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Heather Young career wins leader graphic
13
Winner Colgate COLGATE 4-8
11
Binghamton BU 4-9
Winner
Colgate COLGATE
4-8
13
Final
11
Binghamton BU
4-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Colgate COLGATE 9 4 13
Binghamton BU 8 3 11

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Late Surge Lifts Raiders Past Bearcats

Colgate Scores Twice Late to Defeat Binghamton; Young Becomes School’s Career Wins Leader with Triumph

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Taylor Fischer scored with 9:06 remaining to break an 11-11 tie and spark Colgate to a 13-11 victory over Binghamton in collegiate women's lacrosse action Tuesday at the Bearcat Sports Complex.
 
With the win, Colgate Head Coach Heather Young moved into sole possession of first place on Colgate all-time wins list as she recorded her 83rd victory with the Raiders. The win also serves as the 100th victory of Young's coaching career.
 
Fischer's game-winning tally was the final blow in a close affair that featured six ties and saw neither team lead by more than two goals during the contest.
 
With the score tied at 11-11 with less than 10 minutes to go in regulation, Fischer converted on a free-position attempt to put the Raiders in front, 12-11.
 
Lauren Gorajek doubled the Colgate cushion nearly three minutes later with her third goal of the contest to make it a 13-11 game with just over six minutes to play.
 
The Raiders kept the Bearcats from mounting a comeback attempt as they held Binghamton without a shot on its last possession to secure the victory.
 
Earlier in the contest, Binghamton held a 5-3 lead before Colgate rattled off three unanswered goals to spark a 5-1 spurt that gave the Raiders an 8-6 edge.
 
Binghamton responded to the Colgate surge, scoring three of the next four goals to tie the game at 9-9 less than a minute into the second half.
 
Colgate regain its lead moments later with goals from Haley O'Hanlon and Fischer, only to see Binghamton responded with consecutive tallies in a 3:30 span to tie the game and setup Fischer's heroics.
 
Bottom Line
Colgate 13, Binghamton 11
 
Won-Lost Records
- Colgate improved to 4-8 overall with the victory as it closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule.
- Binghamton fell to 4-9 on the year with the setback.  
 
Key Raider Info
- O'Hanlon paced the Raiders with four goals while Gorajek chipped in three goals and an assist. The four goals represented a new season-high for O'Hanlon.
- O'Hanlon also tallied a game-high seven draw controls and pitched in a team-best four ground balls. The seven draw controls matched a season-high for the Garden City, N.Y., product.
- O'Hanlon and Gorajek were two of four Raiders to tally multiple goals in the game. Emily Peebles and Fischer pitched in two goals each.
- Kallan Murray surpassed the 100-point plateau for her career thanks to a three-point effort against the Bearcats.
- Molly Diamondstein saw her first action of the season in goal for Colgate, replacing starter Asil Asfour in the cage at halftime. She made a career-high five saves in 30 minutes of action.
- Kristen Norden tallied a game-best five caused turnovers and also chipped in three ground balls.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Colgate held a 23-21 shot advantage for the contest. The Raiders out-shot the Bearcats, 13-10, in the second half after Binghamton held an 11-10 edge in the first frame.
- The teams finished with 20 ground balls each during the game. Colgate posted a 12-11 edge in the second half after Binghamton held a 9-8 advantage in the first half.
- Binghamton was charged with 15 turnovers during the game while Colgate was credited with 12 miscues. The Bearcats committed seven turnovers in the second half, compared to just three for Colgate.
- The Bearcats posted a 14-12 edge in draw controls for the game. Binghamton held a 5-3 edge in that category in the second half after the teams split their 18 draws evenly in the first half.
 
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Heather Young
"Our offense played great today. Haley O'Hanlon was amazing with her draw controls and shooting. The second half defensively was great for us. Molly Diamondstein made some great stops in cage and Kristen Norden had some clutch caused turnovers for us.
 
"Becoming the program's career wins leader is a testament to all of the great players and teams that I have had the pleasure to coach and be a part of. The players are the ones putting in the hard work on the field and I am grateful to them for putting me in this position. Colgate is a very special place and I am honored to be at the helm of such a great program."
 
Up Next
- Colgate is back in action Saturday when it hosts Patriot League foe Bucknell in a 2 p.m. contest at Beyer-Small '76 Field.
- Free ice cream is available to the first 75 fans, courtesy of Gilligan's.
 
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