WEST POINT, N.Y. – Colgate's best effort of the season nearly knocked off the Patriot League leaders.
 
No. 8/9 Army West Point scored three times in the final 4:35 to rally for a 10-8 decision in a thrilling conference matchup. The Black Knights won their seventh game in a row and emerged as the league's only unbeaten team at 4-0.
 
But not before overcoming a heroic effort from Colgate goalkeeper Brandon Burke, who matched his career high with 18 saves. Eleven of those saves came in the second half as Colgate tried to hold on to a 6-5 halftime lead.
 
Burke seemingly had every answer for the Army attack until David Symmes kicked off a closing three-goal surge that was the difference. Symmes scored with 4:35 remaining, followed by goals from Conor Glancy and Gunnar Miller in the final 2½ minutes to break the hearts of the Colgate faithful.
 
Griffin Brown, Nicky Petkevich and Duncan Hoskinson all scored twice for the Raiders. Hoskinson's second of the game put Colgate in front 8-7 with 6:53 remaining.
 
Bottom Line
• Army West Point 10, Colgate 8
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate is now 3-6 overall and 1-3 in the Patriot League.
• Army West Point improved to 8-1 and 4-0.
 
Raider Scoring Recap
• It was scoreless for nearly six minutes before the teams traded goals in a 10-second window.
• Matt Donovan found the range for the Raiders with his sixth of the season with 9:10 left in the first. Glancy answered for Army just 10 seconds later.
• The team's top scorers then traded goals as Colgate's Brown tallied, followed by Army's Cole Johnson.
• Peter Donato then had one of the plays of the game, beating the end-of-quarter clock with a goal off a great assist from Robby Dunigan. Raiders led 3-2 after one.
• After Army tied in inside the first minute, Colgate reeled of three straight to take a 6-3 edge.
• Petkevich scored from point-blank range off a nice dish from Brown with 11:51 showing.
• Hoskinson followed with a one-handed grab and shot that found the netting at the 10:04 mark.
• And then Brown scored again from an Abbadessa helper 7:21 before half.
• The Raiders were an inch from making it 7-3 after Donato's left-angle attempt hit an Army helmet before ricocheting off the far post and somehow staying out.
• Army responded with a pair of goals and some big saves by goalie AJ Barretto over the last couple of Colgate possessions to pull within 6-5 at intermission.
• The Black Knights completed their three-goal rally and tied it 6-6 when Johnson scored unassisted with 5:59 left in the third.
• Glancy followed early in the fourth quarter and Army had its first lead of the game at 7-6.
• But Colgate snapped its 28-minute scoring drought when Petkevich caught the Black Knights napping and scored from the doorstep.
• Hoskinson followed with his second and the Raiders held an 8-7 lead with 6:53 remaining, only to have Army foil Colgate's road party plans.
 
Facts & Figures
• Colgate's eight turnovers were a season low by three.
• The Raiders were perfect on clears for the first time all year, finishing 16-of-16.
• Burke's 18 saves matched his total from last month at Binghamton.
• Hoskinson scored two goals for the third time this season, matching his career high.
• Brown extended his team-leading goals total to 16.
• Johnson scored four goals and Glancy three to lead the Black Knights, while Barretto posted 10 saves.
 
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Mike Murphy: (On the game) "I'm really proud of the effort. A long time ago here I learned that there are no moral victories, but I had a much different feeling about my team today than after Tuesday. Brandon was unbelievable in the goal and Collin Orr gave us a fighting chance at the faceoff-X.
 
"A couple of ground balls bounce our way and maybe it's a different game. We just have to play with this kind of energy and effort every time. This was our league's best, and we were a couple of plays from knocking these guys off."
 
Listen to the rest of Coach Murphy's comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Michie Stadium was 2,536.
• A busload of 50 former Colgate Raiders made the trip from New York City and were part of a large Maroon contingent.
 
Up Next
• Colgate travels to Loyola as part of a Raiders-Greyhounds doubleheader.
• Loyola is 5-4 overall and 3-1 in conference after Saturday's overtime loss at Bucknell.
• The Greyhounds lead the series 3-1 but Colgate won 11-4 on its last visit to Baltimore two years ago.
• Start time from Ridley Athletic Complex for the women's game is noon, with the men getting underway at approximately 2:30 p.m.