FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(MARCH 3, 2000) Contact: Jamie Joss at (315) 228-7566

COLGATE'S RUN FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE ECAC HALTED
WITH 2-2 OT TIE AGAINST PRINCETON

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Colgate men's ice hockey team had its run for first place in the ECAC regular-season title race halted after a 2-2 overtime tie against Princeton Friday night.

The tie puts Colgate more than a game behind first place St. Lawrence, so Colgate will finish second and will most likely host Yale in the quarterfinals of the ECAC Championships on Mar. 10-12. Colgate closes out the season against Yale on Saturday in Starr Rink.

Colgate (20-7-2, 13-4-2 ECAC) took the early lead when Hobey Baker Memorial Award candidate Andy McDonald scored his 18th goal of the season on a power-play at 15:13 of the first period from Cory Murphy and Mike Marostega. Murphy found McDonald who skated just outside the crease and slid the puck past Princeton goaltender Dave Stathos.

Princeton (10-13-4, 8-8-4 ECAC) evened the score with an even-strength marker at 16:09 of the second period when George Parros netted his third goal of the season from Scott Prime.

Murphy put Colgate back on top with its second power-play goal of the game at 6:28 of the third period from Darryl Campbell and McDonald. McDonald passed the puck cross-ice to Campbell who found Murphy in the slot and he scored his eighth goal of the season.

Princeton's Brad Parsons scored the game-tying goal at 13:15 of the third from Ethan Doyle and Neil McCann. Parsons dug as pass from Doyle out of the corner and got free from the Colgate defender skating to the left post and backhanded the puck past Colgate goalie Shep Harder for his 11th goal of the year.

Harder stopped 34 shots and allowed the two goals, while Stathos recorded 25 saves and allowed two goals.

Princeton Univ. (10-13-4, 8-8-4 ECAC) vs. Colgate Univ. (20-7-2, 13-4-2 ECAC)

Date: Mar 03, 2000 Location: Hamilton, N.Y. Arena: Starr Rink

Attendance:2122 Start time:7:02 End time:9:29 Total time:2:27

Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Tot

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Princeton Univ...... 0 1 1 0 - 2

Colgate Univ........ 1 0 1 0 - 2

1st period - 1, COLGATE, Andy McDonald 18 (Cory Murphy, Mike Marostega) 15:13 (pp). Penalties - Neil McCann, PRINCE (HOOKING) 02:43; Ben Bryce, COLGATE (CROSS-CHECKING) 05:03; George Parros, PRINCE (HOOKING) 15:03.

2nd period - 2, PRINCE, George Parros 3 (Scott Prime) 16:09. Penalties - Byron Pool, COLGATE (SLASHING) 10:25; Erkki Rajamaki,

COLGATE (INTERFERENCE) 14:00.

3rd period - 3, COLGATE, Cory Murphy 8 (Darryl Campbell, Andy McDonald) 06:28 (pp). 4, PRINCE, Brad Parsons 11 (Ethan Doyle, Neil McCann) 13:15. Penalties - Benoit Morin, PRINCE (HOLDING) 05:09; Sean Nolan, COLGATE (HOLDING) 05:09; Shane Campbell, PRINCE (HOOKING) 06:18; Mike O'Malley, COLGATE (HOOKING) 08:38.

OT period - Penalties -

Shots on goal - PRINCE 10-10-13-3-36; COLGATE 9-3-15-0-27.

Power plays - PRINCE 0 of 4; COLGATE 2 of 3.

Goalies - PRINCE, Dave Stathos (27 shots-25 saves); COLGATE, Shep Harder (36-34).

A-2122 T-2:27

Three stars: 1. Cory Murphy 2. Andy McDonald 3. Brad Parsons

Referee:Scott Hansen Asst Ref:Tom Lynch; Glen Cooke