SCORE: UAlbany 4, UMass Lowell 3 (OT)
LOCATION: Wicked Blue Field - Lowell, Mass.
RECORDS: UAlbany 11-6, 3-2 America East | UMass Lowell 8-9, 3-2 America East
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes came back from a three-goal deficit to win in overtime at UMass Lowell, Thursday evening.
COACH PHIL SYKES: "Unbelievable game. They played very well in the first half and being down 3-0 did not deflate our team. They kept battling and scored two very late goals to tie it up and go to overtime. Our energy and momentum kept us going strong and got us the win."
KEY STATS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The River Hawks got on the board first with a goal in the ninth minute of action.
- Before halftime, UML added a second score.
- Coming out of the break, UMass Lowell made it a 3-0 game with just under 20 minutes remaining in the game.
- UAlbany scored its first goal in the 42nd minute of the matchup. During a penalty corner, Pilar Lorenzini hit the direct shot from the top of the circle to drive the ball into the net. Mara Küskes (insert) and Jenna Zunic (stick-stop) assisted the goal.
- With under five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Lorenzini did it again. This time assisted by Zunic and Indy van Ek, the game was one-goal away from a tie and UAlbany pulled Emma Peeters from goal to play with an extra field player with 4:38 on the clock.
- Just a minute later, Tessa Overgoor dribbled the ball down the field and into the circle. The sophomore was covered by a defender nearly the entire time she was in the circle but that didn't stop the lifted shot on the angle for the goal.
- With just eight seconds on the clock, the Great Danes earned their 11th penalty corner of the game. Lorenzini took a shot from the top of the circle but it hit the post and the game headed into overtime.
- UML started with possession but UAlbany flipped it and eventually earned the only corner of the period three minutes in.
- After having been on the field for just a minute, Overgoor scored the game-winning goal for the Great Danes.
- Graduate student Olivia Bell passed to Overgoor at about the 50-yard line - it was a pass so clean, Overgoor kept running, received the ball, and gained control near the top of the circle. The sophomore proceeded to get around the goalie but the ball got away from her. Before it went out of bounds, Overgoor took the reverse shot at a nearly impossible angle and scored the goal.
NEXT: The Great Danes will host an America East Quarterfinal game at Alumni Turf on Sunday, November 2. Based on the results of today's games across the conference, UAlbany is set to host Bryant for the noon matchup.
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