November 9, 2002
Contact: Mike Zimmerman
Phone: (315) 228-6761
Fax: (315) 228-7977
mzimmerman@mail.colgate.edu
Hamilton, NY — – The 91Â鶹¾«Æ· men’s soccer team controlled its own destiny, win two games and the Raiders were in the playoffs. Those hopes came to a screeching halt Saturday night as 91Â鶹¾«Æ· fell to American 2-1.
American got two goals from Patriot League leading scorer Andrew Herman to propel the Eagles to the win. Herman’s first goal came at 48:01 off a pass from Kris Kuykendall giving American a 1-0 lead.
The Raiders bounced back and tied the score at one when Brian McDermott (Willingboro, NJ/Moorestown) sent a direct kick to Reed Grimes (Lexington, KY/Henry Clay) who headed in the net at 68:14 to nod the score at 1-1.
Herman scored his second goal from Kuykendall at 73:52 giving American the 2-1 victory.
Will Martin (Excelsior, MN/Breck) made 13 saves for the Raiders, who were outshot 21-8, but outcornered American 4-3.
American now 12-6-1 advances to the Patriot League playoffs next weekend, while 91Â鶹¾«Æ· now 8-7-3 wraps up its season Monday at home against Lafayette at 7 p.m.