HAMILTON – Behind a hat trick by Danielle Van Calcar, the Colgate women's lacrosse program attempted to battle back after Siena's fast start but ultimately dropped a narrow 9-6 decision on Thursday night. Siena was first to get on the board with two goals in the first 2:13, before the Saints built an eventual 5-1 lead midway through the first half. Behind Van Calcar's back-to-back goals, Colgate cut Siena's lead to just a 5-3 margin by the horn of the first half. Colgate's momentum continued into the second half as Noelle Patterson's second of the night came just 37 seconds after haltime to make it a one-goal game. After Siena regained its two-goal lead, Van Calcar put Colgate back within one with her hat trick goal aiming to fuel a second half push. After Siena powered back with a three-goal run, Tara Atkinson closed out the scoring with 2:50 remaining leaving the score at 9-6. STATISTICAL STANDOUTS • Earning her second hat trick of the season was sophomore Danielle Van Calcar. Now holding a team-leading 11 points on the season, Van Calcar recorded her third multi-goal game of the season and is on a four-game scoring streak with points in every 2019 competition thus far. • Posting her fifth of the season, junior Noelle Patterson also extends to a four-game scoring streak in addition to marking her second consecutive multi-goal game. • Closing out Colgate's scoring, senior Tara Atkinson extended to a four-game scoring streak by tallying her fifth of the season. • With her assist on Colgate's opening goal junior Payton Gabriel picked up her second point on the season. • In the circle, junior goalie Samantha Croston marked her second-most saves of the season with seven on the night. • Colgate held the edge in draw controls (10-7) and shots (29-22) in addition to ground ball recoveries (16-12). THE BOTTOM LINE • Siena 9, Colgate 6 RECORD UPDATES • Colgate now holds a 2-2 record on the season. • Siena is 1-3 overall on the year. COACH BEVILLE'S TAKE "Unfortunately our shots were not finding the back of the cage tonight and we struggled in the clearing game - something we have not done yet this season. We will learn from our mistakes and be ready for our next opponent on Sunday." UP NEXT Colgate begins a three-game road stretch this Sunday, March 3 as the Raiders take on Wagner on Staten Island. Another quick turnaround, the Raiders then face in-state rival Cornell in Ithaca on Tuesday, March 5. FOLLOW THE RAIDERS For more information on the Colgate women's lacrosse program, follow the Raiders on Twitter @ColgateWLax and on Instagram at ColgateWLax.