Sophomore forward
Lily Byrne scored her second goal of the season early in the first half, but Cal Poly struck for the game winner in the 74th minute and survived a barrage of shots during the closing minutes to escape Stewart Field with a 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.
The Mustangs grabbed an early lead when sophomore forward Nikki Trucco notched her fourth goal of the season when she knocked in the rebound of Brooke Rubinstein's shot that went off the right crossbar.
Almost 11 minutes later, Byrne put the Tigers on the board when she dribbled around a pair of Cal Poly defenders and sent a low crossing shot into the left side of the net.
CC nearly took the lead 70th minute, but Alexis Porter's shot from the left side was tipped over the crossbar by goalkeeper Ava Dorvillier.
A little more than five minutes later, Cal Poly freshman midfielder Kate Reedy chased down a long pass at the left line end line, made a turn to create a better angle and sent a shot under the crossbar into the net on the right side.
The Tigers dialed up the pressure and created several dangerous scoring opportunities during the final five minutes.
Adelaide Gaffney hit the crossbar on a header with 3:41 to play and
Jenna Wilt had a shot tipped over the crossbar 38 seconds later.
Finally,
Coley Lyubenko sent a shot from the top edge of the box over the crossbar with just under two minutes to play.
Colorado College finished with a 14-9 advantage in total shots and an 8-4 edge in shots on goal.
The Tigers also won five corner kicks, compared to a pair for the Mustangs.
Coaches Comments
"Another tough day," head coach
Geoff Bennett said. "We are on the right side of everything except the final execution. We need to execute on both sides of the ball. We will continue to work and get ready for a super tough game at Portland this weekend."
Colorado College Standouts
Lily Byrne and
Jenna Wilt each put two shots on goal.
Taryn Benham finished with a pair of saves.
Cal Poly Standouts
Nikki Trucco led the Mustangs with two shots on goal.
Ava Dorvillier made seven saves for Cal Poly.
Notes
CC dropped to 0-4-0.
Cal Poly improved to 3-3-0.
Next for the Tigers
Colorado College plays its final non-conference road game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 11, when the Tigers trek to the Pacific Northwest to face the University of Portland.
