WEST POINT, N.Y. – Kelly Chiavaro made two saves in net and the Colgate women's soccer team controlled possession throughout the contest but the Raiders and Black Knights of Army battled to a scoreless draw Saturday evening in Patriot League action at Malek Stadium. 
 
Colgate pressured offensively for the majority of the opening half but scoring chances were hard to find. The best opportunity for the Raiders came in the 9th minute when Ruby Diodati fired a shot on goal off a corner from Emily Amano. The low shot made its way through a scrum in front but Army keeper Sydney Cassalia punched it away.
 
Sydney Maxson tallied two shots on goal and Amano served a cross into the box for Adrienne Vaughn late in the half, but a strong defensive play from the Black Knights blocked the attempted one-timer.
 
The Raider defense continued to stifle their opponents, as Army's only shot on goal in the half came in the 34th minute. Kalie Rosenberger created space down the right side but Diodati shrugged off her angle and forced a long shot from outside that Chiavaro scooped up for the relatively uncontested save. With time winding down, Kayleigh Stallings sailed a long shot from 20 yards out over the crossbar to send the match to halftime with no score.
 
Army nearly got on the board in the 61st minute after a cross was served into the box. Morgan Walsh connected on the pass with a header towards the net but it bounced once and caromed off the crossbar.
 
Amano and Dom DeMarco had a couple of early corner kicks blocked away by the Black Knights, with the second one sailing close to the goal but a Raider foul nullified the opportunity.
 
With just over 10 minutes left in regulation, Abby Sotomayor earned a free kick from just outside the box and she blasted a shot on net but it landed in the arms of Cassalia. The Black Knights' keeper made another save on a header by Leah Lewis from the center of the box and Ellis Miller sailed a set piece wide from 25 yards out in the final minute to send the match to overtime.
 
Colgate earned four corner kicks in the extra sessions, including two in the final minute of the first overtime, but the Raiders could not capitalize. DeMarco forced a save on one last shot with 15 seconds left in the second overtime as the two teams played to a scoreless draw.
 
BOTTOM LINE
• Colgate 0, Army 0.
 
RECORD UPDATES
• Colgate is now 4-2-3 overall. 
• Army moved to 5-1-5 on the season. 
• Both teams are now 1-0-1 in Patriot League play. 

RAIDER LEADERS
• Sotomayor, DeMarco, and Miller led the Raiders with three shots.
• Sydney Maxson led the Raiders with two shots on goal.
• Sotomayor, Vaughn, DeMarco, Diodati, and Lewis each finished with one shot on goal.
• Chiavaro made two saves to earn her fourth shutout of the season.

BY THE NUMBERS
• This is the sixth draw in 46 head-to-head matches between these two teams.
• Colgate earned its third consecutive shutout. The Raiders have not conceded a goal in over 300 minutes.  
• Colgate won the battle in shots 16-9 and owned a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal.
• Corner kicks finished 10-5 in favor of the Raiders. 
• Colgate committed just seven fouls while the Black Knights were called for 15 fouls.
 
FROM THE SOURCE
• Colgate head coach Kathy Brawn: Collecting a point on the road is valuable. We responded well to Army's physicality. I am very proud of how we kept playing and stayed focused on the task at hand. This is a determined, resilient group and we look forward to getting back after it on Wednesday against Lehigh.  
 
GATE GRAB BAG
• Attendance at Malek Stadium was 742.
 
UP NEXT 
• Colgate returns home to host Lehigh on Wednesday night.
• The Patriot League matchup is slated for 7 p.m. from Beyer-Small '76 Field.