Box Score

CANTON, N.Y. - August 30, 2014 - The Colby-Sawyer women's soccer team fell to a very strong Saint Lawrence team, 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Saints were ranked as high as 21st in the nation last season.

Colby-Sawyer (0-2) will host Norwich on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.on the Sally Shaw Veitch Turf Field. Saint Lawrence (2-0) plays Roger Williams in Springfield, Massachusetts on Friday evening. 

Junior Mimi Coppinger was the first to cash in when she redirected a cross from senior Mackenize Collins behind Colby-Sawyer goalkeeper Karley Hamilton for her first goal of the season to give St. Lawrence a 1-0 lead at the 16th minute.

First-year player Kaleigh White increased the Saints lead to 2-0 in the 36th minute when she used her speed to beat Hamilton to a 50-50 ball at the top of the box. The Chargers keeper came off her line to challenge White who was on a break, but even though she initially got a piece of the ball, White managed to touch the ball around her and easily notched her first collegiate goal.

Less than five minutes later, fellow first-year Katie Stames added the third St. Lawrence goal and her second of the young season off a set piece. Junior Caroline Crandallsent the kick into the middle of the box where it ricocheted off a Colby-Sawyer defender onto the foot of Stames who touched it passed Hamilton to finish the scoring.

Hamilton finished with six saves for the Chargers. Saint Lawrence held a 4-2 edge in corner kicks. 

--Courtesy of SLU