WASHINGTON, D.C. - A pair of goals inside the opening 10 minutes of the match lifted the Raiders to a 2-0 win over American at Reeves Field on Saturday. Regan Taylor and Jade Vieira scored their first career goals two minutes apart for Colgate's first Patriot League win of the season.
Coach Hokanson's Comments
"Been a long time coming for this result today. I'm really happy for the group because despite how the last few weeks have gone, they have continued to put their heads down and work. This result today was a product of that, and thanks to a collective commitment to keep going. Happy too for Regan and Jade to get onto the score sheet for the first time in their careers, and nice to get those goals so early in the match to set the tone. We've been on the other side of that so often this year so I was pleased with the intention that we started the game with today. Nice to get another shutout as well, huge testament to the full team effort on the defensive side. Hoping we can build some momentum off of this result as we know what a challenge every single game is in this league. We'll enjoy this one tonight and get ready to for the next one."
Moments of the Match
- 5' | The Raiders had the perfect start and took the lead early. Ava McCloskey played a through ball to Regan Taylor inside the American 18-yard box. The Eagles' goalkeeper and defender had a miscommunication and the ball fell to Taylor who calmly passed the ball into the open net.
- 7' | Taylor was involved in the second goal moments later when she found Jade Vieira outside the box who laced the ball into the bottom left corner to double Colgate's lead.
- 19' | Ella Poppinga made two big saves to keep the Raiders' clean sheet intact.
- 26' | Colgate won a penalty but were unable to take advantage as Josie Tunney's penalty kick was saved.
- 45' | Neither team created anything of note for the remainder of the half and the Raiders took a 2-0 lead into the half.
- 64' | Lydia Thornton headed a deflected clear attempt towards the net but it went just over the crossbar.
- 87' | Tunney took a long-range shot with just a few minutes left on the clock that the American goalkeeper saved. The Raiders held onto the clean sheet to win 2-0.
Notes
- Taylor and Vieira scored their first career goals.
- Poppinga made four saves in net for her fourth clean sheet of the season.
- Sophia Ro and Aubree Zabkowski played all 90 minutes to anchor Colgate's defense, allowing just four shots.
- The Raiders edged the Eagles in corners, 5-4.
Next
Colgate (2-10-2, 1-4 PL) is back at Beyer-Small '76 Field on Saturday to host Loyola for its Mental Health Awareness Game. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.
