WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the 86th minute of play, American's Jack Green scored his second goal of the game to dash Colgate's hopes for a late season victory.

In a game where Colgate played a strong second half and had some great chances on their set plays, they were not able to secure the win on the pitch. The game was played at Mount Vernon Athletic Complex on the campus of George Washington University as American was unable to host on their own field.

The first strike by an American player came at 24:19 with a short pass from Nevin Baer to Mattias Cooper who then fed it along the end line to Jack Green for his first goal of the day as Colgate goalie Nick Gerlach was not able to get to the ball.

Colgate saw four penalty corner kick opportunities in the first half, one of which yielded a shot on goal by Toby Goldner but it was blocked in the twenty-fifth minute of play.

At 30:56 of the first half, Will Stroud sent a beautiful cross pass to send the ball right in front of the goal and the result was an own goal scored by a member of the American defense. The score remained tied up for the remainder of the first half. Heading into the locker room, Nick Gerlach, Colgate's goalie recorded two saves, his first coming almost twelve minutes in on a low right shot from American's Max Wright. His second save was at the thirty-sixth minute on a shot by Mattias Cooper.

In the second half, American fired off two shots in the first two minutes of play with the first being blocked and the second recording Gerlach's third save of the game. Less than three minutes later, Colgate fired back with a shot by Alejandro Coury that was blocked and another by Adam Fam that slipped just left of the box. Colgate continued a strong offensive drive toward the American goal with another shot that went just left of the goal by Max Edelstein. Edelstein was back at it minutes later at the sixty-first minute, but this time American goalie, Dominic Domingues recorded the save. Domingues recorded another save when Colgate's Bobby Foose sent a flyer low and left but it failed to reach the net. Colgate continued a relentless pursuit of a goal when Toby Goldner's second shot of the game was blocked in the seventy-seventh minute.

Late in the second half Colgate created quality chances but were unable to capitalize. Their defense remained steadfast but at the eighty-sixth minute American player Jack Green scored his second goal of the game to propel
American to the lead with a 2-1 score. The young Colgate squad would not give up and in the waning seconds of the match, Alejandro Coury had an opportunity, but the ball slipped away at the last second. In a game where

Colgate played a very strong second half, they were not able to procure the victory on the pitch today.

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Erik Ronning

"I am proud of the effort put forth throughout the contest and pleased with our execution. The collective confidence of the group grew throughout the game, created a number of quality chances in the second half but were unlucky to not score another. I was disappointed in the goals we conceded, but we always responded well.

"Overall, we took another step forward today and quite frankly, the result was harsh, and our guys deserved better. Our continuity as a group was improved, we were composed on the ball and defended well, particularly in the second half. Further, the guys displayed a high level of trust in one another which led to a quality performance.

"Super disappointed with the loss but pleased with the performance. This young group continues to fight, work, stick together and improve. The experiences we are having will make this program stronger and lead to future success."

UP NEXT
Colgate closes out its season on Wednesday when the Raiders host Lehigh at 7 p.m. at Beyer-Small '76 Field.