BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Colgate tallied a goal in the 80th minute to hand Lehigh a 1-0 loss here Saturday night in a Patriot League women's soccer matchup.

"Lehigh always plays so tough, and I mean that in a really good way," Colgate head coach Kathy Brawn said. "They were well-prepared for us and we knew it would be a battle, as they are still fighting for a spot in the tournament.

"This game gave us some specificity of what we need to work on. We know we are in the tournament but we don't want to rest on that. Everyone's battling for something different at this point and we want to have momentum heading into the Patriot League Tournament. We want to go into the tournament with good habits and that's what we will be looking to do."

Colgate (9-5-1, 5-2-1 PL) received its goal from sophomore Jenna Panepinto, who converted on the penalty kick. Junior captain Caroline Brawner also had some good looks on net for the Raiders, notching two shots on goal throughout the contest. Rookie Brenna Mason recorded three saves in the victory.

Lehigh (4-10-2, 2-6-0 PL) was led by Danielle Salans, who posted six shots in the game. Murphee Greeley also added three shots to the Mountain Hawks total while Ashley Blanks registered four stops.

After a slow opening 30 minutes, the Mountain Hawks earned a good look on net when Salans connected with Katie Centeno. Salans played Centeno the ball in behind the Colgate back four, where the sophomore crossed it into the box finding the foot of Greeley. Before the senior could try her luck on goal, the flag went up for an offside call stopping the play before it could do any damage.

Emily Manoogian gave the Raiders a dangerous chance on net a few minutes later when she sent a free kick from the right side of the field deep into the box. Her cross was grabbed out of the air by Blanks, however, before Colgate could put it away.

With less than 10 minutes to play in the opening 45, Greeley struck the ball towards goal from the top of the 18-yard box. Mason made the routine save though to keep the Mountain Hawks out of the net.

Colgate was back on the attack when Chelsea Roche played the ball into the box from a set piece. Sidney Parodie flicked the cross on with her head but the Raiders couldn't finish it off as the Mountain Hawks cleared it out and away from danger.

The best chance of the half for either team came went to Colgate with less than two minutes to play. Sophie Lederer teamed up with Klara Jenkins in the middle of the field. The senior captain then found Brawner, who was making a run behind the defense. Brawner took one touch before firing one on goal. Her attempt ricocheted off the crossbar, but gave the Raiders another great look on goal.

Early in the second half Salans found an opening at the top of the box off a free kick. Her driven shot was blocked by Emily Pullen, keeping the Mountain Hawks out of the goal.

A few minutes later, Colgate almost took the lead when Brawner found herself with the ball inside the box. Kelsey Hough started the play by sending a great pass over to Catherine Williams on the wing. The reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year then slotted the ball to Brawner through traffic, where she tried her luck on goal. Her shot to the lower right-hand corner of the net was stopped by Blanks, saving a potential Raider goal.

With 16 minutes remaining in the game, Brawner worked the ball around the top of the box, getting fouled along the way. Roche stepped up to take the free kick and struck a hard driven shot towards net that skimmed off the crossbar and out for a goal kick.

Five minutes later, Pullen played a long ball over to Williams on the left wing. Williams collected the ball out of the air and took two touches before playing it over to Brawner inside the box. Brawner was taken down, which awarded the Raiders a penalty kick opportunity. Panepinto was the player to take it, shooting the ball past Blanks into the left side of the net, lifting the Raiders to a 1-0 advantage.

In the final minute of play Lehigh sent a dangerous cross into the box almost finding the head of Laura Courtney but Mason came jumping out to make the save and to ultimately secure her shutout.

The Mountain Hawks held the advantage on shots 15-10 and on corner kicks 4-1.

Colgate takes the pitch again Tuesday when the Raiders welcome Princeton for their last non-conference game of the season. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Van Doren Field.