ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Colgate jumped to an early 2-0 lead but No. 9/10 Navy displayed its first-place credentials in a 16-9 result here Saturday afternoon.
 
Jack Stebbins netted his first career hat trick for the Raiders, who had their best scoring output in more than a month. Colgate put nine goals on the board but couldn't slow down a Navy offense that scored four goals in each of the four quarters.
 
Tyler Rigo and Anthony Abbadessa tallied two goals apiece for the Raiders. Robby Dunigan made the most of his first career start with a goal just 2½ minutes into the game. The junior added a pair of assists for his first multi-point game.
 
After Dunigan's opener, Duncan Hoskinson scored with 10:53 left in the first to extend Colgate's early advantage to 2-0. Navy scored four straight to take a 4-2 lead and then earned the break of the game when Rigo's apparent goal 0.7 seconds before the first-quarter horn was disallowed for a crease violation.
 
The CBS Sports Network replay didn't back up the call, but the ruling stood.
 
Navy responded with a three-goal outburst in a 45-second stretch early in the second quarter on its way to an 8-3 halftime advantage. The Raiders never drew closer than five goals the rest of the way.
 
Navy improved to 6-1 in the Patriot League and 8-2 overall. The Midshipmen travel to Army West Point (5-1) next week with a chance to clinch the regular season title. Army still has a road game remaining against Loyola (5-1).
 
Colgate wraps up its home season and welcomes Holy Cross for Senior Day next Saturday. Faceoff is noon from Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium.
 
Bottom Line
• Navy 16, Colgate 9
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate is now 3-8 overall and 1-5 in the Patriot League.
• Navy improved to 8-2 and 6-1.
 
Raider Scoring Recap
• Colgate's first two possessions netted a 2-0 lead.
• Dunigan scored first, just 2½ minutes into his debut collegiate start. The tally came on the same field as his first career goal, which he scored to cap Colgate's 18-5 win over Bucknell in the 2015 Patriot League tournament semifinals.
• Hoskinson followed with his third goal of the season and Colgate led 2-0 with barely four minutes elapsed.
• Stebbins scored Colgate's next allowed goal with 4:48 left before halftime. Stebbins with his three goals Saturday has nine for the season.
• Navy led 8-3 at the half and then 12-3 just 4:01 into the third quarter. But the Raiders responded with four goals of their own over the final 9:25 to keep it interesting for the CBS Sports Network viewers.
• The third-quarter goals came off the sticks of Rigo, Abbadessa, Stebbins and Abbadessa again. Dunigan and Sam Cleveland pitched in assists.
• Colgate scored twice in the final stanza, with Stebbins and Rigo finding the net. Williams assisted on Stebbins' marker, and then Cleveland helped again as Rigo scored his sixth in the last three games.
 
Facts & Figures
• Navy scored four goals in each of the four quarters.
• The Midshipmen scored the first four goals of the third quarter and Colgate the last four.
• Colgate committed just two penalties in the game, but both were the 1-minute unreleasable variety and led to three Navy goals.
• The Mids produced a 43-30 shots advantage and a 39-23 edge in ground balls. The also won the faceoff category 18-8.
• Clears, saves and turnovers were all but even. The Raiders were 17-of-19 on clears to Navy's 16-of-18. Saves were 10-10 and turnovers 14-14.
• Navy scored on three of its four extra-man chances, and Colgate was 1-of-3.
 
More Key Info
• Stebbins (3-0) and Dunigan (1-2) had three-point games to lead the Raiders.
• Dunigan, Cleveland and Williams had two assists apiece.
• Abbadessa claimed the season goals lead with 14. Cleveland still leads in points with 24 (13-11).
• Colgate's ground ball leader was Leo Stouros with a career-high six. Connor Murphy added three ground balls and also caused a pair of turnovers.
• Brandon Burke recorded 10 saves, including a pair of the highlight reel variety. The first was point-blank just past the midway mark of the second quarter to keep the Raiders within striking distance. The second was a diving effort back across the goal mouth when he was part of a 10-man ride late in the third quarter.
• Navy had five players score multiple goals, led by hat tricks from T.J. Hanzsche and Casey Rees. Jack Ray scored two goals and added four assists to lead the points column.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance on a cold and windy afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium was 3,189.
• The game was part of a unique Colgate-Navy women's and men's doubleheader televised by the CBS Sports Network.
 
Up Next
• Colgate entertains Holy Cross for Senior Day next Saturday.
• The Crusaders are 2-10 overall and coming off their first Patriot League victory of the season, 11-6 over Lafayette on Saturday.
• Start time is noon from Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium.