Maggie Green and
Mckenzie Haberl connected in the 67
th minute to lead the St. Lawrence University field hockey team to 1-0 overtime win over Manhattanville College on Sunday afternoon at the William Smith Tournament in Geneva, New York.
Back-to-back penalty corners in overtime set up the scoring opportunity for St. Lawrence, as they kept the Valiants pinned in the circle. Haberl deflected a pass from Green in front of the cage behind Manhattanville keeper Elaina Nacinovich for her team-leading fourth goal of the season and the Saints' win.
Junior goalkeeper
Sydney Giacin made seven saves, including one in the overtime period, to earn her first shutout of the season.
St. Lawrence finished with a 17-9 advantage in total shots, though Manhattanville had a 7-6 edge in shots on target. The Saints also took eight penalty corners to the Valiants two on the day.
"I thought we played a complete game both offensively and defensively today," head coach
Fran Grembowicz said. "We took them out of the offensive game they wanted to play with big hits down the field and were able to shut those down."
Isabel Thompson led the Saints with a game-high six shots, while Green took five. Just minutes before setting up the game winner, Green had an open shot at the cage from inside the circle but sent the ball just wide of the right post.
"We kept our composure in key situations and the pressure we were able to sustain helped a lot," she added. "The energy was awesome. We played a complete team game through all 67 minutes and never let down."
The win is the first for the program in overtime since October 1, 2016 when the Saints edged RPI, 4-3, on a goal by
Melissa Grosshans '19 at home on Power of Pink weekend.
Records: St. Lawrence (2-4), Manhattanville (4-3)
Up Next: at Oswego on Saturday, September 21 at 1 p.m.
