BOX SCORE

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (9/25/11) – Sophomore Olivia Nabhan had her second two-goal game of the season and the Colgate field hockey team was able to hold off Brown in the final minutes to defeat the Bears, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon.

Colgate (4-6) got the four points from Nabhan on two goals, while Halle Biggar scored the gamewinner on a penalty corner in the second half. Anna Reddicliffe and Kendall Zaharris were each given assists in the game. Amanda DiDomizio made eight saves to earn her fourth win of the season.

Brown (1-7) saw Avery Burns and Leslie Springmeyer score goals, while Burns added an assist on Springmeyer's goal for three points on the day. Shannon McSweeney kept the Bears in the game with 10 saves, but took the loss.

Colgate jumped on the Bears early with Nabhan scoring just 2:18 into the first half. The forward dribbled into the circle from the left side and flipped a shot into the right corner for the 1-0 lead. Eliana Brown looked to have put the Raiders up 2-0 with a shot at the 13:14 mark, but the ball hit the post and stayed out of the net.

The teams played evenly in the shots category as each squad had eight shots. Colgate earned four penalty corners, while keeping the Bears off the board on corners. DiDomizio came up big on four saves in the first half.

Brown turned the tide on the Raiders with a goal in the first minute of the second half to tie the game at 1-1. Burns scored her first of the season on a penalty corner that the Bears earned 30 seconds into the final half. She was able to find a gap between DiDomizio pads after gaining space in the middle of the circle.

Nabhan put the Raiders back on top with 20:15 left in the game with her second of the contest to make it 2-1. Zaharris crossed the ball from the right side and Nabhan was able to lift a shot over the goalie for the score. Raiders added very important insurance to push the advantage to 3-1 as Biggar scored her third of the season off a penalty corner. Dittman took a shot towards the post and Biggar was there to tip it in on a set play off the corner.

The Bears cut into the lead with a goal from Springmeyer with 3:23 left in the game. Burns had the assist on the goal that made it 3-2. Brown kept the pressure on with four shots on goal in the final two minutes, but DiDomizio was up for the task and made all four stops to win the game for the Raiders.

Colgate outshot the Bears by a 22-19 margin and had nine penalty corners to Brown's six.

The Raiders will be back at home this coming Saturday as Colgate opens the Patriot League season at 11 a.m. against Lafayette at Tyler's Field.

NOTES: Colgate is now 3-3 after a loss this season and are 3-2 in their last five overall … Nabhan also scored two goals in the season opener against Ball State in a 3-0 win … she has five goals and two assists for 12 points to lead the team … the Raiders have won three of their four games by one goal … they are they are 3-3 in one-goal games this year … Biggar scored her third goal of the season and has two in the last three games … Colgate has outshot four of its last six opponents and has in two straight.