ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst College women's hockey team scored a season-high eight goals as the top-ranked Lakers disposed of ECAC opponent Colgate, 8-3, on Friday evening at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The Lakers, who improve 11-1-1 on the season, surpassed their previous mark of seven goals set in a 7-2 victory over Wayne State on Nov. 7, 2009.

Keyed by special teams play, Mercyhurst scored four goals on the power play (4-for-10) and added two more with a skater in the penalty box, improving its nation-leading, short-handed goal total to eight. The Lakers held the Raiders scoreless on nine power-play attempts.

Three players combined for 12 points, highlighted by a three-goal, one-assist effort from sophomore Bailey Bram. Juniors Vicki Bendus and Jesse Scanzano each added a goal and three assists.

Junior Ashley Cockell scored twice to set a new career-high with eight goals in a season.

Mercyhurst built itself a 6-1 lead through the first two periods of play. Bram started the scoring with her first of the evening on the power play at 12:34. After a strike from Colgate's Hannah Milan to tie the game at 13:07, Mercyhurst found its stride with an even-strength marker from Cockell at 15:39 and another extra-man score from Bram at 19:33.

Following the intermission, the Lakers added three more goals courtesy of Cockell, freshman Samantha Watt and Bendus. Cockell gave the home team a 4-1 advantage when she picked off a pass coming out of the penalty box and skated in for an unassisted goal at the 8:10 mark. Watt then made it 5-1 less than a minute later on the power play at 9:07. Bendus finished the frame with a short-handed goal at the 19:04 mark.

Both teams exchanged goals to close out the game in the third. Bram completed her hat trick with a goal on the penalty kill at 2:47 while Scanzano made the score 8-3 on the power play at 17:42.

Sophomore Hillary Pattenden earned the win with seven saves and one goal allowed in 40 minutes worth of action. Freshman Stephanie Ciampa played the third with eight stops and two goals surrendered. Mercyhurst outshot Colgate 30-18.

Both teams return to the ice on Saturday, Nov. 28, for a 2 p.m. contest at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.