HAMILTON – Field hockey conceded two late goals as Lafayette secured a 2-0 victory to open conference play.
MOMENTS OF THE MATCH
- The first quarter featured a tightly contested match up. The Leopards fired off a shot that was saved by Kennedy Glinn, while Minah Cho took Colgate's only shot of the quarter, which was saved by Lafayette's goalkeeper.
- Colgate's defense held firm in the second quarter as Lafayette created six scoring opportunities.
- Three shots were blocked by the Raiders, one veered wide and Glinn recorded two more saves.
- Marissa Buck subbed in for the Raiders out of halftime, making two saves early in the third quarter.
- Lafayette capitalized on a penalty corner in the 42nd minute, with Rosalie van Gool scoring to take a 1-0 lead.
- The Leopards continued their offensive momentum, scoring an insurance goal in the 49th minute off a penalty corner to take a 2-0 lead.
- Colgate generated three penalty corners in the final 15 minutes, including two late opportunities that resulted in shots from Morgan Willis and Maddie Rohlfing.
- As time expired, Colgate remained scoreless and suffered its first conference loss of the season, falling to Lafayette, 2-0.
NOTES
- Glinn and Buck combined for the team's most saves in a game this season with eight.
- This loss marks the first time the Raiders have been held scoreless all season.
- Aside from Lafayette's 1-0 loss to No. 1 Northwestern, Colgate held the Leopards to their second-lowest scoring total of the season, matching the two goals they scored against Cornell.
UP NEXT
- The Raiders will host Rutgers on Sunday at noon on Tyler's Field.
