April 3, 2002
Geneva, N.Y.- Hobart freshman Nate Hill scored seven points on two goals and five assists to lead the Statesmen, 14-10, over Colgate in the first night game ever played on the Hobart campus. The Raiders fall to 4-4 on the season and even out at 1-1 in Patriot League play.
The Raiders picked up an early 2-1 lead in the first period on a pair of goals from junior Nick Gerken (Wilton, Conn.) but the Statesmen answered back with six straight goals to build their own lead of 7-2 at the half.
But Colgate came out firing after the halftime break with a 6-2 run, including the first four of the third period. The Raiders scored on back-to-back efforts by sophomore Chris Michaels (Pennington, N.J.) and junior Peter Watts (Wayland, Mass.). Michaels finished with two goals and an assist.
Colgate rallied for three more goals, the last two by junior midfielder Joe Parker (Crofton, Md.) to tie the game at nine-all with 13:31 left to play. Parker finished with a team best two goals and two assists.
The teams traded goals to 10-all and the game stayed that way until the Raiders were penalized for an illegal body check with 4:44 remaining. Hobart senior David Spratlen converted he extra-man opportunity to give the Statesmen a one-goal lead at the 4:21 mark.
Hobart added three insurance goals, the last two by Hill in the final minute, to finish the game on top, 14-10.
Senior keeper Chris Hettler (Liverpool, N.Y.) stopped 10 shots for the Raiders.
Colgate returns to Hamilton, for a Patriot League show down with Holy Cross, Saturday April 6. Face-off is set for 1:00.
HOBART 14, COLGATE 10
HOBART 3 4 2 5 – 14
COLGATE 2 0 6 2 – 10
GOALS: HOBART: Bogosian 3, Hill 2, Harvey 2, Molinari 2, Spratlen 2, Kent, Booth, Occhialini COLGATE: Gerken 2, Michaels 2, Parker 2, Watts 2, Herbst 1, Franke 1
ASSISTS: HOBART: Hill 5, Bogosian, Harvey, Spratlen, Kent COLGATE: Herbst 2, Parker, Michaels, Franke
SAVES: HOBART:Chris Hettler 10 saves COLGATE: Borsz 10 saves
SHOTS: COLGATE 29, HOBART 37
GROUNDBALLS: COLGATE 34, HOBART 60
FACEOFFS: COLGATE 12, HOBART 15