Late Surge Pushes No. 12 Army Past Colgate

Saturday, April 9

West Point, NY

3:30 PM

Army West Point

9-2, 5-1Patriot

Colgate University

2-8, 1-4Patriot

Colgate

Army West Point

Late Surge Pushes No. 12 Army Past Colgate

April 09, 2022 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

Game 11
SCORE	Army Black Knights 13, Colgate Raiders 11
RECORDS	Army (9-2, 5-1 Patriot) \| Colgate (2-8, 1-4 Patriot)
LEADING SCORERS	Army – Brendan Nichtern (6) \| Colgate – Brian Minicus (4)
LOCATION	Michie Stadium

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The No. 12 Black Knights scored three unanswered goals to beat the Coglate Raiders, 13-11, on Saturday.

GAME SUMMARY
The Black Knights once again closed the fourth quarter on a scoring flurry to pull out a win. One week after scoring three straight goals to pull out a comeback win at Bucknell, Army scored three consescutive goals in the final 2:39 to top the Raiders.
Army led 3-1 after the first quarter. Bobby Abshire scored 50 seconds into the game, before Danny Kielbasa scored both of his goals in the quarter. The teams alternated the nine goals scored in the second quarter with the Black Knights taking a 7-6 lead into halftime.

Colgate tied the game at 8-8 midway through the third quarter, but James Pryor put Army back in front with a goal with seven minutes left. Brendan Nichtern scored five minutes later for a 10-8 Army lead.
However, the Raiders did not go away as they scored three straight goals to take their first lead of the game at 11-10 with 3:56 remaining. One of the biggest plays of the game came shortly after Colgate took its first lead. The Raiders had a man-up advantage but failed to score with Wyatt Schupler making a point-blank save with 3:28 on the clock.

Nichtern, then, took the game over. He scored the game's tying goal with 2:39 on the clock. He assisted on the go-ahead goal by Jacob Morin with 1:57 left, and provided the assist on Paul Johnson's goal in the final seconds.

CADET CAPSULES

Brendan Nichtern scored six points on three goals and three assists
Bobby Abshire finished with three goals and two assists for five points.
Jacob Morin netted a hat-trick and added an assist.
Danny Kielbasa scored twice.
Will Coletti won a game-high 16 faceoffs and eight ground balls.

COACH'S CORNER

??@ArmyLaxCoach on how the team found a way to win another close game.#GoArmy | #FamilyToughnessTradition pic.twitter.com/eoieFczLVX
— Army M.Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_MLax) April 9, 2022

CADETS' CORNER

??Danny Kielbasa, who scored twice, on the win. #GoArmy | #FamilyToughnessTradition pic.twitter.com/K5A9YLBjot
— Army M.Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_MLax) April 9, 2022

Brendan Nichtern posted a game-high 6?? points including Army's last four goals #GoArmy | #FamilyToughnessTradition pic.twitter.com/c97PG9We8o
— Army M.Lacrosse (@ArmyWP_MLax) April 10, 2022

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