Junior midfielder Coby Petau struck for the game-winning goal with 56.4 seconds remaining to lift Colorado College to a 13-12 victory over Springfield College on Saturday afternoon at Washburn Field.

Petau collected a feed from senior midfielder Tyler Borko at the left edge of the crease, spun to get away from a Springfield defender and fired a sharp-angled shot past senior goalkeeper Cole Finerty inside the near post.

On the ensuing faceoff, freshman long-stick midfielder John Lawrence picked up a hotly contested ground ball and the Tigers were able to run out the clock.

The Pride drew even for the third and final time with 3:04 remaining when senior attacker Jack Vail scored the last of his eight goals.

Springfield had a pair of chances to take its first lead of the game during the next 80 seconds. With 2:46 to go, CC's Andrew Harwood steered aside Cole Pecora's shot from the top of the slot. A little more than a minute later, senior defender Jack Ammons caused a turnover that gave the Tigers possession with 1:42 to play.

Petau led Colorado College with four goals.

Borko finished with three goals and three assists. He scored off the rebound of his own shot to give the Tigers a 12-11 lead with 4:25 remaining.

CC led 10-6 with 3:10 remaining in the third quarter after John Sutro and Elliott Nelson notched goals in a span of 27 seconds.

Springfield's Joe Hawley got one back with 1:43 left in the period, then Vail uncorked three in a row to level the score for the first time at 10-10 with 5:30 remaining in the game.

Hawley produced two goals and three assists for the Pride, who slipped to 2-5 on the season.

Springfield finished the game with a 53-50 edge in total shots and a 25-22 advantage in ground balls.

The Tigers man-down unit came up big again, allowing only one goal in seven opportunities for a total of 4:30.

In his first collegiate start, freshman defender Brennan Troy caused a pair of turnovers, picked up a pair of ground balls, and set up and earned his first point on Nelson's first goal.  

Harwood finished the game with a season-high 17 saves, marking the third time this season and the 17th time in his career he stopped double-digit shots.

The junior goalkeeper also recorded his first career assist when he denied a shot by Zachary Schuette and fired the ball the length of the field to Petau, who caught the ball between defenders in the slot and scored with six seconds remaining in the first quarter.

Finerty made nine saves for the Pride.

Colorado College, which improved to 6-3, plays host to MIT on Monday at 6 p.m.