St. Lawrence University Athletics

Mckenzie Haberl scored a goal and added two assists to lead the St. Lawrence University field hockey team to a 4-1 win over Union College in a Liberty League contest on Friday night at North Country Field.

The Saints scored three goals in the fourth quarter, including two in the final 1:41 of play, to snap a five-game losing streak and improve to 4-9 overall, 1-3 in the Liberty League. Union fell to 5-7, 1-3.

"I thought that we played an extremely competitive game today for the entire 60 minutes," said Saints' head coach Fran Grembowicz. "Our offensive push was very consistent today with a lot of support from our midfield and our backfield."

"On the other side, I thought our defensive unit played really well, stepping hard to the ball, and our press was extremely aggressive and really shut down their offensive attack, keeping the ball in our offensive end. It was really nice today to see the finished product go in the net and I was really proud of them for pushing through and keeping our composure in some tight spots during the game."



Maggie Green gave the Saints a 1-0 with 3:36 to play in the first quarter after Haberl chipped the ball past Union goalkeeper Mary Beth Rudolf and Green had a wide open net for her first collegiate goal.

Union tied the game with just over a minute to play in the first half when Laura Wind deflected a long shot by Charlotte Leyland on a penalty corner into the back of the cage.

Isabel Thompson gave the Saints a 2-1 lead just over five minutes into the fourth quarter with a shot from just inside the circle that a defender deflected near the point of the shot into the netting of the goal. Haberl picked up an assist on the play.

Jackie Reiss added an insurance tally on a penalty stroke with less than two minutes to play, lifting the ball into the upper left corner, and Haberl put the game away with a long shot inside the left post with just 15 seconds remaining.

Sydney Giacin made eight saves in the victory for the Saints. Rudolf stopped six shots for Union. 

St. Lawrence outshot Union 19-13, including a 9-1 margin in the fourth quarter. 

The Saints have tomorrow off from competition, then face Ithaca on the road on Sunday at 2 p.m.