First-year
Mckenzie Haberl scored both goals on Saturday afternoon to help the St. Lawrence University field hockey team to 2-1 win over Oswego State in non-conference action in Oswego, New York.
"Mckenzie had a couple of really nice goals today. She basically blew past everyone, including the goalkeeper," head coach
Fran Grembowicz said.
She opened the scoring in the fourth minute with her team-leading fifth goal of the season, running the ball nearly 75-yards down field and around defenders before beating Lakers goalkeeper Erica Scheblein to put the Saints in front 1-0.Â
She extended the lead to 2-0 with a nearly identical goal in the 36
th minute for the second multi-goal game of her career.
Oswego cut the deficit in half with a goal by Kacie Simzer in the 43
rd minute, but the Saints managed to keep the Lakers off the board for the rest of the game to hold for the win as
Sydney Giacin made five of her nine total saves in the third quarter alone, and the team successfully defended seven Oswego penalty corners.
"I thought our passing game was good in the first half and we mounted some pretty good attacks on goal," Grembowicz explained. "In the second half, we had our backs against the wall a little bit and played a lot in our defensive end, but we kept our composure and the corner unit did a great job shutting them down."
Oswego outshot the Saints 18-12 overall, but St. Lawrence finished with a slight 11-10 edge in shots on goal. In addition, the Lakers finished with a 12-8 advantage in penalty corners.
Records: St. Lawrence (3-4); Oswego State (2-4)
Up Next: vs. Utica College on Tuesday, September 24 at 6 p.m. at Hall-Leet Stadium at North Country Field.
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