HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Cornell men's soccer outshot Colgate 36-3 on Tuesday night at Beyer-Small '76 Field, but the Big Red could not beat Colgate goalie Gavin Vichengrad and fell 1-0 in a non-conference road match.
Spencer Osborne scored the game's only goal in the 56th minute. It was Colgate's first shot of the night.
Cornell controlled the game from the start, taking 15 shots in the first half and 21 in the second. Eleven were on goal, and Vichengrad saved all of them for the shutout. Colgate did not take a shot until Osborne's goal, which came off an assist from Mateo Colmenares.
Cornell hit the woodwork twice. Aidan Martin's shot struck the left post in the 58th minute, less than two minutes after the goal. Liam May hit the top of the frame in the 88th minute. Andrew Miles had a team-high eight shots, three on target, all in the second half. Connor Miller put two of his five shots on goal, and Adam Schaban put three of his four on target. Cornell also held a 6-2 edge in corner kicks.
Filip Versterre made one save in goal for Cornell. It came on Colmenares' shot in the 70th minute, the only other Colgate attempt on target.
Cornell finished with 13 fouls to Colgate's five, and Colgate's Gavin Krauss drew a yellow card in the 89th minute. Cornell pushed forward in the closing minutes, with Schaban, Justin Melly and Blake Donahue all shooting in the final two minutes. Vichengrad stopped Donahue's shot on the last play of the game to preserve the win.
The match did not count in the Ivy League standings. Cornell remains unbeaten in league play at 3-0-0 and returns to conference action Saturday, Oct. 17, at Princeton. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.
