HAMILTON, NY. – Colgate goalkeeper Kieran Gerow made a career-best 15 saves on Saturday afternoon at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium.
However, the Raiders (2-10, 1-3 PL) fell to 22nd-ranked Navy (10-2, 4-0 PL), 12-5.
Gerow and the Colgate defense held the Midshipmen to the third lowest goal total of the season. The Raiders' forced Navy into 13 turnovers.
Eliza Soutter netted a pair of goals for Colgate to move her into a tie for the team lead for the season with 16. She matched Catie Lang and Kyra Lucey.
Luaren Thompson also scored a pair of goals for the Raiders. The scores were her second and third of the season.
Colgate trailed 6-3 at the end of the first quarter. The Raiders got goals from Lauren Marandett, Soutter and Thompson.
Thompson gave the Raiders' their lone score of the second quarter, while Soutter scored on a free position in the fourth quarter.
Navy won all 10 of the draw controls in the opening quarter, but Colgate battled back and claimed eight of the final 11 in the game. Cara O'Reilly led the Raiders with four draw controls to up her record setting season total to 77.
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Kathy Taylor
"Today we had outstanding play by our freshman goalie Kieran Gerow and our young defense came together making today's contest exciting. I was pleased with the way we took care of the ball and limited our turnovers against a big strong Navy team. We are still a work in progress but we are progressing. On attack we had several good looks that we can continue to build on."
UP NEXT
Colgate returns to the field next Saturday when they visit Baltimore to battle Loyola. Opening draw is scheduled for Noon.
