HAMILTON — The Colgate field hockey team fell 5-3 to Bucknell in a high-scoring Patriot League affair at Tyler's Field Saturday.
Ella Murphy led Colgate with four points, tallying a goal and two assists.
The Bison opened the scoring early when Isabella Pavlides put a shot past
Anna Unger two minutes into the game.
Colgate did not let the lead last long as the Raiders equalized 45 seconds later. Murphy passed ahead into the circle to
Dani Palmer who slotted a shot past the Bison goalie to make it a 1-1 game.
Murphy gave the Raiders a 2-1 lead with six minutes remaining. Colgate was awarded a penalty stroke which Murphy converted on.
Bucknell tied the game back up three minutes into the second quarter. Lily Neilson scored on a penalty corner with Mackenzie Kile and Pavlides picking up assists. Kayla Kisthardt then scored to put the Bison back up 3-2.
The Raiders were held scoreless in the second but still created some scoring chances.
Hannah Marcotrigiano fired a shot that went wide. A few minutes later,
Anna Lochhead ripped a shot that got saved by the goalie.
Tori Brosie followed that with a shot of her own, but it landed wide of the goal.
Unger had a strong performance in the second, making six of her nine saves in the quarter. That included back-to-back stops on a pair of shots by the Bison.
In the third, Bucknell doubled its lead four minutes in when Maddie Rehak scored off a pass from Kile as she made it 4-2 Bison.
The Raiders pulled back within one five minutes later when Murphy played a pass to
Rachel Alderfer that she tapped in from close range.
In the fourth, Bucknell topped off the scoring with another goal from Pavlides three minutes into the quarter.
Colgate fired 12 shots in the game, five of which landed on target. The Raiders also had three penalty corners.
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach April Cornell-DeAngelis
"We played a high-energy game, and I was really happy to see us get on the board first. That is credit to our strikers' hard pressure and tackling back to create quick counterattacks. This game gives us a lot of confidence to build on with strong passing, starting with our back line and throughout the midfield. Tomorrow against Vermont we need to capitalize on our circle entries and attack penalty corners while also having strong defensive pressure and clearing out in our defensive circle."
UP NEXT
The Raiders get back to work Sunday when they host Vermont at noon. It will be the team's "Bark in the Park" game. Fans who bring a donation will receive a free bandana for their pet.
