Walman Hat Trick Leads Providence Past Colgate, 7-2
Sophomore defenseman Jake Walman has hat trick and assist for Friars

Sophomore defenseman Jake Walman had a hat trick and an assist for the Friars
Prd Time  Team Score Type Scored By Assists
1st 1:20  PRV1-0 EV Brian Pinho (2)Nick Saracino/3
1st 10:34  PRV2-0 EV Ryan Tait (2)Brian Pinho/1, Jake Walman/4
1st 14:07  PRV3-0 EV GW Jake Walman (4)Nick Saracino/4, Brian Pinho/2
2nd 0:54  CLG1-3 EV Tim Harrison (2)Kevin Lough/3, Sebastian Weberg/3
2nd 6:48  PRV4-1 PP Jake Walman (5)Mark Jankowski/6, John Gilmour/3
3rd 1:51  PRV5-1 EV Erik Foley (1)Brian Pinho/3, Nick Saracino/5
3rd 6:54  PRV6-1 EV Ryan Tait (3)Steven McParland/3
3rd 13:22  CLG2-6 PP Jake Kulevich (2)Tim Harrison/1, Sebastian Weberg/4
3rd 18:31  PRV7-2 EV EN Jake Walman (6) -
Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Providence  3137
Colgate  0112
Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG
Providence  11131135
Colgate  641525
Team Stats and Records  PP PIM SHGF
Providence (5-0-1)  1/3 6/12 0
Colgate (3-3-0)  1/6 3/6 0
Providence Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Nick Ellis (W, 5-0-1)54:352 63716
Hayden Hawkey5:250 0077
Colgate Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Charlie Finn (L, 3-3-0)41:315 812323
Zac Hamilton16:051 0055
Empty Net2:241     

HAMILTON, N.Y. - Brian Pinho's career best four points and Jake Walman's hat trick led an impressive offensive performance as the No. 3 Providence College men's hockey team skated past Colgate, 7-2, on Friday night at Starr Rink.

Providence remains unbeaten at 5-0-1, while Colgate evens its record at 3-3-0.

Pinho (North Andover, Mass.) posted a goal and three assists to lead the way, while Walman (Toronto, Ontario) found the back of the net three times and added an assist. Walman's three goals gives him the team lead at six on the season, he now has 10 points overall in 2015-16. Nick Saracino (St. Louis, Mo.) also chipped in with three assists for the Friars.

Nick Ellis (Millersville, Md.) remained unbeaten on the season after making 16 saves before giving way to Hayden Hawkey (Parker, Colo.) in the final 5:25 of play. Charlie Finn made 26 saves for the Raiders, surrendering five goals in the process.

Pinho got the Friars off and running just 1:20 into the game, after Saracino's shot caromed off of Finn's pad and off of Pinho's skate. After a short review, the goal stood and gave Providence the 1-0 lead. Two successful penalty kills gave way to two more Friar strikes in the opening period.

After gaining the offensive blue line, Pinho pulled up and found a trailing Ryan Tait who's shot broke through Finn's arm to give Providence a two-goal cushion. Tait's tally was his second in as many games. Walman tallied his second point of the night just under four minutes later when his wrist shot from the point found its way through traffic at 14:07.

The Raiders got on the board early the second frame after Calgary Flames draft pick Tim Harrison re-directed Kevin Lough's shot from the point over the shoulder of Ellis just 54 seconds in. Walman cashed in with his second of the night on the power play at 6:54 with his patented one-timer off a feed from Mark Jankowski.

A solid defensive effort in the second period stymied the Raiders, as Providence outshot the hosts 13-4 in the middle stanza.

Providence added insurance in the third with Erik Foley's (Mansfield, Mass.) first career goal and Tait's second of the night to run the cushion up to 6-1.

After Jake Kulevich got one back for the Raiders at 13:22, the Friars put the clamps on defensively for the remainder of the night. Walman capped off his hat trick with an empty net goal with 1:29 to play.

Up next, Providence and Colgate will conclude their two-game set tomorrow night beginning at 7 p.m. at Starr Rink.

HOW THEY SCORED:

1-0 (PC) Goal scored by Brian Pinho (Saracino): Put back off a rebound from Saracino at the top of the crease.

2-0 (PC) Goal scored by Ryan Tait (Pinho, Walman): Shot from the top of the slot, broke under the arm of Finn.

3-0 (PC) Goal scored by Jake Walman (Saracino, Pinho): Wrist shot through traffic blocker side.

3-1 (COL) Goal scored by Tim Harrison (Lough, Weberg): Deflection from the top of the crease on a shot from the point.

4-1 (PC) Goal scored by Jake Walman (Jankowski, Gilmour): One-timer from the right point.

5-1 (PC) Goal scored by Erik Foley (Pinho, Saracino): Centering feed from Pinho to Foley at the top of the crease.

6-1 (PC) Goal scored by Ryan Tait (McParland): Scramble in front of the goal, buried a loose puck at the top of the crease.

6-2 (COL) Goal scored by Jake Kulevich (Harrison, Weberg): Slap shot from the top of the point through traffic on the power play.

7-2 (PC) Goal scored by Jake Walman: Empty netter.

NOTES:

Providence earns its first win at Starr Rink since Nov. 14, 1978 ... The Friars are now unbeaten in their last 10 games (9-0-1) dating back to last season, which matches a school record first set in 1989 ... Friar defensemen have now combined for 10 goals and 14 assists over the first six games this season ... Tait has now found the back of the net three times in the last two games ... freshman goaltender and Montreal draft pick Hayden Hawkey made his collegiate debut in the third period (seven saves) ... Saracino posted his first three-assist game ... Power Plays: Providence - 1/3, Colgate 1/6 ... official shots on goal: Providence 35, Colgate 25 ... Attendance: 1,698.​​