EAST LANSING – The No. 3 Michigan State hockey program looked to bounce back after a disappointing weekend against Wisconsin, coming into Munn Arena on short rest to face a tested Colgate program who had won three of its last four games.

The Spartans looked on a mission to show that the results against the Badgers were a fluke, scoring three goals in the first eight minutes against the Raiders, sending a message from the jump in an eventual 5-2 series-opening win.

MSU sophomore defenseman Owen West started the scoring just under four minutes in, firing a shot from the point that beat Colgate goaltender Reid Dyck. It was West's first collegiate goal after recording five total assists in 42 career games.

55 seconds later, MSU would double its lead on a nifty passing play. Defenseman Maxim

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