Ari Bezanson tallied two goals to lead Colgate to a 4-0 victory over Canisius in collegiate women’s soccer action Thursday at the Demske Sports Complex.
Junior Emma Oliphant and sophomore Mia Iacona led the Golden Griffins (0-0-0) in shots with two apiece. Iacona would give Canisius its first two shots of the contest.
Bezanson opened the scoring for the Raiders (1-0-0) in the 13th minute with a shot from the right side that Canisius senior keeper Jessica Jones was able to get a piece of but not stop.
Canisius would have their best scoring chance of the game in the 32nd minute with freshman Devin Dance was able to get a shot off towards the Colgate goal, but she would be stopped by Raiders goaltender Alli Popham.
Colgate added to its lead at the 34:25 mark when Ana Schremp collected a pass from Jocelyn Rowe at the top of the box and fired a shot that beat Jones before deflecting off the left post and into the Canisius goal.
The Raiders stretched their lead 3-0 in the 74th minute when Ellie Stokes was able to put home a rebound after Jones turned aside an initial shot attempt from Cara Schmidlein.
Bezanson closed out the scoring in the 80th minute with a turnaround shot that found its way into the left side of the net.
Game Notes
• Canisius out-shot Colgate by a 10-9 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 7-5 advantage in the first half
• Canisius attempted seven of the 11 corner kicks awarded in the game
• Freshman Jessica Whitaker got the start in her first collegiate game
• The Griffs had five newcomers make their collegiate debut (Dance, Whitaker, Sofia Ruffa, Nicki Silverman and Maggie Cregan) during Thursday’s contest
• Five Canisius players played the entire 90 minutes on Thursday
Up Next
Canisius heads out on the road to face Binghamton in its first road game of the season. Opening kickoff for the contest between the Griffs and Bearcats is slated for 2 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
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