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WSOC Senior Day
2
Winner Navy NAVY (14-3-1, 7-0-1 PL)
1
Colgate COLGATEW (9-5-2, 5-1-2 PL)
Winner
Navy NAVY
(14-3-1, 7-0-1 PL)
2
Final
1
Colgate COLGATEW
(9-5-2, 5-1-2 PL)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Navy NAVY 2 0 2
Colgate COLGATEW 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Chelsea Vielhauer

Raiders Suffer First PL Loss of Season to First-Place Navy

Seniors Honored in Pre-game Ceremony

HAMILTON – The Colgate women's soccer team put up a strong fight, but saw its 10-game unbeaten streak come to a close in the form of a 2-1 loss to first-place Navy Saturday night at Beyer-Small '76 Field.
 
The Raiders honored their three-member senior class of Emily Crichlow, Eliza Doll and Keely Lockwood prior to kickoff. First-year Ellis Miller scored Colgate's goal in the 26th minute.
 
The Mids were able to strike first as Ash Fairow caught Colgate sophomore keeper Kelly Chiavaro momentarily out of goal and slotted home her ninth goal of the season to give Navy a 1-0 lead in the tenth minute.
 
Colgate generated a few quality chances in the next minutes before Chiavaro came up with one of her biggest saves of the night in the 20th minute on a one-on-one situation with Navy's Emily Keast.
 
The Raiders capitalized in the 26th minute when Colgate drew a foul and Miller lined up for the free kick about 25 yards out. Miller's ball sailed over the wall of Navy defenders and Mids keeper Sydney Fortson couldn't corral it as the Raiders knotted the score at 1-1.



 
Chiavaro came up with more key saves in the coming minutes, but Navy was able to find the go-ahead goal in the 43rd minute when Alex Jackson headed in a corner kick. Miller was set up with another free kick in the closing seconds of the half, but this one sailed just high as the Mids carried their 2-1 lead into the locker room.
 
Another free kick nearly led to a Colgate goal 12 minutes into the second half, but the attempt from first-year Syd Maxson missed by just inches. The Raiders generated several other quality chances, but Navy held on for the 2-1 win.
 
BOTTOM LINE
  • Navy 2, Colgate 1
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
  • The first-place Mids improve to 14-3-1 on the season and 7-0-1 in the Patriot League. Navy now holds an 11-game unbeaten streak.
  • Colgate drops to 9-5-2 overall and 5-1-2 in league action.
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
  • Despite the loss, Colgate still sits in third place in the Patriot League standings. The Raiders have already clinched their 10th-straight trip to the Patriot League Tournament.
  • Miller's goal was her fourth of the season. It was an unassisted tally.
  • Chiavaro made five saves in goal in the first half. First-year Sophia Boggs took over in goal for the second half. Boggs wasn't forced to make any saves but made several strong plays.
 
FACTS & FIGURES
  • Colgate finished the game with a 12-11 shot edge.
  • The Mids led corner kicks 6-4.
  • Navy's Fortson wasn't forced to make any saves in goal.
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Kathy Brawn
  • "The league is so wide open. Navy is a team that battles hard. We responded well to a tough early goal, but today they found one better than we did. We need to take care of some things and get ourselves ready for BU next weekend."
  • "I couldn't be happier with what our senior class has brought to this program. This team wants to play for them so badly and we look forward to getting on the right track again." 
 
UP NEXT
  • Colgate wraps up the regular season next Saturday at Boston University in a battle between the third and fourth place teams.
  • Kickoff from Boston is set for 1 p.m. and free video will be available on the Patriot League Network.
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