Team - New Hampshire 2021
Valmaria Strobel/UAlbany Athletics
1
California CAL (9-6, 5-3 AEC)
2
Winner UALBANYF UALBANYF (9-8, 6-2 AEC)
California CAL
(9-6, 5-3 AEC)
1
Final
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UALBANYF UALBANYF
(9-8, 6-2 AEC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
California CAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
UALBANYF UALBANYF 1 0 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Defeats California in Overtime

SCORE: UAlbany 2, California 1
 
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 9-8, 6-2 America East | California 9-6, 5-3 America East
 
SHORT STORY: Freshman Alison Smisdom led the Great Danes with two unassisted goals in a 2-1 overtime win against California, Sunday afternoon.
 
COACH PHIL SYKES: "Fantastic effort by our team today. It is our senior day today and we are playing in honor of them. We want to do anything and everything we can for them in today's game. On a side note, a fantastic game by Cal, one of the most fantastic games that I have watched from the sideline. Our team showed a ton of grit and determination, and each of our seniors, Sheridan [Messier] and Julia [Papanicolaou] played an amazing game."
 
KEY STATS
  • Alison Smisdom scored both Great Dane goals, unassisted.
  • California held the offensive advantage throughout the contest, outshooting UAlbany 15-11, with an 11-7 advantage in shots on goal.
  • Senior goalie Sheridan Messier completed 10 saves against the Golden Bears.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Alison Smisdom started the scoring with the first Great Dane shot. Late in the first quarter, she scored from the top of the circle with 2:55 on the clock.
  • The Golden Bears owned a 3-2 shot advantage during the second quarter but the UAlbany defense made sure none of the shots made it to goal to hold on to the one-goal lead heading into halftime.
  • The Golden Bears came out of the break with strong offensive pressure tallying the only two shots of the third quarter.
  • With 6:01 on the clock, California was awarded a penalty stroke but Great Dane goalie, Sheridan Messier, halted the stroke attempt.
  • The Golden Bears tied the score with just over a minute left in regulation.
  • About halfway through the overtime period, Smisdom scored the game-winning goal from the top of the circle.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will begin the postseason on Thursday, November 4 at the America East Quarterfinals in Maine.

For more information on the University at Albany field hockey team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanyfh
Instagram - @ualbanyfh
Facebook – facebook.com/UAlbanyFH

 
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