The second game of the year I shot of the Colonials crew was against the Richmond Spiders.  This game started out pretty even and for a while I thought the Spiders might have a chance.  However, after a while it just started to feel like the Spiders were chasing the Colonials or just getting caught out of position most of the night.

The Colonials had way too many opportunities to load up and release shots on goal throughout the night.

Which resulted in some really nice goals for the Colonials, like this one, which knocked the water bottle right off the net. 

The Colonials' goalie wasn't getting quite the same workout but was equal to the task more often than his Spider counterpart.

Lots of battles for the puck, but it really did seem like the Spiders were trying to play catch-up all night long.  Just for the record, GW's #25 is not the guy you want your goalie facing all alone as he is the team leader in goals scored.

Because that usually results in this.

The Spiders didn't just give up and really player with heart the way they tried to block some of the shots.

Late in the game the Spiders did score enough to make it interesting.

But the pressure from the Colonials was relentless, propelling them to a 6-3 win with more shots like this one.