WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Colgate field hockey team fell in its Patriot League opener at No. 25 American on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles put on a strong offensive performance, pulling away with an 8-0 victory.
American went ahead with an early goal after Charllene Boshoff found the back of the cage off a penalty corner. Five minutes later, Boshoff scored her second of the game to double the Eagles' lead.
Colgate earned its first penalty corner just under 10 minutes into the first.
Amanda Allen fired a shot from it, but it got saved.
The Eagles added one more goal in the second as American took a 6-0 lead into the halftime break.
In the third,
Dani Palmer found herself with a good look at the goal. She fired a shot but it got saved by the Eagles' goalie.
Anna Unger had a huge third quarter for the Raiders, making six saves during the 15 minutes. The senior came up with back-to-back stops on a penalty corner two minutes in. She then denied the Eagles on two more chances, including a shot off another penalty corner. The senior finished with seven saves.
Cammy Foster got subbed in goal for the fourth quarter. She made three saves during her 15 minutes of action, which included a big leg stop five minutes into the quarter.
Palmer recorded the Raiders' only shot in the fourth. She ripped one that once again got saved by American's goalie.
Colgate finished the game with three shots, all of which were on frame.
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach April Cornell-DeAngelis
"We had a tough battle against American today. We had a lot of players adjusting to playing new positions and freshmen stepping up to fill big roles. I'm really proud of the way in which our upperclassmen are leading and responding to adversity. We will learn from this and work defensively to deny the circle entry during tomorrow's game against Cornell."
UP NEXT
The Raiders are right back at it Sunday when they head to Ithaca to take on Cornell at 2 p.m.
