Merrimack defeated Colgate, 5-3, on Saturday to improve to 2-2 on the season and hand the Raiders (4-1) their first loss of the 2021-22 campaign. Merrimack scored four goals in the third period.

(1) Merrimack got better as the game went along. I actually thought they were careless with the puck early and that extended into the second period for a bit. Th…