Box Score HAMILTON, N.Y. – Colgate opened the game with five straight goals and went on to defeat Lafayette College 14-7 at Andy Kerr Stadium. Michael Minicus had a first half hat trick on his way to a career-best five goal afternoon.
 
Jacob Sposita tallied his first goal of the season 3:26 into the game on a feed from Nathan Fasanaro. Michael Minicus scored the Raiders second and third goals off an assist from his brother Brian then an unassisted marker. Ben Trumble took a pass from Sposita to increase the lead to 4-0, before Colin Rupenstein found the back of the net. A Lafayette goal with 3:17 remaining closed the first period scoring.
 
Lafayette scored the first two goals of the second period to pull the Leopards to within 5-3. Brian Minicus fed Brendan Jordan to stop the Lafayette run. Michael Minicus completed the first half hat trick with an unassisted score with just one second remaining for a 7-3 first half lead for the Raiders.
 
Colgate showed a relentless attack in the third period opening the session with Jordan's second goal off an assist by Marshall Terres just 2:6 into the session. Lafayette answered less than two minutes later, but Jack Turner's first marker of the season put the Raiders in front 9-4. A Michael Minicus goal from Will Sidari, and a Turner score from Michael Minicus gave the Raiders an 11-4 lead. Lafayette scored a man-up goal with 28 seconds left in the quarter with the scoreboard showing an 11-5 Raider advantage.
 
Lafayette got the first goal of the fourth period with 6:01 remaining and followed with another at 4:56 to close the gap to 11-7. Brian Minicus scored a wrap-around goal with 3:32 remaining for his team leading 17^th goal of the season and followed that up with his 18^th just 37 seconds later. Not to be outdone in the sibling rivalry, Michael scored his fifth goal of the game to give the Raiders a 14-7 advantage with 1:25 remaining.
 
The Raider defense was staunch throughout the afternoon allowing a season low seven goals. Matt LaCombe stopped 17 Leopard shots in the Colgate net. Thomas Colucci dominated the face off dot winning 18 of 21 skirmishes and scooping up a dozen ground balls. Colgate was perfect clearing the ball with 20 successful clears in 20 attempts.

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Colgate (2-4, 1-2 Patriot) will travel to Bucknell University (ranked 23rd in the most recent US Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association poll) for a 7:00PM Patriot League contest.