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Oliver Harris Louisville
Adam Creech
0
Colgate COLGATE (12-11-1)
2
Winner Louisville LOU (13-2-4)
Colgate COLGATE
(12-11-1)
0
Final
2
Louisville LOU
(13-2-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Colgate COLGATE 0 0 0
Louisville LOU 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Chelsea Vielhauer

Historic Season Comes To A Close In Sweet 16

No. 4 Louisville Advances to Elite Eight With 2-0 Win

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Colgate men's soccer team saw its historic season come to a close Sunday night as No. 4 Louisville prevailed in a 2-0 battle in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
 
The Cardinals scored two goals late in the first half, which proved to be enough to secure the 2-0 victory and punch Louisville's ticket to next weekend's Elite Eight.
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Play was relatively equal through the first 30 minutes of action as each team put together a few chances. The Cardinals struck first in the 35th minute as Tate Schmitt headed in a corner kick. A service from Walker Androit then found the perfect path through traffic in the 41st minute to double the Louisville lead and put Colgate in a 2-0 hole.
 
Sophomore Kentaro Morrison had a glittering chance with less than a minute left in the first half, but his shot skidded just inches wide as the Cardinals carried their 2-0 lead into halftime.
 
The Raider defense thwarted a few Louisville chances early on in the second half before Colgate picked up the pace with two shots and two corner kicks, but the Raiders weren't able to capitalize. A shot from junior Uyi Omorogbe in the 82nd minute nearly put Colgate on the board, but the ball flew into the outside netting as the Cardinals held on to win 2-0.
 
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
  • Colgate put together a historic 2017 season as the Raiders captured their second-straight and seventh overall Patriot League Championship.
  • The Raiders won their first NCAA Tournament game in program history when Colgate took down UMass 2-0 in the first round. The Raiders punched their ticket to their first-ever Sweet 16 with a thrilling 3-2 win at No. 13 Michigan in the second round. The Wolverines put Colgate in an early 2-0 hole, but the Raiders rallied back to take down the regular-season Big Ten Champs 3-2. Colgate was the first Patriot League team to reach the Sweet 16 since 2006.
  • Colgate has now secured three-straight 10-plus win season for the first time in program history. The Raiders have won two Patriot League Tournament championships and one regular-season championship during that time.
  • The Raiders became the first ever six-seed to win the Patriot League Tournament as Colgate made its run through the league tourney thanks to road wins over Bucknell, top-seeded Loyola and Holy Cross.
  • Colgate's nine-member senior class of Peter Tappenden, Chase Pagani, Bruno Scodari, Benji Geisler, Jared Stroud, Sotirios Raphtis, Troy Moo Penn, Karl Brown and Garrett Esper led Colgate to 41 wins, 18 Patriot League victories, two NCAA Tournament game wins, two Patriot League Tournament Championships and one regular-season title in their four-year careers.
  • Colgate put together a seven-game win streak from Oct. 29 to Nov. 19. The seven-game win streak was the program's longest since the 1968 season.
  • Stroud graduates as Colgate's career leader in assists (30) as well as the program's single-season assist (13) record holder.
 
 
BOTTOM LINE
  • No. 4 Louisville 2, Colgate 0
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WON-LOST RECORDS
  • Louisville improves to 13-2-4 on the season. The Cardinals move on to face Akron in next weekend's Elite Eight.
  • The Raiders' season ends at 12-11-1.
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
  • Keeper Jacob Harris finished with three saves. He wraps up his sophomore campaign with an impressive 8-2-0 record in 10 starts.
  • Five different Raiders tallied one shot apiece.
  • Louisville finished the game with an 11-5 shot edge and 4-2 corner kick advantage.
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Erik Ronning
  • "Louisville is a great program and I think we've proven that we can compete at the highest level against the elite teams in college soccer."
  • "Most importantly, I am just incredibly proud of the individuals on this team. These young men responded any time adversity was faced. What these boys have accomplished over the course of the last couple weeks has been incredible."
  • "I believe that this is going to motivate our young men and this program to greater heights. I'm so proud of these players and this program. I thank the alumni and the Colgate community for all of their support throughout this incredible journey. The response and support that we got was outstanding. I feel so much pride for this program and this institution and I know this is a sign of great things to come."
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