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Colgate University Athletics

Jones
Bob Cornell
1
Colgate COLGATE (0-7, 0-1 PL)
4
Winner Holy Cross HCFH (5-3, 1-0 PL)
Colgate COLGATE
(0-7, 0-1 PL)
1
Final
4
Holy Cross HCFH
(5-3, 1-0 PL)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Colgate COLGATE 1 0 1
Holy Cross HCFH 3 1 4

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Jones Scores for Raiders in PL Opener

Junior Whitney Jones Scored in Colgate’s Patriot League Opener at Holy Cross on Saturday

WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior Whitney Jones notched her second goal of the season, but Holy Cross used three first-half goals to defeat Colgate, 4-1, in Patriot League field hockey action Saturday at Hart Turf Field.
 
Bottom Line
Holy Cross 4, Colgate 1
 
Won-Lost Records
- Holy Cross won its Patriot League opener to improve to 5-3 on the season.
- Colgate fell in its first conference match of the campaign to move to 0-7 overall.
 
Turning Point
- Holy Cross tallied three goals in an 8:35 span midway through the first half to break open the contest and build a 3-0 cushion.
- Jillian May began the sequence with her first goal of the season at the 11:13 mark before Emily Loprente doubled the Crusaders margin in the 18th minute.
- Maureen Connolly capped the spurt with her third goal of the campaign with 19:35 elapsed in the opening frame.
 
Key Raider Info
- Jones notched her second goal of the season at the 21:25 mark of the first half when she put home a rebound opportunity.
- Jones is now tied for the team lead in scoring at four points with senior Jessica Gardiner (1G, 2A) and sophomore Molly Klare (2G).
- Sophomore keeper Molly Klare recorded double digits saves for the fourth straight contest and the fifth time overall as she finished with 10 saves.
- Junior Emily Brash led the Raiders with four shot attempts.
 
Up Next
- Colgate returns to action Sunday with a 1 p.m. contest at Ivy League opponent Harvard.
 
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