Box Score ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell senior Elly Plappert had the best game of her career, as she helped the Big Red field hockey team comeback twice against instate rival Colgate to earn the 3-2 victory this afternoon on Marsha Dodson Field. Plappert used some inspired play in the second half to charge the Big Red and had a hand in all three Cornell goals.

Colgate (2-10) came on strong in the first half, earning five penalty corners and taking seven shots en route to an early 1-0 lead off a goal from Halle Bigger in the 28th minute. But the Big Red regrouped at halftime and completely dominated the second stanza, outshooting the visitors, 16-3, and holding a 9-2 advantage in penalty corners. For the game, Cornell held the edge in shots (20-10) and penalty corners (9-7).

"I think we played extremely well in the second half," said head coach Donna Hornibrook. "We had our backs against the wall and I think Elly [Plappert] took charge and led us with her play and was really a catalyst for us to get back into the game."

Plappert tied the score at 1-1 in the opening moments of the second half when she tipped a penalty corner shot from Marisa Siergiej into the roof of the net. But just over nine minutes later, the home team found itself trailing again when Bigger scored her second goal of the game to make it a 2-1 Colgate advantage.

Cornell turned up the pressure and moments later Katy Weeks knotted the game at 2-2 after Plappert drove to the baseline and then sent the ball across the mouth of the goal to Weeks on the far post.

The duo of Plappert and Weeks teamed up again just over two minutes later to register the game-winner at the 51:52 mark. Plappert initiated the goal with a quick restart off a Colgate foul, as she outran her defender and headed to the net. Colgate's goalie Amanda DiDomizio came off her line, but Plappert slotted the ball past her to Weeks who tipped it home on the empty net.

DiDomizio finished with five saves, while Elizabeth Schaeffler stopped two shots for Cornell to earn the victory.

The Big Red is back in action on Sunday, Oct. 13, as it travels to Philadelphia to take on Saint Joseph's at 1:30 p.m.