Mary Clark scored two goals in a span of just 56 seconds, and Mckenzie Haberl scored a goal and added three assists to lead the St. Lawrence University field hockey team to a 4-1 win over Rensselaer on Sunday afternoon on North Country Field at Hall-Leet Stadium.
Haberl set up Clark's first goal in the ninth minute of the contest, swinging a pass out wide to the left side, and Clark redirected the ball into a wide open net for her second goal of the season.
Less than a minute later, Haberl collected a loose ball after her shot was stopped by RPI goalkeeper Jen Richardson and once again sent it to the left post, where Clark was able to push the ball past a defender and into the net.
Maggie Green gave the Saints a 3-0 lead early in the second half, taking a pass from Haberl on the right side and beating a diving Richardson for her second goal of the season.
Charisse Stakutis cut the Saints' lead to two halfway through the fourth quarter, scoring on a breakaway on a feed from Brianna Duba, but Haberl put the game away, sweeping the ball into the net with a reverse hit off a pass from Green with less than two minutes to play.
"It was nice to score early," said St. Lawrence head coach Fran Grembowicz. "Our offensive push, especially in the first half, was tremendous. We executed very well going to the goal. Our defense really stepped up and held when RPI put some pressure on us in the fourth quarter. I thought Sydney Giacin had some good saves today. It was nice to see Maggie and Mary see their hard work finish with a goal. It was a good win and a good way to finish our home season."
The Saints had a 26-22 edge in total shots and a 17-7 advantage in shots on goal. Giacin made five saves in the victory for St. Lawrence, while Richardson stopped 13 shots for the Engineers.
St. Lawrence improved to 5-11 overall and 2-5 in the Liberty League, while RPI fell to 0-16, 0-7. The Saints will wrap up the 2019 season with a non-league game on Wednesday at Nazareth.
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