VILLANOVA, Pa. - Meghan Carolan netted her third goal of the game with 5:09 remaining to lift Villanova to a hard-fought 11-10 victory over Colgate, Saturday in Patriot League women's lacrosse action at Villanova Stadium.  Villanova earns its fifth straight win and improves to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League while Colgate falls to 2-8, 0-3. 

Trailing 6-3 at the end of the first half, as Villanova rattled off the game's first four goals in the opening 15 minutes, Colgate rallied back to tie the game at eight goals a piece as sophomore Jane Manning (Minnetonka, Minn./Blake School) tallied her second goal of the game off of a Lauren Moll (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) assist with 20:16 remaining.  

Manning finished the game with three goals and an assist for the Raiders, while Moll added two goals and an assist. 

The Raiders took the lead at 10-9 as freshman Rebecca Sandler (Baltimore, Md./Park School) found the back of the net on a free position shot with 9:58 left in the second half before the Wildcats responded with goals from Katie Komlo and Carolan in the final minutes of the game. 

Colgate's Jane Murray (Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville), who made her 40th consecutive start for the Raiders, stopped five Villanova shots while Brandy Grenier turned back four Colgate attempts for the Wildcats. 

Colgate (2-8, 0-3 Patriot League)   3  7  --  10
Villanova (6-2, 3-0 Patriot League) 6 5  --  11

Colgate Goals: Manning 3,  Meghan O'Neill 2, Moll 2, Sandler, Kelsy Hill, Kim Corcoran
Villanova Goals: Carolan 3, Sarah Depeters 3, Komlo, Elizabeth Firth, Lindsey Spyphard, Bess Hanley, Katie Mannix

Colgate Assists: O'Neill, Manning, Hill, Moll
Villanova Assists: Syphard 2, Haas, Carolan, Katie Ardington, Cecily Pierce

Saves:
Colgate: Jane Murray (60:00) 11 GA, 5 saves
Villanova: Brandy Grenier (60:00) 10 GA, 4 saves