Colgate launched the 2018 season with its highest goal total in nearly three years and its best first-game goal count in 11 years, resulting in an 18-12 thumping of Marist Saturday afternoon. First-year attackman Mike Hawkins scored four goals and assisted on three more to lead the charge, while Anthony Abbadessa, Matt Donovan and Chase Wittich all registered hat tricks. Eight different Raiders scored goals and three others added assists, led by Sam Cleveland with four. Colgate fell behind 2-0 in the first seven minutes but then roared back with a four-goal barrage to close the first quarter leading 4-2. Six different Raiders had scored by the time it was 7-4 Colgate at intermission. The third period was crazy as Colgate scored seven times and Marist five, leaving the Raiders with a 14-9 advantage. Neither team's goalie had a save during the wild-and-woolly third quarter. Colgate scored twice more in the first 1:06 of the fourth quarter and never was challenged. The Raiders for the game had the 4-0 run to end the first quarter and then two separate 3-0 runs to keep the heat on the Red Foxes all afternoon. 32731This was Colgate's best-scoring game since the Raiders blasted Bucknell 18-5 in the 2015 Patriot League tournament semifinals. It was Colgate's highest goal-total to open a season since the 2007 Raiders handled Hartford by a 19-4 count.