LAHAR TABBED GOALIE OF THE WEEK FOR FOURTH TIME THIS SEASON

Contact: Mike Zimmerman
February 25, 2003
Phone: (315) 228-6761
Fax: (315) 228-7977
Email: mzimmerman@mail.colgate.edu

CENTERVILLE, MA- Colgate sophomore goaltender Rebecca Lahar ECAC leading fourth goaltender of the week honor after recording her fourth shutout of the season on Saturday, and a 35 saves performance on Thursday as Colgate went 1-0-1 against Cornell.

Lahar made 58saves in the two game weekend.  She made 35 stops on Thursday, including all six shots in overtime in a 1-1 tie.  Lahar followed that up with a 22 save shutout performance in a 3-0 win on Saturday.

Lahar has now turned aside 889 shots this season, third in the NCAA behind Minnesota State's Shari Vogt and Vermont's Tiffany Hayes.  Lahar improved her save percentage to 90.3% and lowered her goals against this week to 3.52.