University at Albany Great Danes

SCORE: UAlbany 3, Holy Cross 1

LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.

RECORDS: UAlbany 8-5, 2-1 America East | Holy Cross 8-5, 2-2 Patriot League

SHORT STORY: The Great Danes sparked a second-half offensive outburst on Alumni Turf, scoring three unanswered goals to rally past Holy Cross, 3-1, on Senior Day.

KEY STATS

• Freshman Quinty Reumer, freshmen Victoria Derdoy, and senior Pilar Lorenzini each scored a goal for the Great Danes.
• Sophomore Jette Kurz led the team with two assists. Senior Mara Küskes added one.
• UAlbany outshot Holy Cross, 10-4, including a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Great Danes held a 4-3 edge in penalty corners.

• Both teams traded midfield possessions and defensive stops in a scoreless opening frame.
• The defensive penalty corner units on both sides held firm through two quarters, sending the match into halftime in a 0-0 deadlock as total shots remained level at 2-2.
• The Great Danes' defense was on full display as they only allowed one shot on goal through 30 minutes of play.
• Holy Cross struck first just two and a half minutes into the second half, taking a 1-0 lead, but the Great Danes immediately responded as Quinty Reumer scored on a penalty corner, assisted by Jette Kurz and Mara Küskes.
• With around seven minutes remaining in the third, Victoria Derdoy gave the Great Danes the lead after she tipped a pass from Kurz into the net.
• Pilar Lorenzini extended UAlbany's lead, capping off the Great Danes unanswered three-goal run to lock up the Senior Day victory.

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