Courtesy of Colgate Athletic Communications

Historic Season Comes to a Close for Patriot League Men’s Soccer Champion Colgate
No. 4 Louisville Advances to Elite Eight with 2-0 Win
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Colgate men's soccer team saw its historic season come to a close Sunday night as No. 4 Louisville prevailed in a 2-0 battle in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
 
The Cardinals scored two goals late in the first half, which proved to be enough to secure the 2-0 victory and punch Louisville's ticket to next weekend's Elite Eight.
 
Play was relatively equal through the first 30 minutes of action as each team put together a few chances. The Cardinals struck first in the 35th minute as Tate Schmitt headed in a corner kick. A service from Walker Androit then found the perfect path through traffic in the 41st minute to double the Louisville lead and put Colgate in a 2-0 hole.
 
Sophomore Kentaro Morrison had a glittering chance with less than a minute left in the first half, but his shot skidded just inches wide as the Cardinals carried their 2-0 lead into halftime.
 
The Raider defense thwarted a few Louisville chances early on in the second half before Colgate picked up the pace with two shots and two corner kicks, but the Raiders weren't able to capitalize. A shot from junior Uyi Omorogbe in the 82nd minute nearly put Colgate on the board, but the ball flew into the outside netting as the Cardinals held on to win 2-0.
 
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
*Colgate put together a historic 2017 season as the Raiders captured their second-straight and seventh overall Patriot League Championship.
*The Raiders won their first NCAA Tournament game in program history when Colgate took down UMass 2-0 in the first round. The Raiders punched their ticket to their first-ever Sweet 16 with a thrilling 3-2 win at No. 13 Michigan in the second round. The Wolverines put Colgate in an early 2-0 hole, but the Raiders rallied back to take down the regular-season Big Ten Champs, 3-2. Colgate was the first Patriot League team to reach the Sweet 16 since 2006.
*Colgate has now secured three-straight 10-plus win season for the first time in program history. The Raiders have won two Patriot League Tournament championships and one regular-season championship during that time.
*The Raiders became the first-ever six-seed to win the Patriot League Tournament as Colgate made its run through the League tourney thanks to road wins over Bucknell, top-seeded Loyola Maryland and Holy Cross.
*Colgate's nine-member senior class of Peter Tappenden, Chase Pagani, Bruno Scodari, Benji Geisler, Jared Stroud, Sotirios Raphtis, Troy Moo Penn, Karl Brown and Garrett Esper led Colgate to 41 wins, 18 Patriot League victories, two NCAA Tournament game wins, two Patriot League Tournament Championships and one regular-season title in their four-year careers.
*Colgate put together a seven-game win streak from Oct. 29 to Nov. 19. The seven-game win streak was the program's longest since the 1968 season.
*Stroud graduates as Colgate's career leader in assists (30) as well as the program's single-season assist (13) record holder.

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