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Mountain Hawks Drop 2-1 Decision To First-Place Colgate
10/15/2025 8:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior Sophia Lis scored an equalizer two minutes into the second half, but Colgate's Josie Tunney scored her second goal of the night to lift the visiting Raiders to a 2-1 win over the Mountain Hawks Wednesday night at the Ulrich Sports Complex.
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Junior R'Reeyah Mabry-Francis faced 27 shots on the night and made 11 saves for Lehigh, but Tunney's brace helped the Raiders maintain their first-place position in the standings.
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Lehigh falls to 2-8-3 overall and 0-5-1 in league play.
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Colgate (7-4-4, 4-1-1 PL) capitalized on a strange bounce to take the lead 37 minutes in. A 50-50 ball was headed wide of the near post when it suddenly caromed back across the goal mouth. Tunney tapped the loose ball home to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead, which stood at halftime. Colgate out-shot Lehigh 12-1 in the opening 45 minutes.
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Lis tied the game early in the second half when she headed home a cross from first-year Paige Place for her second goal of the season.
The Raiders went back in front with just over 20 minutes remaining. Mabry-Francis saved Molly Richards' header off a Raider corner kick, but Tunney was there to score on the rebound to put Colgate up 2-1.
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Lehigh's best chance at another equalizer came in the 82nd minute, but Colgate's Ella Poppinga saved a hard shot by junior Aminah Baruwa.
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Shots favored Colgate by a 27-7 margin, with the Raiders also having an 8-4 edge in corners. Lis and graduate student Faith Dobosiewicz led Lehigh with three shots on the evening.
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The Mountain Hawks will next hit the road to face Holy Cross Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Junior R'Reeyah Mabry-Francis faced 27 shots on the night and made 11 saves for Lehigh, but Tunney's brace helped the Raiders maintain their first-place position in the standings.
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Lehigh falls to 2-8-3 overall and 0-5-1 in league play.
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Colgate (7-4-4, 4-1-1 PL) capitalized on a strange bounce to take the lead 37 minutes in. A 50-50 ball was headed wide of the near post when it suddenly caromed back across the goal mouth. Tunney tapped the loose ball home to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead, which stood at halftime. Colgate out-shot Lehigh 12-1 in the opening 45 minutes.
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Lis tied the game early in the second half when she headed home a cross from first-year Paige Place for her second goal of the season.
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The Raiders went back in front with just over 20 minutes remaining. Mabry-Francis saved Molly Richards' header off a Raider corner kick, but Tunney was there to score on the rebound to put Colgate up 2-1.
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Lehigh's best chance at another equalizer came in the 82nd minute, but Colgate's Ella Poppinga saved a hard shot by junior Aminah Baruwa.
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Shots favored Colgate by a 27-7 margin, with the Raiders also having an 8-4 edge in corners. Lis and graduate student Faith Dobosiewicz led Lehigh with three shots on the evening.
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The Mountain Hawks will next hit the road to face Holy Cross Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
CGATE
LEHIGH
Goals
2
1
Shots
27
7
Shots on Goal
13
2
Saves
1
11
Corners
8
4
Fouls
3
6
Scoring Plays

Josie Tunney (4)
GOAL by CGATE Tunney, Josie.
37:01

Sophia Lis (2)
Assisted By: Paige Place
GOAL by LEHIGH Lis, Sophia Assist by Place, Paige.
46:24

Josie Tunney (4)
Assisted By: Molly Richards
GOAL by CGATE Tunney, Josie Assist by Richards, Molly.
69:25
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