HAMILTON, N.Y. (10/21/08) -   The Colgate University men’s soccer team defeated area rival Cornell, 2-0 in Tuesday night action at Van Doren Field.

 

The constant rain and cold temperature made for a rough first half of play, but the Raiders were able to outshoot the Big Red 13-4.  Cornell’s goalkeeper, Steve Lesser had five saves in the first half to keep Colgate scoreless as both teams headed into the break 0-0.

 

Freshman Matt Schuber (Webster, N.Y.) was the first to score for the Raiders at 16:27 in the second half.  Schuber directed a header into the left corner of the net after getting the ball off a free kick by Chris Ross (Hurst, Texas).  With ten minutes remaining in the game, junior Alex Weekes (Stroudsburg, Pa.) got the insurance goal for the Raiders, off a cross from senior Jimmy Stephens (Naperville, Ill.).  

 

Colgate goalkeeper David Cappuccio (Pittsford, N.Y.) had three saves in the shutout victory.  The win gives Cappuccio his 21^st career shutout, breaking the Colgate record of 20 set by Keith Sipes from 1990-93.

 

Colgate, now 8-4-2 overall, outshot the Big Red 26-7 in the win.  Cornell’s Lesser had nine saves in the loss that drops the Big Red to 1-11 on the season.  

 

The Raiders will begin a two-game road trip starting with Navy on Saturday, Oct. 25 before taking on the Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday, Oct. 28.