Taylor Kirwan
SOUTHWEST BOOSTER FILE PHOTO BY STEVEN MAH
Gull Lake’s Taylor Kirwan helped the Colgate University Raiders to their first ECAC Hockey Tournament championship after defeating St. Lawrence 3-2 on home ice on Sunday afternoon.
The Raiders entered the weekend ranked sixth in the country and now have a 15-6-1 record and have earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Raiders had defeated #10 Quinnipiac 2-1 in the semi-final on Friday.
The Raiders will be one of eight teams at the NCAA Tournament, which will be held over two weekends in Erie, PA.
Kirwan is a Junior defenseman in her second season with Colgate after playing for Lindenwood University during her Freshman season.