Women’s Lacrosse Picks Up a 15-4 Win Over the Wildcats

Hamilton, N.Y. ‘ The Colgate women’s lacrosse team made easy work of the Wildcats of Villanova with a 15-4 win on Saturday.  Kelly Winning led the way for Colgate with six goals and an assist, while Katie McVeigh added two scores and four helpers.  Sophomore goalie Sue Bielamowicz turned aside 19 shots in net for Colgate who is now 2-0 in the Patriot League.

The Raiders outscored the Cats 12-3 in the first half thanks to six goals from Winning.  McVeigh started the scoring with a goal just 11 seconds into the contest.  She made it 2-0 just 19 seconds later on a goal from Winning.  McVeigh then helped Winning score her first goal to make it 3-0.

After a Villanova tally, the Raiders rattled off four straight goals including two from Winning.  Becky Ortolano and Anne Coomber also scored for the Raiders who led 7-1.

The Raiders scored five more times before the first half horn to take a 12-3 lead to halftime.  Winning scored three more times, while teammates Ortolano and Eden Haladay also scored.

Colgate went into cruise control in the second half scoring three times and allowing just one goal to take the 15-4 victory.

Sophomore Anne Coomber scored twice, while Amanda Bradshaw added a goal and two assists in the half.

The Raiders are now 6-3 for the campaign.  Colgate is next in action Wednesday, March 30, when the Raiders travel to Syracuse to battle the nationally ranked Orangemen.

BOX SCORE:
                       1      2       F
Villanova          3     1       4
Colgate            12   3      15

GOALS: 
Villanova ‘ Rocap, Gardner (2), Hanley.
Colgate –   Winning (6), McVeigh (2), Ortolano (2), Coomber (3), Haladay, Bradshaw.

ASSISTS:
Villanova – Schneider.
Colgate ‘ McVeigh (4), Bradshaw (2), Winning, Haladay, Casey, Callen.

GOALKEEPING:
Villanova –  Jessica Brozena (60 minutes, 12 saves, 15 goals allowed).
Colgate –  Sue Bielamowicz (60 minutes, 19 saves, 4 goals allowed).

SHOTS: Villanova 29, Colgate 30; FREE POSITION SHOTS: Villanova 1-8, Colgate 1-4; GROUNDBALLS: Villanova 32, Colgate 35; TURNOVERS: Villanova 16, Colgate 19; CAUSED TURNOVERS: Villanova 2, Colgate 7; DRAW CONTROLS: Villanova 8, Colgate 13.