Kelly LaVoie stepped up and took charge on Sunday, keeping Colorado College in the thick of the race for another upper-division finish in Conference USA.

LaVoie struck for the game-winning goal and added an assist, leading the Tigers to a 3-1 victory over Marshall University at Sam Hood Field in Huntington, West Virginia.

CC, which now occupies third place all alone in the C-USA standings, improved to 11-4-2 overall and 5-2-1 in league play.

“That's a massive three points today,” said head coach Geoff Bennett, whose team played league-leading East Carolina University to a scoreless tie on Friday before handing him his 100th career coaching win on Sunday. “It's been a real good road trip for us.”

Ericka Baer staked the Tigers to an early lead, scoring on a 35-yard rocket just 2:28 into the match after taking a pass from LaVoie. Marshall pulled even at 14:21, as Kristen Berquist headed Angela DeSumma's corner kick past freshman goalkeeper Caitlin Hulyo.

LaVoie put the visitors ahead to stay with 2:50 left in the first half, hammering home a rebound from eight yards out after MU keeper Liz Orton got a piece of a shot by Meredith Smith. It was her sixth goal of the season, tying a career high set during her freshman year.

Sydney Fetter added an insurance tally midway through the second half as Colorado College raised its road record to 4-3-1 and surpassed last year's overall victory total with three regular-season matches remaining before the C-USA playoffs.