ITHACA, N.Y. - The Raiders fell 2-1 in a tight match against Cornell on Sunday afternoon at Berman Field. After Molly Richards equalized for Colgate in the 53rd minute, Cornell was able to score the deciding goal with less than four minutes to play.

COACH HOKANSON'S COMMENTS
"Tough way for the game to end, our sport is that way sometimes. I felt as though we had the better of the second half and looked the more likely to score but credit to Cornell who found a way to capitalize on a late set piece. As always, very back and forth between us, and going into half one down meant we had to do a lot of work to get back into the game. Some great individual performances, as well as some really shining moments for us as a group. We'll take the good and the fuel from the result into another tough week of games ahead."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ari Bezanson created the first chance of the game for the Raiders 12 minutes in when she hit a shot towards the bottom left corner that the Cornell goalkeeper was able to save.
• Cornell struck first in the 20th minute and took a 1-0 lead.
• Nikki DiCaprio found some space inside the Cornell 18-yard box and fired a volley that the Big Red keeper was able to parry wide.
• The Raiders went into the halftime break behind 1-0.
• After Ellie Stokes nearly equalized with a long range effort that forced a corner kick, Molly Richards flicked a header into the bottom corner off the cross from Cate Childers.
• Halfway through the second half, Jess Urena nearly poked the ball into the back of the net but the Cornell goalkeeper was able to get a hand on it and smothered the rebound.
• With just over five minutes left, Ella Poppinga made a crucial save to keep the game tied at one.
• The Big Red took a 2-1 lead on a free kick with four minutes left.
• The Raiders were unable to create any quality looks before the time expired and fell 2-1.

GAME NOTES

• Molly Richards scored her first career collegiate goal.
• Ella Poppinga made three saves and played the full 90 minutes.

UP NEXT
Colgate (1-1-1) returns home to host George Washington under the lights on Thursday, Aug. 28. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.