Bucknell Men's Lacrosse Falls to Colgate on Last-Second Goal

Saturday, April 3

Lewisburg, Pa.

12 p.m.

Bucknell University

1-4, 0-3PL

Colgate

2-4, 2-2PL

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Colgate	3	2	2	3	10
Bucknell	2	2	1	4	9

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Bucknell Men's Lacrosse Falls to Colgate on Last-Second Goal

4/3/2021 4:36:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Colgate edged the Bucknell men's lacrosse team, 10-9, behind a last-second goal on Saturday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

Mike Hawkins, who was out for most of the contest with injury, came from behind the net to score the game-winning goal with just 10 seconds remaining in regulation. Hawkins's strike came less than a minute after Tommy Sopko completed a hat trick to even the score at 9-9.

At halftime, the Raiders (2-4, 2-2 PL) held a slim 5-4 lead. The Bison (1-4, 0-3 PL) netted the second quarter's final two goals to draw within a single strike after falling in an early hole due to a 3-0 Colgate run.

After the Raiders scored the third quarter's first two goals, Bucknell strung together a 4-0 run from the third quarter's 7:29 mark to the fourth quarter's 10:46 mark. Their 8-7 lead was their first advantage of the contest.

But Brian Minicus found the back of the net nine seconds after Harry Wellford's go-ahead strike, evening the score at 8-8. Another Colgate goal with 3:43 remaining made it a 9-8 game, setting up the last-minute fireworks.

Sopko (3g-1a) and Alston Tarry (1g-1a) enjoyed multi-point outings for the Bison. Travis Talarico filled the stat sheet with 10 ground balls, four more than his previous career high, and two caused turnovers. Ben Clark made nine saves while Nick Crovatto went 7-for-18 in the faceoff x and scooped up five ground balls.

Minicus (3g-1a) and Hawkins (1g-2a) led the Raider attack while Sean Collins was sensational in net, making 18 saves and collecting three ground balls. Thomas Colucci went 15-for-23 in the faceoff x and posted eight ground balls.

Bucknell held advantages in shots (47-38), shots on goal (27-19) and ground balls (36-29). The Bison also turned the ball over five fewer times and went 20-for-21 on their clears compared to Colgate's 14-for-23. The Raiders led in faceoffs (15-8) and held Bucknell to 1-for-5 on the man advantage.

The Bison next host Lafayette for their first night game of the season on Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.