The Raiders played a pivotal game against Western Michigan at the end of October and looked to be heading for a surprise win when the jumped out to a 5–0 lead.

After Carter Gylander lost his starting role in early January, both backups received time in goal but nothing seemed to work.

Finally, at the end of the month, Mitch Benson put together a string of good games and allowed the team to get back on its feet.

He held Cornell scoreless for over 59 minutes, allowing the Riders to build a 2–0 lead, but lost his shutout bid with just 8 seconds to play.

Colgate upped their game in the second, cutting the Bobcats' advantage in half, but the Raider offense couldn't net a tying goal.