HAMILTON – The Colgate women's lacrosse program battled through freezing rain for its first win of the 2019 campaign on Wednesday evening as the Raiders downed Binghamton 7-6 on Beyer-Small '76 Field.
Colgate started the scoring just 54 seconds after the opening draw as
Payton Gabriel earned her first of the season with a shot inside the near post. The Raiders lead was stamped out as Binghamton capitalized on a pair of free position shots and went on a 3-0 run for a lead midway through the first half.
After dodging the defenders
Alissa Masini made it a one-goal game with her first of the season, before recording back-to-back goals to even the slate at 3-3 heading into halftime.
Beginning its own 3-0 run,
Madeline Barcia lifted the Raiders to a 4-3 lead after scoring on a free position shot but Binghamton's persistence tied the game yet again. It was
Noelle Patterson regaining Colgate's lead as she zig-zagged through the defense to put the Raiders back on top minutes later.
Through the elements, Binghamton responded with two straight to gain a 6-5 advantage midway through the second half. After nearly 10:00 without a goal,
Danielle Van Calcar earned her fourth of the season with a low shot past the goalie and the game was tied for the fifth time of the night.
As the clocked ticked down on regulation, it was
Tara Atkinson to seal the scoring as her top shelf shot with just 1:55 remaining claimed Colgate's lead for the final time in the Raiders 7-6 victory.
STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
• Following up on her 31 goals in the 2018 campaign, junior
Payton Gabriel earned her first of the season just 45 seconds into the game to get Colgate's scoring started.
• By notching two goals for the Raiders, junior
Alissa Masini earned her third career multi-goal game.
• Now all on two-game scoring streaks,
Madeline Barcia,
Noelle Patterson, and
Tara Atkinson each tallied their second goals of the season.
• By scoring the Raiders go-ahead goal with 1:55 remaining, Atkinson earned her second career game-winner.
• After assisting on the game-winner, junior
Noelle Patterson marked her second straight multi-point game of the season.
• Colgate held the advantage in draw controls (9-5), total shots (28-15), and shots on goal (15-12).
THE BOTTOM LINE
• Colgate 7, Binghamton 6
RECORD UPDATES
• Colgate holds a 1-1 record overall on the season.
• Binghamton is 0-3 overall on the season, and is 0-0 in America East play.
COACH BEVILLE'S TAKE
"I'm so proud of the way our team battled today. When Binghamton jumped out to an early lead we remained focused, stuck to the game plan, and found a way to tie it up going into halftime. We made some huge plays in the defensive end of the field and during our ride that gave us opportunities to score in the attacking end. Today was a great day to be a Raider!"
UP NEXT
Colgate hits the road for the first time in the 2019 campaign as the Raiders travel to UMass Lowell for continued nonconference play. First draw is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23.
FOLLOW THE RAIDERS
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