Photo Gallery
HAMILTON – The Colgate offense found tough sledding Sunday and dropped a 12-4 decision to No. 14/16 Loyola on a cold and snowy afternoon.
The Raiders were limited to just one goal in each of the four periods, while Loyola scored five times in the third period to break open a close game. The Greyhounds in the third quarter outshot Colgate 17-1 and turned a 5-2 halftime lead into a 10-3 advantage heading to the fourth.
Colgate scored on its only shot attempt of the third quarter when
Tyler Rigo found the net for his fourth goal in the last two games. Rigo is up to fifth on the team with seven goals.
Other Raider goals came off the sticks of
Sam Cleveland,
Cam Williams and
Joe Delaney. The lone Colgate assist went to
Duncan Hoskinson on the Williams man-up goal early in the second quarter that narrowed Loyola's lead to 3-2.
The teams committed five turnovers apiece in the first quarter, when conditions were the worst. The Raiders forced 15 Loyola miscues and committed only 12.
Anthony Abbadessa picked up a career-high five ground balls in the slippery conditions, while
John Baker caused a pair of turnovers. Baker is now tied for second on the team in that category with six.
Colgate returns to the road again Saturday at Navy as part of a women's and men's doubleheader on the CBS Sports Network. The women's game begins at 1 p.m., with the men scheduled for 3:30.
Bottom Line• Loyola 12, Colgate 4
Won-Lost Records• Colgate is now 3-7 overall and 1-4 in the Patriot League.
• Loyola improved to 7-3 and 4-1.
Raider Scoring Recap• Cleveland snapped a 3-0 Loyola run with his 13th goal of the season near the midway point of the first quarter. The first-year attackman is tied for the team goals lead and now has 22 points to pace that category.
• Williams scored his second man-up goal of the campaign and ninth overall with a low drive that made 3-2 early in the second quarter.
• Loyola bumped its lead to 6-2 in the third quarter before Rigo tallied his seventh of the year and fourth in the last two games.
• And then Delaney scored just past the midway point of the final period. Loyola's Jacob Stover appeared to have made the save but Delaney had just enough on his shot to find the goal mouth. It was Delaney's third goal of the season.
Facts & Figures• Loyola compiled a 47-26 shot advantage, including 12-4 in the first quarter and 17-1 in the third. Colgate posted a 12-9 shot margin in the final period.
• Ground balls favored the visitors 36-23, as did faceoffs by a 15-4 count. The second half saw a 9-1 Greyhounds advantage at the faceoff-X.
• Both teams cleared 15 of their 17 attempts, and both scored one man-up goal. Colgate was 1-of-3 and Loyola 1-of-5.
More Key Info•
Brandon Burke turned in 12 saves against the 47-shot Loyola attack.
• Four Raiders took their turns in the faceoff-X:
Collin Orr was 3-of-9,
Peter Marchetto 1-of-6,
Strecker Backe 0-of-3 and
Lucas Cooper 0-of-1.
• In addition to Abbadessa, Rigo picked up three ground balls to just miss his career high. Burke had three, Baker two,
Chandler Millstone two (season high),
Jackson Patterson two (tied career high) and
Kevin Adams two (career high).
•
Peter Donato was the shot leader with four, including two that were saved.
• Pat Spencer led Loyola with a career-high four goals, while Greyhounds teammate Zack Sirico added a hat trick.
Gate Grab Bag• Attendance inside Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium was 276.
• The start of the game was delayed 41 minutes by pregame snow showers.
Up Next• Colgate travels to Navy as part of a women's and men's doubleheader Saturday on CBS Sports.
• The Midshipmen are 7-2 overall and 5-1 atop the Patriot League standings after taking down Holy Cross 12-3 Saturday afternoon.
• Start time for the women's game is 1 p.m., with the men's contest scheduled for 3:30.
