Three unanswered goals in the second half helped the St. John Fisher field hockey team to a 4-1 win over the Saints on Saturday afternoon in Pittsford, New York.
Isabel Thompson scored the lone goal for the Saints off a feed from first-year
Mckenzie Haberl, both of whom were key factors in the Saints' first win at Morrisville earlier this week.
The teams were tied at 1-1 at the half, with goalkeeper
Sydney Giacin making three of her five total saves in the first 30 minutes. St. Lawrence also successfully thwarted six Cardinal penalty corners during that stretch.
"We played a tremendous first half," head coach
Fran Grembowicz said. "Our passing game was the best I've seen all year and defensively we were aggressive and were able to win 50-50 balls."
After St. John Fisher opened the scoring, Thompson pulled the Saints even with her second of the season just 46 seconds later.
In the 42
nd minute, however, St. John Fisher took the lead for good with a goal from Lindsay Scott. Bre Socker and Gianna Palma tacked on the team's other tallies to push to the eventual 4-1 margin.
"We let down in the second half as St. John Fisher stepped up their game," she continued. "I'm looking forward to continuing to improve our chemistry on the field and intensity for 60 minutes."
St. John Fisher finished with a 22-3 advantage in total shots with a 9-3 edge in shots on goal. The Cardinals also took 13 penalty corners to the Saints' six.
With the loss, the Saints fall to 1-3 on the year, while St. John Fisher moves to 2-0.
St. Lawrence will travel to Geneva, New York next weekend to take on Lebanon Valley College and Manhattanville at the William Smith Tournament.
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