HAMILTON, N.Y. – In a rematch of the 2020-21 Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship, Navy and Colgate turned in an identical result on Saturday as the two high-level squads posted a 1-1 draw at '76 Beyer-Small Field. The visiting Mids (5-5-2, 1-2-1 PL) broke ahead midway through the first half courtesy of a Jenna Daunt (So., Haymarket, Va.) goal in the 33rd minute and used clutch overtime goalkeeping from Mattie Gallagher (So., Gilbertsville, Pa.) to walk away from the league matchup with a tie with the Raiders (6-4-1, 2-1-1 PL).
 
"It was a hard fought and intense game between historic rival," remarked head coach Carin Gabarra. "A tie is probably the fairest result from today's contest. We got a fantastic goal from Jenna Daunt. Their goal was well finished, but developed out of a failed clearance on our part. Mattie made a great save on a PK in overtime to preserve the game. Both teams are very dangerous on set pieces. Our team defending was good; generally these days when we defend good and hard as a team we can beat anybody so we're optimistic going forward. We believe the best soccer is in front of us."
 
In an offensive firefight throughout most of the 110 minutes, Colgate was the first team to take aim at grabbing an early lead as the hosts tallied four shots in the opening 19 minutes of action, including one attempt on frame. Navy evened the shot statistic in short order as the Mids registered four shots over a three-minute run of play between 19:13 and 22:20. Amanda Graziano (Fr., Middlebury, Conn.) highlighted Navy's effort during this span as she juked a defender and whipped a curling shot from 20 yards away towards the upper-90 where Colgate's goalkeeper Grace Poncsak jumped up and punched the ball over the crossbar in the 21:23.
 
A little over 11 minutes later, a free kick restart by Navy from midfield resulted in Daunt's second goal of the season. Caitlin Doran (Jr., Queens, N.Y.) first came in possession of the long free kick and chested down the ball deflecting it towards Alexa Riddle (Fr., Tomball, Texas), who quickly laid down a pass to Daunt, who sprinted onto the ball and one-timed a powerful shot into the upper half of the frame at 32:38.
 
Navy kept up its offensive pressure as the visitors challenged Poncsak with three more shots on goal over the final 13-plus minutes of the half, though none of the shots found the back of the net.
 
Coming out of the halftime intermission with the score 1-0 in favor of the Mids, the back-and-forth offensive fireworks continued immediately as within the first 4:17 of the second half the teams had combined for three shots on goal, two for Colgate and one for Navy. Gallagher was up to the task in net for the Mids as she turned aside the shots by Adrienne Vaughn and Lyna Schaffer. The Raiders tallied the ensuing three shots over the next eight minutes.
 
Colgate's control of the action in the attacking third eventually paid dividends as Ally Giovino knotted the game at 1-1 as she took a Hannah Pinkus pass and put a low shot into the far corner of the goal at 59:23.
 
Unfazed by the new 1-1 score, Navy went back to work looking for the go-ahead goal. Over the next seven minutes, team captain Carolyn Mang (Sr., Forest Hill, Md.) was at the forefront of the battle as she took three shots, including a shot on goal in the 66th minute.
 
Both teams' defenses buckled down over the next 10-plus minutes as neither team was able to register a shot. Down the stretch in the final 10 minutes of regulation, Navy's defense was particularly tested as Colgate took aim with five shots. Midshipmen defenders blocked three of those shots, while Gallagher saved the other two attempts. In total, Colgate registered 12 shots in the second half.
 
Tied 1-1 going into sudden victory overtime, the Raiders controlled the majority of the scoring chances in the first extra period as they tallied the only three shots. Gallagher was a standout in this stanza as the sophomore made a dramatic penalty kick save of Ruby Diodati with 31 seconds left in the initial period.
 
The second overtime was more even as both sides tallied two shots, though both of Doran's attempts were blocked for Navy. Gallagher continued her stellar performance in extra time as she saved shots on goal by Giovino and Vaughn in the 103rd and 105th minute, respectively. That shutdown effort helped the Mids hold on for the 1-1 decision.
 
For the game, Colgate outshot Navy, 21-18 with a 10-8 advantage in shots on goal. The Mids tallied two more corner kicks than the Raiders with a 7-5 final margin.
 
In goal, Gallagher finished with a career-best nine saves.
 
Navy will have a quick turnaround and be back in action on Monday afternoon at home when the Mids host the Delaware State Hornets in a non-conference tilt at 5 p.m.