodorow (5) (Trevor Allman), 11:47; H-Chris Bala (6) (unassisted), 15:24. Third Period Scoring: C-Andy McDonald (13) (Sean Nolan, Kevin Johns), 0:41; C-Darryl Campbell (9) (Chad MacDonald), 2:57; H-Scott Turco (7) (Steve Moore), 10:24. Overtime Scoring: none. Power-Plays: Colgate 1-for-7; Harvard 0-for-4. Shots on Goal: Colgate: 10-15-9-2--36, Harvard: 10-10-7-0--27. Saves: Colgate: Shep Harder 9-8-6-0--23; Harvard:J.R. Prestifilippo 10-13-7-2--32. Penalties: Colgate: 5-10; Harvard: 8-16.

Attendance: 2,510 Referee: John Melanson Asst. Referees: John McDowell, Matt Smith.