Field Hockey Seniors
Kathleen Helman
3
Winner Stanford STAN (8-2,6-2)
2
UAlbany UAFH (5-5, 4-4)
Winner
Stanford STAN
(8-2,6-2)
3
Final
2
UAlbany UAFH
(5-5, 4-4)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Stanford STAN 1 1 0 0 1 3
UAlbany UAFH 1 0 0 1 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey’s Senior Day Comeback Falls Short Against #16 Stanford

Score: #16 Stanford 3, UAlbany 2 (OT)
 
Location: Alumni Turf in Albany, N.Y. 
 
Records: UAlbany (5-5, 4-4) | Stanford (8-2, 6-2)
 
Short Story: Elaina Burchell tied the game with 2:32 remaining, but Stanford struck 3:16 into overtime to seal a 3-2 win over UAlbany and clinch the final America East Tournament spot.

Coach Phil Sykes: "We had a strange call against us and we slightly stop and the ball gets down field quick and turns into a game-winning goal. It happens for both teams, but it's always a tough way to end it when you get to overtime. I'm so proud of our team coming out on senior day and playing hard for those girls, wanting to honor them for their time and effort. I'm glad that in this beautiful weather with a good crowd that we were able to play a hard-fought game against a very good Stanford team."

Key Stats
  • Six seniors were honored prior to the game: Katie MacCallum, Kelsey McCrudden, Rachel Schannauer, Cosima Rocktaeschel, Carli Pelletier and Hanna Zarrilli.
  • Rocktaeschel and Elaina Burchell each scored their first goal of the season.
  • MacCallum recorded her first assist of the season.
  • Burchell tied the game with 2:32 remaining in regulation.
  • Stanford led in shots 9-7 and 7-5 in shots on goal. 
  • Stanford's Corinne Zanolli scored twice, including the game-winning goal in overtime.
  • With the win, Stanford clinched the final spot in the America East Tournament.
How it Happened
  • UAlbany started the game fast when Cosima Rocktaeschel got the Great Danes on the board just 4:14 into the game. She took a pass from Katie MacCallum and buried her first goal of the season that gave UAlbany a 1-0 lead.
  • Wasting little time, Stanford responded as Corinne Zanolli scored the game-tying goal off a penalty corner set play. Tied 1-1, Hanna Zarrilli produced the final shot of the first quarter.
  • Identical to the first, UAlbany began the second quarter with pace. MacCallum took a shot wide, followed by a Carli Pelletier deflection off a penalty corner shot by Julie Rodijk that was saved. 
  • Stanford answered with a tie-breaking goal by Kaylie Mings that gave the Cardinal a 2-1 lead. Each team was held without a shot for the remainder of the quarter and Stanford led 2-1 at the half.
  • In the third, Stanford began with the momentum. UAlbany goalkeeper Sheridan Messier was forced to make two point-blank saves at 32:41, as she kept the deficit at one goal. 
  • Two UAlbany corners and one Janelle Volk shot were the only offensive chances for the remainder of the third quarter.
  • The team's played a back and forth possession-style game in the fourth quarter, as neither team recorded a shot for the first 12 minutes. 
  • With the goalkeeper pulled, Elaina Burchell scored her first goal of the season at 57:28 that tied the game 2-2 with under three minutes remaining. 
  • After the game went to overtime, Stanford's Zanolli scored her second goal of the game 3:16 into the frame that propelled the Cardinal to a 3-2 win over UAlbany.
Next: UAlbany's 2020-21 season has ended. With their win, Stanford advances to the America East Tournament, hosted by Monmouth.
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