Score: New Hampshire: 4 | No. 21 UAlbany 3 (2OT)

Location: Albany, N.Y. – Alumni Turf

Records: No. 21 UAlbany (9-4, 1-1 AE) | New Hampshire (7-5, 1-1 AE)

Short story: The No. 21 UAlbany field hockey team took New Hampshire to double overtime on Friday afternoon at Alumni Field, losing 4-3 after a sudden victory goal.

Key stats

• New Hampshire scored all three of its goals in the second quarter.
• UAlbany is 2-2 at home this season and 0-1 in overtime games.
• Katie MacCallum recorded a goal and an assist to finished the game with a team-high three points.
• Elaina Burchell and Dana Bozek each added a goal.
• Melissa Nealon racked up six saves in the outing while her counterpart posted nine.

Recap

Trailing 3-0 at the half, the No. 21 Great Danes stormed back to score three unanswered goals and force overtime. In sudden victory-second overtime, New Hampshire's Ava Mariani scored an unassisted goal to hand the Great Danes their first America East loss.

The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead, scoring three goals in the second quarter. Kayla Sliz struck first with a goal at 16:16 before Bloem van den Brekel made it a 2-0 game 90 seconds later. Mariani later gave her team a three-goal edge with her first goal of the game in the 27th minute.

Momentum begin to swing in favor of the Great Danes coming out of the break. Dana Bozek got her squad on the board with an unassisted tally at 33:56 and Katie MacCallum brought the squad back within one, 3-2, following her goal in the 41st minute.

UAlbany netted the equalizer in the fourth quarter. On the play, Elaina Burchell collected a rebound on her stick before batting it past the Wildcat goalkeeper to make it a 3-3 game.

The Great Danes drew three penalty corners in the second overtime but could not break through the New Hampshire defense. With two minutes remaining, Mariani scored the golden goal to break the Great Dane's eight game win streak.

Up next: The Great Danes are back in action on Sunday, October 13, at home against No. 1 North Carolina at 1 p.m.