BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Although
Meghan Minturn earned her third goal of the season, the Colgate field hockey program fell to Lehigh in a 2-1 final in the midst of a four-game road stint.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mountain Hawks first got on the board midway through the first half when they generated a shot off a penalty corner. A narrow game with shots on goal at just 2-2, sophomore
Meghan Minturn was able to capitalize off of a quick feed into the circle by
Katie Anderson with a low shot to the goal with just minutes before the end of the half.
In what was looking like a stalemate second half, Colgate's penalty corner was punched out of the Lehigh zone and the Mountain Hawks sped down the field on a breakaway. With another low shot crossing the goal, Lehigh gained a 2-1 lead with just over 7:00 to play in regulation. Despite efforts through the final horn, the Raiders ultimately fell to Lehigh in the 2-1 final.
STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
• By scoring the Raiders lone goal, Minturn posted her second goal in the last three games and has now posted five points in the same span. With her third goal and seven points on the season, it marks a career-high for the sophomore after posting two goals in her debut season.
• With her assist on Minturn's goal, sophomore
Katie Anderson marked her first point of the season. A native of Greene, New York, Anderson's last point came by an assist at Bryant (Sept. 24, 2017).
• Sophomore goalkeeper
Emma Goldberg earned her second consecutive start and posted five saves on 18 shots faced through 66 minutes of play. Freshman keeper
Anna Unger guarded the goal for the final four minutes, and didn't see any shots faced from the Mountain Hawks.
• Two of the Raiders' five shots on goal came by the swing of sophomore
Taylor Casamassa. It marks Casamassa's first game with multiple shots on goal since earning two against Bryant (Sept. 16).
THE BOTTOM LINE
• Lehigh 2, Colgate 1
RECORD UPDATES
• Colgate falls to 2-12 overall, and is 0-5 in League play.
• Lehigh improves to 2-12 on the season, and is now 1-4 in the conference.
STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
"Meghan [Minturn] has been a fantastic attacking threat on the striker line. She is a team player and realizes when she should take the shot or create the play for her teammate. That is what our team is all about, being selfless and supporting one another. We played very well today and unfortunately had an unlucky break off an offensive corner that Lehigh was able to capitalize on."
"We will continue to improve in a couple areas this week so that we are our ready for our non conference game this weekend."
UP NEXT
The Raiders continue its four-game road stretch next weekend as they return to non-conference play against Vermont on Friday, Oct. 19, followed by Fairfield on Sunday, Oct. 21. Colgate returns to Tyler's Field for the regular season finale against Rider on Oct. 28.
FOLLOW THE RAIDERS
For more information on the Colgate field hockey program, follow the Raiders on Twitter @ColgateFH and on Instagram at Colgate_FH.
