The Eagles earned another bid to the Patriot League Tournament, thanks to a strong performance from PL Goalkeeper of the Week Ashley Dalisera Oct. 20 at Colgate.
Dalisera saved 11 of 12 shots against the Raiders, helping power the Eagles past Colgate, 4-1. It’s the second time this season that Dalisera was named Goalkeeper of the Week.
AU (8-9, 3-1 PL) was on the attack throughout the game, with Kati Rothenhoefer scoring in the first minute and a half. Shelly Montgomery scored shortly after, putting the Eagles up 2-0 before four minutes had been played.
AU tacked on two more goals late in the second half, including a second score from Montgomery and one from Jaclyn Anspach.
Alex McMackin also had a strong game for the Eagles with two assists for the match.
Performances like Dalisera’s and Montgomery’s have helped put the Eagles in a familiar place, the Patriot League Tournament. The Eagles won eight straight tournament championships from 2003 to 2010.
The Eagles had little time to dwell on their accomplishment against Colgate, as they traveled to play the defending national champion Maryland Terrapins Oct. 22 in College Park, Md.
The Eagles could not muster much offense in the 3-0 loss, but held the No. 6 Terps off the scoreboard and headed to halftime tied 0-0.
Maryland (13-4) opened the floodgates with 25 minutes left in the game, scoring three goals in 13 minutes off penalty corners to earn the shutout victory.
Maryland held an edge in both shots (20-5) and penalty corners (11-3). Montgomery didn’t have a single shot against the Terps, after coming into the match with 23 shots and eight goals in her last five games.
AU’s next game is its regular-season finale. The Eagles will finish the season at home against Bucknell Oct. 27, but it won’t be the last clash with the Bison this season.
The two will face each other in the Patriot League Tournament six days later, with the winner from their regular-season meeting earning the second seed and the loser the third seed. The Eagles hold a 17-5 advantage in the all-time series against the Bison.
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