THE BASICS:

Score: Colgate 2, Holy Cross 0
Records: Holy Cross (4-5-4, 1-2-2 Patriot League); Colgate (6-6-1, 3-2-0 Patriot League)
Location: Hamilton, N.Y. (Beyer-Small '76 Field)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015
Time: 7:00 p.m.
The Lead: Tyler Forbes and Jared Stroud each scored a goal for the Raiders as the Holy Cross men's soccer team fell to Colgate, 2-0, on Saturday evening in Patriot League action.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Raiders scored on the first shot on goal of the game when Forbes secured a loose ball and fired a shot from the top of the box to the top corner of the net in the 10th minute (9:44).
• In the 28th minute, the Raiders almost increased their lead but a shot by Ethan Cutler hit the post.
• The Crusaders took their first shot on goal of the contest when sophomore Nicholas Cestaro (Massapequa, N.Y.) had his attempt saved by Ricky Brown in the 40th minute.
• Colgate took a 2-0 lead when Stroud blasted a shot to the lower left corner of the net in the 55th minute (54:17).
• The Crusaders were unable to get any more shots on net as the Raiders earned the 2-0 victory.

KOOLMAN ON THE GAME: 

• “We did not carry out our game plan very well tonight,” said Holy Cross head coach Marco Koolman. “Colgate played a lot more aggressive than we did. We did not play well and Colgate took advantage of it and played a lot better than us. We need to play a lot better in our next games.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:                                                                            

• Senior captain Kevin Wright (McKinney, Texas) made two saves for Holy Cross, while Brown had one save for Colgate.
• The Crusaders outshot the Raiders, 12-11, while Colgate took four shots on goal and the Crusaders had one.
• The Crusaders took seven corner kicks and the Raiders tallied four.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when they host Northeastern in non-conference action at 7:05 p.m.

KEEP CONNECTED:

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