WASHINGTON — American scored as time expired in regulation to take a 3-2 win over Colgate Saturday afternoon.
Morgan Willis led the Raiders with a goal and an assist.
"We played our hearts out today and I credit our team for maintaining our composure against a talented American squad. We really anticipated well and shut down a lot of their passing options on free hits," said head coach
April Cornell-DeAngelis.
"Our strikers focused on more interchanging and passing quickly and it helped us generate attack and get us on the board twice. The goal at the last second was certainly a heart breaker and it area for growth for us moving forward. We are ready to jump right back on the field tomorrow and take care of business."
Federica Turina Dellamaggiore netted the winner, dribbling into the circle and firing a high shot as the clock hit zero.
Dani Palmer gave the Raiders a 2-1 lead with 8:24 left in the third. Will received a long ball in the penalty circle and played a quick short pass across to Palmer, who tapped it in.
Willis knotted the score at 1-1 with just under five minutes to play in the second.
Dani Palmer dribbled into the circle and down the baseline before feeding a pass to the middle that got hit by the goalie, but Willis finished it home.
The Eagles had taken a 1-0 lead when Kaleigh Missimer put one in 10 seconds into the second.
Colgate had a couple of chances to take the lead in the fourth, including back-to-back penalty corners with less than a minute to play.
Charlotte Hamilton had a shot blocked following the first, and
Kate Rose had an attempt saved on the second.
Claire van Kempen stopped five shots in the second to deny the Eagles on multiple chances. She finished with seven saves.
Just over six minutes into the first,
Grace Schmelzinger had the Raiders' first chance when she took a rip that got saved.
The Raiders' defense also held the Eagles scoreless in the first. American had three shots, only putting one on goal, which van Kempen saved, and had one corner at the end of the quarter that the defense fended off.
UP NEXT
The Raiders are back in action Sunday, heading to Towson for a 12 p.m. contest.
