Box Score Colorado College scored eight consecutive goals during an 18-minute span during the first half and went on to record a 16-11 victory at Colorado State University-Pueblo on Saturday afternoon at Gonzales Stadium.
 
Back-to-back tallies from senior attackman Robbie Stern ignited the pivotal surge that allowed the Tigers to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 10-3 lead with 1:29 remaining in the first half.
 
Junior midfielder Coby Petau struck for the first of his two goals with 14 seconds remaining in the first quarter to put CC up 5-3, and the Tigers broke the game open late in the second quarter when sophomore Noah Hirshorn, junior Parker Woo and freshman Billy Hutchison each scored in a span of 1:03.
 
Blake Foerster struck for a man-up marker nine seconds before halftime, but Woo turned the momentum back in favor of Colorado College when he scored seven seconds into the third quarter.
 
Goals by Stern and Petau extended CC's lead to 13-4 with 10:39 remaining in the third quarter.
 
The Wolfpack answered with markers from Anthony Ferrie and Hunter Thompson late in the third, however the Tigers received a pair of scores from senior Sam Sheridan and a fourth from Stern to extend their cushion to 16-6 with 5:35 remaining in the game.
 
CSU closed the gap by scoring five times during the final four minutes, three of which came off the stick of Foerster.
 
Colorado College finished the game with a 50-30 advantage in total shots and had a 35-29 edge in ground balls.
 
Sophomore Ben Schwaeber won 12 of 22 faceoffs and Woo recorded a game-high nine ground balls.
 
CC freshman goaltender PJ Offer made seven saves during his 26:33 between the pipes en route to his first collegiate victory.
 
Nick Richards, who stopped 14 shots, took the loss for the Thunderwolves.
 
The Tigers, who improved to 2-1, play their home opener on Sunday, March 4, when Otterbein University visits Washburn Field.