Late Goal Lifts Colgate Past Army, 2-1

Wednesday, October 9

West Point, N.Y.

4:30 PM

Army West Point

5-6-2, 1-2-1

Colgate

7-4-0, 3-1-0

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Army Women's Soccer

Candace Stewart celebrates following her game-tying goal

Late Goal Lifts Colgate Past Army, 2-1

October 09, 2013 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Oct. 9, 2013

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. - Junior defender Chelsea Roche scored the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute, and Brenna Mason made all four of her saves in the second half, as Colgate posted a 2-1 Patriot League women's soccer victory over Army Wednesday afternoon at Clinton Field.

Trailing 1-0 at the halftime break, Army sophomore Candace Stewart tallied in the 56th minute when she blasted a shot from close range into the upper right corner net on a pass from Kayla Swasey to knot the score 1-1. The goal is the second of the season for Stewart, who earned the starting nod for the second time this season, while Swasey picked up her first collegiate point with the assist.

Army (5-6-2, 1-2-1), outshooting Colgate (7-4-0, 3-1-0 PL) 7-2 in the second half, continued to assault the Raiders' net with Kimberly An ripping a pair of shots on goal over a seven-minute span, the first coming just 35 seconds after Stewart scored, but each time was denied by Mason.

The Black Knights avoided a bullet in the 66th minute when an offsides call against the Raiders nullified Sidney Parodie's goal. Just over a minute later, an Army opportunity came up short when Katie Holder's shot was nixed as Mason leapt high in the air to bat away the ball.

With the scored tied 1-1, Roche found the back of the net when she tapped the ball into the right post on a pass from Caroline Brawner who also set up Colgate's opening goal.

Colgate opened the scoring late in the opening half when Kelsey Hough fired a shot into the upper right-hand comer following a corner kick with Taryn Tomczyk and Brawner picking up the assists.

Holder recorded a game-high three shots for Army with An, Joey Molacek and Swasey each getting off two as the Black Knights had five shots on goal. Army outshot Colgate, 11-9, after trailing 7-4 in shots the first half. The Raiders held a 6-3 corner kick advantage with five awarded in the opening half.

The Black Knights, opening a three-game homestand, host American Sunday afternoon (Oct. 13) at 1 p.m.

PITCH NOTES: The loss extended Army's winless streak to four straight ... it is the 16th game in the Army-Colgate series decided by a goal ...with the win, Colgate picked up three more points to move up the ladder and tie with Navy, American and Boston University for first place in the Patriot League standings with nine points.