Colorado College continued its torrid scoring pace during Saturday's 20-5 victory over Elmhurst College at Washburn Field.
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Twelve Tigers struck for at least one goal as CC racked up 20 or more for the third time in four games.
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At the other end of the field, Colorado College surrendered a season-low five goals while extending its winning streak to five games.
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For the second game in a row, the Tigers raced to a 9-0 lead after 15 minutes.
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Tallies by
Tom Haller,
Max Rieser and
John Sutro on CC's first three shots were a sign of what was to come.
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Andrew Harwood stopped Mac Harden's shot from the left wing on Elmhurst's first trip into its offensive zone, and after a Tiger turnover, Marcus Yandall rang a shot off the post from the right side.
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Tyler Borko and Haller scored 43 seconds apart to extend the lead to 5-0, and then markers from Sutro and
Parker Woo in a span of 17 seconds extended Colorado College's lead to seven with four minutes remaining.
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Boe Gold and
Aaron Maslow capped CC's first quarter explosion with goals during the final 60 seconds.
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The Tigers tacked on scores by
Jack O'Donnell and Rieser before Cullen Nordeman struck for a man-up goal to put the Bluejays on the board midway through the second quarter.
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Long-stick midfielder Billy Hutchinson scored the goal of the game with a little more than five minutes remaining in the first half, catching
Tom Haller's pass on his knees and whistling a low shot past Elmhurst goalkeeper Jake Delgado.
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Hutchison completed the first multiple-goal game of his career late in the third quarter.
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Gold led Colorado College with three goals, while Borko finished with a pair of goals and three assists.
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Haller and Sutro produced two goals and an assist, and Elliott Nelson scored twice.
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CC won 21 of 28 faceoffs and built a 38-19 margin in ground balls.
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The extra possessions resulted in a 65-28 advantage in total shots for the Tigers.
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Woo went 9-for-11 at the dot and picked up a game-high nine ground balls.
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Jacob Rogers won seven of 10 faceoffs, while
Andrew Braswell won three of four.
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Harwood stopped 10 shots during a little more than three quarters of action. It marked the second time this season as well as the 16th time in his career the junior goalkeeper made double-digit saves.
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Jack Ammons and
Carter Richardson, along with
Charlie Gans caused two turnovers apiece.
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CC diffused five of six man-down situations, including one that lasted a full two minutes midway through the third quarter. Â
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Delgado, a native of Parker, Colo., came off the bench to make 12 saves for the Bluejays.
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Harden and Luke McAdams scored two goals apiece for Elmhurst, which slipped to 2-3.
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Quinn Stokes led the Bluejay defense with four caused turnovers, while Trent Nyberg grabbed a team-best four ground balls.
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Colorado College, which improved to 5-2, renews its rivalry with former Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference member Sewanee on Tuesday, March 19, at 1 p.m.
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