SCORE: UAlbany 4, #16 Boston College 3 (2OT)
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 8-3, 2-1 America East | Boston College 5-6, 2-1 ACC
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes earned an early lead, 2-0, in the first quarter and, after the Eagles tied the score, won the game in double overtime, Sunday afternoon.
COACH PHIL SYKES: "We had a fantastic effort today. I am so happy with our team. We played really well and our momentum was very good. It's easy to play such a high-quality team like Boston College, who's in the ACC, and be a little overwhelmed. That was our challenge before the game, was to stay calm and composed and weather the storms. They have to run the play and see if we can keep our heads about us when we run those plays. Fantastic effort, so happy with how we battled. The finish in overtime with one second…great drama."
KEY STATS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles started the game strong, immediately pushing into the circle for a shot less than a minute into the contest.
- UAlbany took Boston College's push and turned it around for the first corner of the game just over a minute into play.
- Sophomore Alison Smisdom turned that corner into a goal after a stick stop from sophomore Blanca Orsola and an insert from graduate student Luisa Knapp.
- With just 15 seconds left in the first quarter, Knapp tipped a shot from sophomore Isabella Del Vecchio to put the Great Danes up, 2-0, ahead of the first-quarter break.
- Neither team tallied a goal in the second quarter as the Great Danes entered halftime up by two.
- The Eagles notched their first goal off a rebound less than five minutes into the third quarter.
- In a 30-second span, both teams added a score.
- With 1:58 on the third-quarter clock, Charlotte Triggs tipped a shot from Smisdom to get the ball over the goalie and into the net.
- Boston College followed with an unassisted goal just 25 seconds later.
- The Great Danes entered the fourth quarter with a 3-2 lead but the Eagles earned a penalty stroke and tied the score before the end of regulation.
- UAlbany led with three shots, to BC's zero, in the first overtime period but was unable to score.
- In the second overtime period, both teams saw time in the circle. Boston College totaled three penalty corners for four shots to UAlbany's one corner and three shots.
- The lone Great Dane corner of the second overtime period happened with just three seconds on the clock.
- After time had run out, the corner was still going. Grabbing the rebound of her own shot, Smisdom knocked the ball into the corner of the net to give the Great Danes the victory, 4-3.
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue their home slate with two games next weekend - Stanford and UC Davis.
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