Colby Trips Cortland Women; Hamilton Next
from press release
CLINTON, N.Y. – Colby College scored the game's
final four goals, including Anne Geraghty's (Westford, MA/Westford
Academy) game-winning tally with 4:37 remaining, as the nationally
ninth-ranked Mules defeated fifth-ranked Cortland, 10-9, in the
NCAA Div. III second round at Hamilton College.
Senior Jess Fritz (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) finished with three
goals and two assists for Cortland, which finishes the season 17-3.
The Red Dragons were making their 12th consecutive NCAA tournament
appearance and have advanced to at least the second round each of
those years.
Kate Pistel (Amherst, MA/Suffeld Academy) led Colby (15-4) with
three goals and two assists. Casey Thomas (Needham, MA) scored
three goals and Lane McVey (Bronxville/Choate Rosemary Hall) added
two goals for the Mules, who advance to the national quarterfinals
for the first time and will play undefeated and nationally
top-ranked host Hamilton Sunday at 1 p.m. Sarah Warnke (Lakeville,
CT/Westminster) made five saves in goal.
Sophomore Kelly Radigan (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) totaled
two goals and two assists, sophomore Lindsay Abbott (South
Onondaga/Onondaga) had two goals and one assist and sophomore Erin
Kollar (East Islip) scored twice for Cortland. Freshman Ally Levy
(Reisterstown, MD/Seton Keough) registered three saves.
Cortland trailed 6-4 with four minutes left in the first half, but
goals by Radigan and Kollar, the latter as time expired, tied the
game at 6-6 at halftime. The Red Dragons continued their run by
scoring the first three goals of the second half – tallies by
Abbott, Fritz and Kollar – and Cortland led 9-6 with 16:02
remaining.
Thomas scored with 12:53 left and Pistel found the net only 46
seconds later to draw Colby within 9-8. A McVey goal, assisted by
Geraghty, knotted the game with 7:29 left and Geraghty netted the
go-ahead goal off a Caroline Atwater (Catonsville, MD/Roland Park
Country Day) assist, her third assist of the game, less than three
minutes later.
Cortland won the ensuing draw control but turned the ball over with
3:54 left. The Red Dragons got the ball back with 3:23 left when
Antonia Cianfrocco (Chittenango) forced a turnover. Cortland called
timeout with 2:47 left and then successfully cleared the ball, but
Colby's Lexi Crook (South Burlington, VT) caused a turnover with
1:12 left. Colby cleared the ball and successfully ran out the
clock to secure the win.
