COLGATE HALTS WOMEN'S LACROSSE'S WIN STREAK IN 11-8 NON-LEAGUE DECISION
Hamilton, N.Y. ? Sophomore midfielder Ashley Didio had three goals and one assist, all in the opening half, as Colgate held off UAlbany, 11-8, on Tuesday, April 3 at Tyler's Field. The Great Danes had their four-game winning streak halted.
Colgate (4-8) came out firing with five goals in first seven-plus minutes. Tara Casey, who totaled three goals and one assist, ignited that outburst by setting up Katie Holland and then scoring unassisted. Didio gave her team a 5-0 lead after UAlbany goalkeeper Jen Daly initially stopped Holland 's blast.
Casey, an All-Patriot League midfielder, improved her team's advantage to 10-2 with nearly eight minutes elapsed in the second half when she converted a free-position chance. But UAlbany (5-5) came back with five unanswered over a four-minute-and-10 second span. Kate Fontana scored two of her three goals in that stretch. Freshman Kayla Best later converted a free-position shot, before Fontana won the subsequent draw that led to Brittany Scott's goal seven seconds later.
The Great Danes, who tied their Division I mark for consecutive wins prior to the game, had two more opportunities to get even closer than the 10-7 deficit. But Raider goalkeeper Sara Drexler saved a free-position opportunity and UAlbany's Sarah Spillett hit the post over the next four minutes. Drexler, a sophomore, made five of her 11 saves down the stretch. Colgate has won four of its last six after opening with six straight losses.
UAlbany's Erin Fitzmartin finished with two goals and one assist, while goalkeeper Jen Daly turned aside nine shots. Fontana , a senior midfielder, now has 173 career points and needs 12 away from becoming the school's career leader.
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UAlbany (5-5) 2 6 - 8
Colgate (4-8) 9 2 - 11
UAlbany ? Scoring: Kate Fontana 3-1, Kayla Best 2-0, Sarah Spillett 1-1, Erin Fitzmartin 1-1, Brittany Scott 1-0; Goalkeeper(s): Jen Daly (60:00, 9 saves, 11 GA).
Colgate ? Scoring: Tara Casey 3-1, Ashley Didio 3-1, Lindsay Pittard 2-0, Katie Holland 1-0, Molly Carroll 1-0, Meghan Lawler 1-0; Goalkeeper(s): Sara Drexler (60:00, 11 saves, 8 GA).
