Nov. 21, 2008
Newton, Mass. - The Colgate Raiders were downed by Boston College, 2-0, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The Raiders end their season with a mark of 12-6-3 after making their second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, while the Eagles (11-7-2) advance to the second round, where they will face No. 16 seed Dartmouth on Tuesday night.
The first period featured spirited, back and forth action by both teams. In the 10th minute, Colgate sophomore Jeff Leach streaked down the left side of the field and crossed a ball to junior Steven Miller, whose shot went just wide of the right post. But the Eagles quickly got back on offense, and at 18:32, Boston College midfielder Alejandro Bedoya crossed to teammate Shawn Chin inside the Colgate box, where Chin touched the ball in to the far corner of the net, giving the Eagles a quick 1-0 lead. Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year David Cappuccio got his only save of the period in the 37th minute, when Boston College's Bedoya set up forward Edvin Worley, who sent a pop-up shot right to a waiting Cappuccio. But at 40:57, the Eagles found the back of the net again, as Worley's header off of a corner kick by Chin arched in for a goal, putting Boston College up, 2-0, as the Eagles outshot the Raiders, 7-2.
Cappuccio sustained a first-period injury and was replaced by Chris Miller in the Colgate goal for the second half. Miller had two saves in the period and allowed no goals as the Eagles took 10 shots in the second period. Steven Miller took both of Colgate's second-half shots, one in the 54th minute and the other in the 63rd minute, both of which went over the goal. Boston College netminder Chris Brown finished the game with no saves.
Friday's game was the last for a talented bunch of Colgate seniors, including Matthew Barton, Jimmy Stephens, Patriot League Second-Team All-League selection Daniel Kerley, First-Team All-League selection Glenn Volk, William Batson, Matt Leach and David Cappuccio, who finished his career as Colgate's career shutout leader with 23.
Patriot League teams are now 7-15-1 in the NCAA Tournament since the League received its first automatic bid in 1995. League teams dropped to 1-7 against ACC teams in the Tournament, with the last win coming in 2001.
