The UAlbany field hockey team hosted #16 Boston College on Sunday, October 9 at Alumni Turf in Albany, N.Y.
Valmaria Strobel/UAlbany Athletics
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Winner UALB UALB (11-4)
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Massachusetts UMASS (11-4)
Winner
UALB UALB
(11-4)
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Final
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Massachusetts UMASS
(11-4)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT OT F
UALB UALB 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Massachusetts UMASS 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Orsola Scores Game-Winner, #23 Field Hockey Takes Down #18 UMass

SCORE: #23 UAlbany 2, #18 UMass 1 (2OT)
 
LOCATION: Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex - Amherst, Mass.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 11-4, 4-2 America East | UMass 11-4, 4-1 A-10
 
SHORT STORY: After grabbing the first goal, the #23 Great Danes defeated #18 UMass in a double-overtime contest, Sunday afternoon.

COACH PHIL SYKES: "It was a great team effort today against a very good UMass team. Both teams played a hard fought game and it was fairly even throughout most of the game. We got a few good looks late in regulation but we could not convert. We played confidently in overtime and scored a nice goal in the second [overtime period] to get the win. I am very proud of our team as this was a tough weekend against two very good opponents."
 
KEY STATS
  • Sophomore Blanca Orsola scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime period.
  • Graduate student Luisa Knapp notched the first goal of the game.
  • Sophomore Alison Smisdom added a defensive save in the second quarter.
  • UMass outshot UAlbany, 15-13, but the Great Danes held the 12-10 advantage in shots on goal.
  • Senior goalie Hannah Mangan tallied nine saves.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After tallying the first penalty corner of the game, the Great Danes scored the first goal of the contest. 
  • Luisa Knapp tipped the ball into the net, off a shot from senior Julie Rodijk, giving UAlbany the early lead.
  • UMass evened the score in the second quarter.
  • The second half proved scoreless.
  • After a third quarter in which both teams saw two shots, the Great Danes held a 6-0 advantage in penalty corners but the Minutemen held the 5-4 lead in shots throughout the fourth quarter alone.
  • Neither team tallied a shot in the first overtime period. 
  • Adding the first shot of overtime, Blanca Orsola's second shot came after she dribbled in front of the goalie, ending in the game-winning goal.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will head on the road for their final away game of the regular season. UAlbany will see New Hampshire for a 3 pm contest on Friday, October 21.
 
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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