Hamilton College vs SUNY
Potsdam
Feb 2, 2010
Hamilton College scored four
goals in the third period to
come from behind and defeat
host SUNY Potsdam, 6-5, in a
non-conference game on Feb.
2.
Amy Allen '10
(Bright's
Grove, Ontario /Loomis
Chaffee School)
scored two
goals for Hamilton (7-7-3
overall). Katie
Zimmerman ‘13 (Plymouth,
Mich. /Plymouth-Salem HS
(Victory Honda)) added
the game-winning goal and
two assists.
Christie Sharlow ‘11 (Potsdam,
N.Y. /Brewster Academy)
added one goal and three
assists. Becky
Cairns ‘11 (Andover,
Mass. /Andover High School)
and Laura DiCarlo
‘12 (Chicopee,
Mass. /Williston-Northampton
School) each added one
goal. Stephanie
Miguel '11 (Maple,
Ontario /St. Robert Catholic
HS (Toronto Aeros))
earned three assists.
Meg Shine
‘10 (Duxbury,
Mass. /Tabor Academy)
played the opening 7
minutes, 37 seconds in
goal and recorded three
saves. Becca Hazlett
’13 (Grosse
Pointe Park, Mich. /Taft
School) came in to play
the remainder of the first
period and the entire second
period. Hazlett finished
with 12 saves.
Lesley Ryder '11 (Brooklyn,
N.Y. /Midwood HS (Sound
Shore Warriors)) took
over in the third period for
the Continentals, and
stopped all eight shots that
she faced. Ryder improved
her record to 1-1-1.
SUNY Potsdam (8-10-1)
exploded out of the gates
with three goals in the
opening 7:37. Allen put the
Continentals on the
scoreboard at 8:40 of the
first, when she scored her
first goal of the night on a
power play off assists from
Sharlow and Zimmerman.
The Bears made the score 4-1
at 5:47 of the second
period. Allen capitalized on
a power play to score
her ninth goal of the
season, and cut the
Continentals' deficit to two
goals with 3:13 remaining in
the second period. Miguel
and Sharlow were credited
with assists. Potsdam
responded with another goal
to make the score 5-2 just
11 seconds later.
It was all Hamilton in the
third period. Cairns scored
her second goal of the
season 2:18 into the third
off an assist from
Rachel Rapoza '10
(Barrington, R.I. /Pomfret
School) . At 5:33,
Sharlow found the back of
the net for the fourth time
this season to cut Potsdam’s
lead to one. Zimmerman and
Laura Stirrat ‘10
(Wellesley,
Mass. /Wellesley High
School) tallied the
assists.
A little over four minutes
later, DiCarlo tied the
score at 5-5 with her sixth
goal off assists from Miguel
and Abby Runyon
‘13
(Fairport, N.Y. /Fairport HS
(Buffalo Bisons)) . At
12:46, a Potsdam player was
sent to the penalty box for
holding. Zimmerman took
advantage of the extra
skater and scored
her seventh goal this season
off assists from Sharlow and
Miguel with 7:02 left to
secure the win for the
Continentals.
Hamilton enjoyed a 36-28
advantage in shots on goal.
The Continentals were
3-for-7 on the power play,
while the Bears were
1-for-2.
Hamilton plays again on
Friday, Feb. 5, when the
Continentals host Williams
College for a NESCAC game at
7 p.m.
