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Kreitler_Isabel action vs Niagara 2-23-16
Bob Cornell
10
Niagara NIA 0-2
11
Winner Colgate COLGATE 1-1
Niagara NIA
0-2
10
Final
11
Colgate COLGATE
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT F
Niagara NIA 5 5 0 10
Colgate COLGATE 5 5 1 11

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Duo Leads Raiders Past Purple Eagles

Isabel Kreitler and Emily Peebles Combine for Eight Goals to Propel Colgate Past Niagara Tuesday

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HAMILTON – Junior Isabel Kreitler scored four goals, including the game-winning marker in overtime, to lead Colgate to an 11-10 victory over Niagara in collegiate women's lacrosse action Tuesday at Beyer-Small '76 Field.
 
Kreitler's decisive tally came 4:02 into the first extra session of a back-and-forth affair that saw the two sides battle through nine ties and four lead changes before determining a winner.
 
On the game-winning goal, Kreitler was awarded a free-position attempt that was initially stopped by Niagara keeper Andrea Francisco. The rebound was then collected by Kreitler and fired past Francisco to give the Raiders the victory in their home opener.
 
Colgate trailed 9-8 late in the second half when back-to-back strikes from Kreitler and Emily Peebles 3:27 apart gave the Raiders a 10-9 lead with 2:43 left in the second half.
 
Niagara was able to force overtime, as Samantha Brill scored her second goal of the game to tie the game at 10-10.
 
Colgate had an opportunity to take the lead in the final seconds of regulation, but a free-position attempt by the Raiders was turned aside by Francisco, sending the game to overtime and setting up Kreitler's heroics.
 
Kreitler and Peebles combined to record eight of the Raiders' 11 tallies in the contest as Peebles matched her career high with four goals. Kallan Murray chipped in a goal and three assists while Lauren Gorajek and Haley O'Hanlon also scored for Colgate.
 
Rookie keeper Asil Asfour finished with nine saves for Colgate. Francisco recorded 12 stops for Niagara.
 
Bottom Line
Colgate 11, Niagara 10 (ot)
 
Won-Lost Records
- Colgate evened its season mark at 1-1 with the overtime victory.
- Niagara saw its season record dip to 0-2.
 
Key Raider Info
- Kreitler extended her team lead in both goals (9) and points (12) with her five-point performance Tuesday against the Purple Eagles.
- Peebles recorded four goals in a game for the fourth time in her career and the third time in the last 16 games. She now ranks second on the team in goals scored this season with six.
- Kristen Norden led the Raiders with four caused turnovers and pitched in three ground balls.
- Kiley Donovan tallied a team-best four ground balls and added two caused turnovers.
- Chelsea Taylor chipped in three ground balls and added one draw control. 
- Colgate Head Coach Heather Young picked up her 80th victory at Colgate. She now stands just two wins away from matching Cathy Foto for first place on the program's career wins chart.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Colgate out-shot Niagara, 26-22, for the contest. The Raiders held a 17-12 shot advantage during the second half and overtime.
- Niagara posted a 14-9 advantage in draw controls. The Purple Eagles held an 8-3 edge in the first half and a 6-4 advantage in the second frame. Colgate won both draw controls in overtime.
- The two teams were a combined 2-for-9 in free-position attempts. The Raiders were 2-for-7 while the Purple Eagles missed both of their tries.
- Colgate was 13-for-17 in clear attempts while Niagara was just 11-of-16 in its clear tries.
- The Raiders posted a 21-17 edge in ground balls for the contest. Colgate held an 8-7 edge in the first half and a 12-7 margin in the second frame. The Purple Eagles recorded three of the four ground balls in overtime.
 
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Heather Young
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(on game)
"I'm really proud of the girls. We definitely changed some things from Vermont. The 50-50 balls today were huge for us. We really wanted to be going out and challenging them, especially off the draw in the second half that was a huge thing for us. I'm happy with the fight that they showed today."
 
Junior Isabel Kreitler
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(on game-winning goal)
"Unfortunately, the free-position shot did not go in. But thankfully, the ball just dribbled out right back towards me and I picked it up and tried to slam dunk it in." 
 
Up Next
- Colgate is back in action Feb. 28 when it squares off against Drexel in a Noon start at Vidas Field in Philadelphia.
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