Ephs Defeat Colorado College 19-5 for 7th Consecutive Win

Box Score COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO -- At 13:59 of the first period Courtney Zell slotted home a free position effort to put the host Colorado College Tigers (6-5) up 1-0.
 
The Ephs (7-1) responded in a big way to the Zell goal, scoring 10 consecutive goals. Eight of those goals came in the first quarter and generated an 8-1 Eph lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
Claudia Russell scored unassisted and tied the game at 1 at 12:25. Thirty eight seconds later Franny Donohue scored unassisted to put the Ephs up 2-1. The third Eph goal came from Meaghan Day at 10:26 when she fired in a free position shot. Just over two minutes later Elsa Dean-Muncie capitalized on a free position effort and the Ephs lead was now three, 4-1.
 
Grace Collier added an unassisted goal to make the score 5-1. Collier then assisted Franny Donohue on Donohue's second goal at 4:41 and Williams led 6-1. The lead grew to 7-1 when with 3 minutes left in the quarter Katy McCullough added an unassisted goal. The Ephs' eighth goal of the quarter came at 1:47 when Lauren Morganlander scored off a feed from Franny Donohue.
 
In the second period the Ephs opened the scoring when Abby Godwin tallied an unassisted goal at 14:16 and at 13:00 Grace Collier scored unassisted to boost the Eph lead to 10-1.
 
A Colorado free position goal by Olivia Dossett at 5:16 was quickly answered by the Ephs Katy McCullough at 4:25 with Lauren Morganlander assisting, putting Williams up 11-2.
 
With 1:41 left in the second quarter Colorado's Grace Bean scored the Tigers third goal off a pass from Olivia Dossett.
 
Lauren Morganlander answered the Bean goal at 1:19 boosting the Eph lead to 9, 12-3 and that was the score heading into the halftime break.
 
Williams out shot Colorado 18-8 in the first half and the Ephs caused the Tigers to turn the ball over 5 times. Eph netminder Caroline Pratt had 4 saves in the half an allowed 3 goals.
 
Caitlyn Joyce went in goal in the third period for the Ephs.
 
Colorado scored first in the second half when Kendall Havill converted on a free position opportunity at 7:45 and the Ephs led 12-4.
 
Eph head coach Alice Lee called a timeout after the Havill goal.
 
At 7:10 Colorado's Peyton Murphy scored off a feed from Tobin Lonergan and the Eph lead was now 7, 12-5.
 
With just over 2 minutes remaining in the quarter Franny Donohue tallied an unassisted goal to re-establish an Eph 8-goal lead, 13-5. With 43 seconds left in the quarter the Eph lead grew to 9, 14-5, when Lauren Morganlander scored unassisted.
 
Franny Donohue scored unassisted with 7 seconds left in the quarter to give the Ephs a 10-goal margin at the end of three quarters, 15-5.
 
At  14:25 in the fourth quarter Isabel Arvelo caused a turnover and assisted on a Lauren Morganlander goal and Williams now had an  11-goal lead at 16-5, forcing Colorado to take a timeout.
 
Claudia Russell scored unassisted at 6:19 to make the score 17-5 and Russell was back again at 3:32 to slot home another unassisted goal making the score 18-5.
 
With 2:09 remaining in the contest Meghan Keenan scored the Ephs' 19^th and final goal unassisted.
 
On the day the Ephs had 21 shots on goal to 11 for the Tigers. Both teams collected 15 ground balls. Williams caused 12 turnovers, while the Tigers caused 5.
 
In the third quarter the Ephs' Caitlyn Joyce made two saves and allowed two goals, while Anj Raman in the fourth quarter did not allow a goal and was not called on to make any saves.
 
Colorado goalie Natalie Slade made 2 saves and allowed 11 goals and Cassidy Schnaufer allowed 8 goals and did not make a save.
 
Franny Donohue and Lauren Morganlander each tallied 4 goals and assisted on 1 goal to lead the Ephs on offense.
 
Post-game Eph head coach Alice Lee stated, "I thought we played well. I like how this team plays so well together and how they're continuing to grow as a team."
 
Next up for the Ephs is another road contest. This Saturday they will play a NESCAC contest at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine at noon.