Michele Polizois Scores Twice to Lead #17 UAlbany Field Hockey, 5-1, Over Cornell

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Michele Polizois Scores Twice to Lead #17 UAlbany Field Hockey, 5-1, Over Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y. ? Michele Polizois scored two first half goals as #17 UAlbany defeated Cornell, 5-1, in non-conference field hockey action on Saturday evening.

            Polizois scored her first goal of the game on a corner at 28:49, with assists going to Jess Lindsey and Anouk Vandenberg. The trio teamed up again later in the stanza to give the Great Danes a 2-0 lead going into the halftime break.

            Sophomore Nicole Savage added to the UAlbany total on a corner at the 47 minute mark off assists from Lindsey and Vandenberg. Freshman Joanna Irey scored her first collegiate goal at 49:33to give the Great Danes a 4-0 lead off an assist from Michelle Simpson.

            Cornell (6-5) broke the shutout at 65:40, as Katie De Stio took an assist from Brenna Gulotta and slipped a shot past UAlbany goalkeeper Ashley Ross. A minute and a half later, Vandenberg gave the Great Danes back their four-goal advantage, scoring an unassisted tally.

            Ross finished with four saves in the cage for the Great Danes while Cornell goalkeeper Shannon Prescott made five stops for the Big Red. UAlbany outshot Cornell 15-10 and held a 7-5 advantage in penalty corners.

            UAlbany (12-3), which has been ranked in the STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll for five straight weeks, has a seven-day layoff before traveling to America East Conference rival Boston U. on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.

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UAlbany (12-3)           2          3          -           5

Cornell (6-5)                0          1          -           1

UAlbany: Scoring ? Michele Polizois (2-0), Nicole Savage (1-0), Joanna Irey (1-0), Anouk Vandenberg (1-2), Jess Lindsey (0-2), Michelle Simpson (0-1). Goalkeeper ? Ashley Ross (70:00, 1 GA, 4 saves).

Cornell: Scoring ? Katie De Stio (1-0), Brenna Gulotta (0-1). Goalkeeper ? Shannon Prescott (70:00, 5 GA, 5 saves).

 

UAlbany 5, Cornell 1 (Oct 13, 2006)

                         Field Hockey Box Score (Final)
                           2007 UAlbany Field Hockey
        #17 Albany vs Cornell University (Oct 13, 2006 at Ithaca, N.Y.)




Albany (11-3) vs.                                           Goals by period       1  2  Tot
Cornell University (6-5)                                    -------------------------------
Date: Oct 13, 2006  Attendance: 143                         Albany..............  2  3 -  5
Weather: Cold                                               Cornell University..  0  1 -  1

Albany                                                  Cornell University
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A DS            Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A DS
---------------------------------------------           ---------------------------------------------
G   38 Ross, Ashley........   -   -  -  -  -            G   99 Prescott, Shannon...   -   -  -  -  -
    3  Savage, Nicole......   1   1  1  -  -                1  Gulotta, Brenna.....   1   -  -  1  -
    5  Daly, Sam...........   -   -  -  -  -                3  Olesky, Eva.........   -   -  -  -  -
    6  Lindsey, Jess.......   -   -  -  3  -                6  Horn, Abbi..........   1   -  -  -  -
    8  Vandenberg, Anouk...   1   1  1  3  -                9  Brownstein, Stephani   -   -  -  -  -
    10 Clephane, Suzy......   -   -  -  -  -                11 Bradshaw, Katie.....   -   -  -  -  -
    11 Deane, Sarah........   1   1  -  -  -                19 Donoghue, Katlyn....   -   -  -  -  1
    14 Simpson, Michelle...   2   1  -  1  -                21 Martinez, Belen.....   5   3  -  -  -
    15 Holder, Kristen.....   1   1  -  -  -                22 Appleton, Natalie...   -   -  -  -  1
    18 Bach, Ashlyn........   -   -  -  -  -                25 Malzberg, Mandy.....   -   -  -  -  -
    22 Polizois, Michele...   7   5  2  -  -                26 Sanders, Stephanie..   -   -  -  -  -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    4  Flagg, Jamie........   -   -  -  -  -                5  Prodanovic, Mattie..   -   -  -  -  -
    7  Brown, Carrie.......   -   -  -  -  -                10 Kirnan, Katie.......   -   -  -  -  -
    12 Neff, Chelsea.......   -   -  -  -  -                16 Kantarian, Kelley...   -   -  -  -  -
    16 Hough, Alysia.......   1   1  -  -  -                17 De Stio, Catie......   3   2  1  -  -
    19 Irey, Joanna........   1   1  1  -  -                18 Haas, Helena........   -   -  -  -  -
       Totals..............  15  12  5  7  0                20 Sanders, Sara.......   -   -  -  -  -
                                                               Totals..............  10   5  1  1  2

Albany                                                  Cornell University
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
38 Ross, Ashley........  70:00  1     4                 99 Prescott, Shannon...  70:00  5     5
                                                        TM TEAM................   0:00  0     2

Shots by period       1  2  Tot                         Saves by period       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
Albany..............  6  9 - 15                         Albany..............  2  2 -  4
Cornell University..  4  6 - 10                         Cornell University..  2  5 -  7

Penalty corners       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------
Albany..............  4  3 -  7
Cornell University..  3  2 -  5


SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  Description
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.   29:09 ALBANY   Polizois, Michele        Lindsey, Jess; Vandenberg, Anouk         penalty corner
2.   32:42 ALBANY   Polizois, Michele        Lindsey, Jess; Vandenberg, Anouk         penalty corner
3.   47:00 ALBANY   Savage, Nicole           Lindsey, Jess; Vandenberg, Anouk         penalty corner
4.   49:33 ALBANY   Irey, Joanna             Simpson, Michelle                        cross in front of crease
5.   65:40 COR      De Stio, Catie           Gulotta, Brenna                          cross in front of crease
6.   67:03 ALBANY   Vandenberg, Anouk        (unassisted)                             popped shot over goalie


PLAYER CARDS:

Officials: Rick Nelson; Eileen Jones; Scorer: Julie Greco;

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Players Mentioned

Joanna Irey

#19 Joanna Irey

M
5' 3"
Freshman
Jess Lindsey

#6 Jess Lindsey

D
5' 5"
Sophomore
Michele Polizois

#22 Michele Polizois

M
5' 6"
Junior
Ashley Ross

#38 Ashley Ross

GK
5' 2"
Junior
Nicole Savage

#3 Nicole Savage

F
5' 8"
Sophomore
Michelle Simpson

#14 Michelle Simpson

M
5' 6"
Senior
Anouk Vandenberg

#8 Anouk Vandenberg

F
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joanna Irey

#19 Joanna Irey

5' 3"
Freshman
M
Jess Lindsey

#6 Jess Lindsey

5' 5"
Sophomore
D
Michele Polizois

#22 Michele Polizois

5' 6"
Junior
M
Ashley Ross

#38 Ashley Ross

5' 2"
Junior
GK
Nicole Savage

#3 Nicole Savage

5' 8"
Sophomore
F
Michelle Simpson

#14 Michelle Simpson

5' 6"
Senior
M
Anouk Vandenberg

#8 Anouk Vandenberg

5' 5"
Freshman
F