Box Score Junior midfielder Tyler Borko struck for a career-high seven goals to power Colorado College to an 18-14 victory over Williams College on Friday afternoon at Washburn Field.

Borko recorded a natural hat trick during the first half when the Tigers built what appeared to be a commanding 6-1 lead, but his first two goals of the second half may have been the most important.

Fueled by an un-releasable penalty that sparked a 6-0 run, the Ephs took their first lead at 8-7 when senior attacker James McFarland scored the second of his three goals with 1:51 remaining in the first half.

After junior midfielder Aaron Maslow leveled the score at 9-9 just 36 seconds before the break, Borko scored an unassisted marker 1:20 into the second half when he picked up the rebound of a shot off the stick of senior attacker Robbie Stern.

With 61 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Borko answered a Williams' man-up goal with his fifth of the game to give CC a 13-11 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

The Ephs pulled to within 15-14 when sophomore attacker Kevin Stump scored with 7:52 to play and had a chance to tie the game on a shot by freshman midfielder Jared Strauss, but sophomore goaltender Andrew Harwood made the save and sent a clearing pass to Max Rieser.

The sophomore midfielder dodged a Williams defender and launched a shot from the middle of the slot that beat sophomore goaltender George Peele and gave the Tigers a 16-14 cushion.

Borko sealed the victory with a pair of goals during the final 1:45.

Stern finished the game with four goals and three assists for his fourth game of the season with seven or more points,

Senior midfielder Sam Mathai and junior midfielder Tom Haller added two goals apiece for Colorado College, which improved to 9-1 on the season.

Senior defender Riley Hoffman recorded a career-high five caused turnovers and picked up three ground balls to lead the CC defense.

Junior defender Jack Ammons also posted a career best with four caused turnovers.

Harwood, who stopped 10 shots, recorded double-digit saves for the sixth time this season and the 13th time in his career.

Freshman attacker Cory Lund led the Ephs with four goals and five points. McFarland added three goals and an assist.

Freshman midfielder Alex Kitt won 22 of 35 faceoffs for Williams and grabbed a game-high 10 ground balls.

Peele stopped nine shots for the Ephs, who slipped to 4-4 on the season.

Colorado College begins a run of three consecutive road games on Saturday, April 7, at West Region rival Whittier College.