MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. (9/14/2008)– Samantha Sandham posted three goals and Moyra Betuzzi added a pair as Central Michigan handed Colgate a 7-1 defeat, Sunday afternoon in field hockey action.

 

The Chippewas, who improved to 1-3 overall, scored two goals in the opening 10 minutes and never looked back.  The Raiders fell to 3-3.

 

CMU opened the scoring at 3:55 as Sandham connected for her first goal of the contest.  A little less than five minutes later, Sandham fed Kim Sihota for what turned out to be the game-winning goal at 8:53.

 

Trailing 3-0, Colgate got on the board as Alison Waugh (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) tallied her third goal of the season on a tip-in from Katelyn Nerbonne (Bow, N.H.).  However, CMU regained its three-goal advantage at 4-1, 1:45 later as Betuzzi notched her first of two on the day.  She also scored the Chippewas’ fifth goal at 48:51.

 

Raider junior Sarah Pedersen (State College, Pa.) collected three saves in 60:38 of action before handing over the net minding duties to Kirsten Lalli (Pound Ridge, N.Y.) for the final 9:22 of the game.

 

Colgate returns to action Saturday afternoon as it travels to face Lock Haven.  The game is set for a 1 p.m. start.