NEW HAVEN Conn. - The Colgate field hockey team fell to Sacred Heart University 4-3 on Sunday morning in Connecticut.
The Pioneers got on the board first with a goal by Aine Keaney. The goal came with a little over seven minutes remaining in the first quarter off an assist from Mira Poelzer.
Colgate would not take long to respond, however, as with about three minutes remaining, Ella Murphy found Julia Jamesley in the center of the shooting circle to give the Raiders their first goal of the game.
The first quarter would belong to the Pioneers. However, with only 11 seconds left on the clock, Ines Braithwaite sneaked a goal into the corner to put Sacred Heart up 2-1.
The second quarter was ruled by the defense, as the only scoring would come from Aine Keaney's second goal of the game after a save by senior goalie Anna Unger halfway through the quarter.
After the half, it appeared to be more of the same in terms of defensive aggression until the Raiders scored two goals in three minutes to tie the score at 3-3. The first attack came from Julia Jamesley for her second goal of the game, which was almost immediately followed by Lily Schoonmaker finding the back of the net with five minutes remaining in the third. The rest of the quarter would see Colgate take four more shots that they could not convert.
Five minutes into the fourth quarter, the Pioneers turned to Aine Keaney, who scored a hattrick for Sacred Heart, putting them up 4-3. Keaney's third and final goal would prove to be too much for the Raiders, as the score would remain 4-3 until the final buzzer sounded.
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The Raiders will return home to face Patriot League foe Lafayette on Saturday, Oct. 22, for their penultimate regular season game.
