Boxscore

WASHINGTON, D.C. (10/22/05) - The Colgate University men’s soccer team fell 3-1 to American University this afternoon at Reeves Field in Washington, D.C.

The Raiders, who entered today’s contest tied atop the standings with Lehigh, are now 7-5-3 and 3-2 in the conference, while American moved to 4-8-1 and 3-2 in the league.

The Eagles got on the board when freshman Philip Purdy sent a one-timer from just outside the box that was sent in off a corner kick just six minutes into the contest. At the 30-minute mark, Larry Mark picked up a Garth Juckem lead pass and outraced his defender to beat Colgate’s Doug Litvack (Levittown, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran) to the far post to put American up 2-0.

Colgate's Bryant Meckley (Hanover, Pa./Southwestern) scored his fourth goal of the season when he found himself alone at the top of the right corner of the box and buried a low rolling shot to the corner of the net to bring the Raiders within one at the 34-minute mark. The senior midfielder, has scored a goal in three of the Raiders’ last four contests. Devin Deane (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) was credited with the assist.

The Raiders ran into a challenge just one minute later when Deane was assessed a red card on a hard foul, forcing Colgate to a play man down for the remainder of the game, requiring Colgate to re-examine its strategy.

Freshman Justin Turco put the game out of reach when he blasted a shot from 16 yards out past a diving Litvack at 59:42. Turco was assisted by Coco Del Rio and Sal Caccavale.

The Eagles outshot the Raiders by a 23-8 margin, and held a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks. Litvack made five saves for Colgate, while American’s Chris Sedlak also stopped five.

The Raiders will face Lehigh next Saturday, October 29, at Ulrich Field in Bethlehem, Pa. at 7 p.m.