ITHACA, N.Y. – Colgate kept the good times rolling Monday night with a 1-0 road victory over Central New York rival Cornell.
Abby Sotomayor scored her fourth goal of the season in the 59th minute to provide the margin as the Raiders stretched their unbeaten run to eight games. The goal was unassisted and came after a deep ball into the left corner created some trouble.
A weak Cornell clearance was collected by Sotomayor, who let loose from 25 yards. The ball appeared to graze off the glove of Big Red goalkeeper Chrissy Mayer but it stayed true and found the upper right corner of the net.
Colgate kept the pressure on with an 11-3 shots edge during the second half. The only two saves made by Raiders goalkeeper
Sophia Boggs came in the opening 45 minutes.
Sotomayor took over solo second place on the team in both goals with four and points with 10.
Colgate is now 7-0-1 over its last eight contests, the best streak of undefeated play since the 2014 Raiders went 11-0-2 en route to a Patriot League regular season title and 14-3-2 season.
The Raiders are set now for a big Saturday night showdown against defending conference champion Bucknell.
Bottom Line
Won-Lost Records
- Colgate improved to 8-4-1.
- Cornell is now 2-6-2.
Key Raider Info
- Colgate has outscored the opposition 15-4 during its current eight-game undefeated run.
- Colgate improved to 6-0-1 against Cornell in the last seven meetings. The Raiders lead the overall series, 20-15-4.
- Boggs improved her goalkeeping record to 3-0 on the season.
- Four Raiders made their first starts of 2017: Gianna Bustamante, Natalie Kozlowski, Shannon Pawlak and Lindsey Wiley.
Facts & Figures
- Seven different Raiders contributed shots.
- Tonight's game for Colgate snapped a streak of eight straight contests scoring in the first half.
- Sotomayor's goal in the 59th minute was the second-latest goal scored in a victory this season. Only Emily Crichlow's goal in the 79th minute of the 1-0 win over UMass Lowell back on Aug. 31 came later.
From the Source
- Colgate head coach Kathy Brawn (on the victory): "Game in and game out the women on this team step up and support one another in every way. It's so impressive. This was an important win as we continue to stay focused and determined to improve with each challenge. Now we'll prepare for Bucknell."
Up Next
- Colgate returns to action Saturday, hosting defending Patriot League champion Bucknell.
- The Bison come to Hamilton 8-6 overall but 5-0 in conference.
- Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Beyer-Small '76 Field.
