Box Score After three solid performances on the East Coast, Colorado College's four-game road trip ended in a disappointing fashion on Sunday afternoon.
Marymount University overcame an early four-goal deficit to grind out a 9-8 victory over the Tigers.
Senior attackman
Steve Rijo gave CC a 7-6 lead with 11:32 remaining in the third period, but Connor Kellogg scored back-to-back goals late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to put the Saints ahead with 9:48 to play.
After Andrew Fournier gave MU a two goal-advantage when he scored what proved to be the game winner midway through the frame, sophomore midfielder
Henri Halle cut the deficit to one with 3:53. That that, however, proved to be the last goal the Tigers would get.
Derek DiGiovanni made 14 saves, including five in the fourth quarter to keep Marymount in the lead.
Chase Murphy stopped 10 shots for Colorado College, which was outshot 32-20.
The Tigers scored on their first two shots by junior midfielder
Jack Kreitler and sophomore midfielder
Taylor Paul, and led 4-0 with 3:22 remaining in the first quarter after senior attackman
Charles Curtis and junior attackman
Tyler Allen found the net.
The Saints struck twice in the final 1:33 to cut CC's lead to 4-2 after 15 minutes, and then the home team scored the first three goals of the frame to take its first lead of the contest.
Kreitler notched a man-up goal to tie the game at 5-5 and the Tigers took a one-point lead into the break after junior midfielder
Will Harris beat DiGiovanni with 6:27 to go before halftime.
P.J. Higgins led the Colorado College defense with a pair of caused turnovers.
Fournier and Kellogg paced the Saints with three goals, while Michael Bitonti was a force in the defensive zone with three caused turnovers and four ground balls.
Colorado College (5-4) plays host to Concordia University on Wednesday night at Washburn Field.