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Issue date: 10/4/07 Section: Sports

Senior co-captain Kathleen Head(pictured here), senior co-captain Franny Iacuzzi and junior Josie Johnson all hail from the Chicago suburbs. The trio also forms part of the Colgate women's soccer core that is currently dominating the pitch. The Raiders beat Hartford, 2-0 before crushing the Cornell Big Red, 3-0. Colgate is 7-4-1 heading into Patriot League play.

Women's soccer played two terrific matches that provided much-needed momentum heading into Patriot League play this Saturday. Last Friday, Colgate defeated Hartford 2-0, although the margin could have been larger. The Raiders also traveled to Ithaca and crushed local rival Cornell, 3-0.

The Raiders were determined to make up for the painful loss at No. 11 Penn State last week and began pressing Hartford from the first minute of the match. Colgate let the shots fly from any distance, and it was only a question of time before the first Raider goal was scored. The inevitable happened in the 29th minute. Senior Franny Iacuzzi received a pass from sophomore Jessica Bitsack and took a shot at Hartford goalie Alexandra Baker. Although Baker made the save, Iacuzzi cleaned up and converted on her second attempt. Iacuzzi, who has eight goals this season, is now only six points away from second-place on Colgate's all-time scoring list.

The second half began the same way the first had ended. The Raiders were in control and tried on multiple occasions to penetrate Hartford's defense. However, the Hawks managed to make a few decent attempts on goal. Hartford got a few corner kicks of its own and put some pressure on the Raiders defense. Shortly thereafter the Raiders turned the tables once again in the 86th minute when junior Josie Johnson noted a goal. Head Coach Kathy Brawn was delighted with the hard-fought victory.

"It was terrific," she said. "The team came out and played well from the start. The players attacked in numbers and defended in numbers, which was what we set out to do."

The Raiders biggest win of the season occurred a mere two days later when they met archrival Cornell and left no doubt as to who was the better team. A highly motivated Colgate squad possessed the ball for the majority of the first half. The Raiders converted in the 16th minute when sophomore Jillian Arnault received a nice through ball from first-year Calista Victor and fired an accurate shot past Cornell goalkeeper Jodie Palmer.

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