{"id":42382,"date":"2013-02-17T10:30:25","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T15:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=42382"},"modified":"2013-02-17T08:27:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T13:27:49","slug":"second-half-spark-lifts-raiders-13-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=42382","title":{"rendered":"Second-Half Spark Lifts Raiders, 13-7"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"COLGATE<\/a>By John Painter\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

(Burlington, VT \u2013 Feb. 16, 2013) Brendon McCann scored five second-half goals, including a natural hat trick to start the third quarter that boosted Colgate past Vermont 13-7.<\/p>\n

It was a 5-5 game at halftime when the Raiders\u2019 junior attackman scorched the nets for three consecutive goals in a 5:24 stretch early in the third. The host Catamounts pulled one back just before the period ended, but McCann struck again to start the fourth quarter and the Raiders took control.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the game fairly strong, but give Vermont credit,\u201d Colgate head coach Mike Murphy said. \u201cThey just scratched their way back into the game to tie it at halftime.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur guys did a good job of coming out in that third quarter. We controlled some faceoffs that we didn\u2019t in the first half, which gave us a little bit of a spark.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Raiders improved to 2-0 for the young season, while Vermont is 0-1 after its 2013 opener.<\/p>\n

Colgate never trailed in the game, but there were three ties \u2013 all in the first half. Twice during the first 30 minutes the Raiders grabbed two-goal leads, only to see the Catamounts rally both times.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Ryan and Peter Baum scored unassisted goals to put the Raiders on the board. Then after Vermont tied it 2-2, Baum struck gold again off a nifty give-and-go from Aaron Darr and it was 3-2 Raiders at the quarter break.<\/p>\n

Tied again 3-3, Connor Brown scored for Colgate on a great diving effort from the right side. Ryan Walsh bettered that one with a dazzling behind the back and over the shoulder goal that pushed the lead to 5-3 with 5:46 left in the half.<\/p>\n

Again the Catamounts came back and it was 5-5 at intermission.<\/p>\n

McCann\u2019s the Man<\/b><\/p>\n

But that\u2019s when McCann found his range. The Warrenton, Va., native scored less than a minute into the third period, picking up a loose ball behind the net and swinging around to his right side before firing the shot past Vermont\u2019s Dan DiStefano. McCann scored again from the behind the net at 10:15, and then tallied his third in a row with 8:37 showing off a pass from Walsh after Ryan had dinged the pipe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cHe did a good job of trying to create space for himself and our guys did a good job of finding Brendon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vermont\u2019s Graham Horvath scored the second of his three goals with 2.3 seconds left in the period to pull the Catamounts within 8-6, but McCann and the Raiders simply poured it on in a five-goal final frame.<\/p>\n

McCann scored his fourth straight for Colgate 45 seconds into the period, and then Ryan found the net at 10:14 by racing to the left of goal and firing across his body for a 10-6 advantage.<\/p>\n

Walsh and McCann scored six second apart nearing the midway point of the period. Matt Clarkson set up Walsh for his second of the day, and then Rob Grabher won the ensuing faceoff and raced into the offensive zone. He pitched it to Walsh, who quickly found McCann for Colgate\u2019s fourth goal in a row and a 12-6 cushion with 8:42 remaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cRobbie Grabher really kind of controlled the play at the faceoff X, which allowed us to tilt the field our way in the second half,\u201d Murphy said.<\/p>\n

Baum\u2019s 2-man advantage goal finished the scoring with 2:09 to play. It was his third goal of the day and 28th career hat trick to extend his active Division I lead in that category. The senior captain now has 135 career goals \u2013 just three shy of the Patriot League record held by Bucknell\u2019s Justin Zackey (1991-94).<\/p>\n

\u201cPeter did a really good job of managing the offense and getting guys in the spots where they needed to be,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cWe shot the ball a lot better than we did a week ago against Bryant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defense Steps Up<\/b><\/p>\n

Shots favored Colgate by 41-30, while Vermont claimed a 27-25 edge in ground balls. Vermont won 11 of the 21 faceoffs, and turnovers were even at 11. Colgate was 1-of-5 on extra-man opportunities \u2013 all in the fourth period \u2013 while Vermont finished 0-of-5.<\/p>\n

Gordon Santry was solid in net for the winners, posting 11 saves. Walsh added three assists to his two goals to match McCann\u2019s five-point day. McCann and Ryan now share the team lead with six goals, while Baum is the points leader after two games with eight.<\/p>\n

Vermont also received two goals from Drew Philie, with Andrew Buckanavage and Nick Bartlett scoring once apiece.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe moved Bobby Lawrence onto Drew Philie, who is a phenomenal player and has been their leading scorer for the last few years,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cBobby did a great job in the second half on him, and Gordon kind of settled down and made some big saves when we needed them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Raiders held Vermont to just a pair of scores over the final 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the second half, we did a better job of just buckling down and doing the things Coach Starsia talked about all week,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t have a great scout on them because they had not played, but Coach Starsia did a great job of motivating our guys in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colgate finishes its three-game New England swing next Saturday with a trip to Dartmouth. Start time in Hanover, N.H., is 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Colgate 13, Vermont 7<\/p>\n

Colgate (2-0):\u00a0Jimmy Ryan 2-0, Matt Clarkson 0-2, Peter Baum 3-1, Brendan McCann 5-0, Ryan Walsh 2-3, Aaron Darr 0-1, Connor Brown 1-0.\u00a0Totals: 13-7.<\/p>\n

Vermont (0-1):\u00a0Drew Philie 2-1, A.J. Masson 0-2, Graham Horvath 3-0, Andrew Buckanavage 1-0, Nick Bartlett 1-0.\u00a0Totals:\u00a07-3.<\/p>\n

Saves:\u00a0Colgate (Gordon Santry) 11; Vermont (Dan DiStefano) 9.<\/p>\n

Halftime:\u00a05-5.<\/p>\n

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