Mckenzie Haberl scored two goals in the second half on Friday afternoon for the St. Lawrence University field hockey team, including one that tied the game at the time, but No. 14 Vassar responded quickly en route to a 5-2 win in Liberty League play in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Vassar took a 1-0 lead in the 11
th minute with the only goal of the first half, as Sam Plante beat Saints goalkeeper
Sydney Giacin with a hard drive from the right side of the circle.
Haberl pulled St. Lawrence even with her 12
th goal of the season just over a minute into the second half with a shot all alone from six yards out.
Just minute and 27 seconds later, however, Rylie Pope put the Brewers in front for good off a scramble in front of Giacin for the first of three straight Vassar goals in a span of eight minutes.
"We had that major letdown in the third quarter after we tied it up," head coach
Fran Grembowicz. "We kind of bounced back after that and did a pretty good job containing them and bringing the ball down the field, but that span of time cost us big."
With Vassar in front 4-1, Haberl notched her second of the day and 13
th of the season in the opening minute of the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 4-2, but Vassar's Sam Kass tacked on another in the 56
th minute to push to the final 5-2 margin.
The Brewers outshot the Saints 34-14 on Friday and finished with a 20-11 advantage in shots on goal. They also had 14 penalty corner opportunities to the Saints' three.
Giacin finished with 15 saves in the loss, while Vassar's Julianna Smith and Liz Rotolo combined for seven stops. The Brewers also finished with a pair of defensive saves against the Saints.
First-year goalkeeper
Shea Flannery played the final 4:27 of the game and was not tasked to make a save.
Records: St. Lawrence (4-11, 1-5 LL); Vassar (12-3, 4-2 LL)
Up Next: vs. Rensselaer on Sunday, October 27 at 12 p.m. on North Country Field at Hall-Leet Stadium
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