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EASTON, Pa. - Playing with 10 men for over 50 minutes, the Lafayette men's soccer defense stood strong, not allowing a goal through most of that stretch. However, Colgate struck in the 88^th minute for the game-winner to put the Leopards into the offseason.

The Maroon and White finish the season with a 7-9-2 overall mark, going 3-5-1 in league play, good enough for 10 points and just missing out on a Patriot League Tournament spot with a loss by Army to Bucknell.

The game was very evenly played for the majority of the first half as a couple chances from defending Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Ethan Kutler were stopped by Lafayette goalkeeper Brad Seeber to keep it scoreless. However, the game changed in the 40^th minute when sophomore defender Joe DeStefano was shown a red card for impeding the progress of a Colgate attacker with only the goalie to beat down the right side.

From that point forward, the strategy changed for head coach Dennis Bohn's side.

"When you lose a man, your gameplan goes out the window, but we came up with a different strategy during the halftime and guys were doing everything I could've asked to keep it at 0-0," Bohn said. "Our plan was to change things in overtime knowing we needed a win to guarantee us a playoff spot, but unfortunately we didn't get to that period."

The winning goal came off the foot of Jared Stroud, who, working down the right side, sent an unexpected shot towards the near post. Stroud's effort was tucked inside the left boundary and off the hands of Seeber for the lone marker in the contest.

For seniors Ryan Egan, Ben Marks, Andrew Gonzalez, Dante Piccolo and Campbell Weyland, this was the final time they don the Maroon and White and they've certainly left their mark on this program.

"They've done a great job," Bohn added. "Our slogan a year ago was to pave a new road. Those five guys helped me and the coaching staff with that philosophy throughout the offseason and even when we had struggles early, we never stopped paving that road and working to a destination that is going to be much brighter, even though it maybe doesn't feel that way right now. Those five men had a huge impact on our program and definitely got it back going in the right direction."

Shots finished at 11-4 in favor of Colgate on the night, while the Raiders worked nine corners compared to two for Lafayette. Seeber made three saves, while Colgate's Ricky Brown was forced into two in the victory.