SCORE: UAlbany 4, Bryant 3
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: #3 UAlbany 10-6, 3-2 America East | #6 Bryant 7-11, 0-5 America East
SHORT STORY: The University at Albany field hockey team took down Bryant, 4-3, in overtime to advance to the America East Semifinals, Sunday afternoon.
KEY STATS
- Senior Pilar Lorenzini led the team with six points from two goals and two assists.
- Seniors Mara Küskes and Emma Staron added a goal each.
- Freshman Quinty Reumer led the team with eight shots, followed by sophomore Mathilda Prada with five and Lorenzini with three.
- As a team, UAlbany outshot Bryant, 24-8, and landed 19 on goal compared to the Bulldogs' four.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UAlbany was first on the board five minutes into the game when Emma Staron scored her first goal of the season with an assist from Pilar Lorenzini to make it 1-0 early.
- The Bulldogs answered with a goal and tied it 1-1 with 3:30 on the first-quarter clock.
- Bryant found the back of the net to take a 2-1 lead with 9:51 left in the half.
- The Great Danes took a pair of shots as the half came to a close but were unable to score, and the game remained in the Bulldogs' hands at 2-1.
- Coming out of the break, the UAlbany offense fired off five shots in the first five minutes.
- After taking a pair of corners, Lorenzini found the back of the net on a penalty stroke to even the score at 2-2 with 3:33 in the third.
- The Bulldogs responded with less than a minute left in the third to put them back in the lead, 3-2.
- Quinty Reumer nearly tied the game with 10:50 remaining on a shot during a corner that took a defensive save to keep out of the net.
- Just over three minutes later, the Great Danes earned two more corners, with ensuing shots, but were unable to score.
- With over five minutes left in the fourth quarter, UAlbany pulled its goalie to add an 11th field player.
- Having the extra fielder paid off as the Great Danes quickly gained possession and Mathilda Prada took two consecutive shots before earning a penalty stroke.
- With 3:05 left, Lorenzini took the stroke and, for the second time, came through, finding the top-left corner to tie it at 3-3, which would remain the score at the end of regulation.
- Following six minutes of overtime without either team recording a shot, UAlbany earned a penalty corner.
- Doing what they do best, the Great Danes ended the stalemate during the corner when Mara Küskes scored with an assist from Lorenzini to win the game, 4-3.
NEXT: The Great Danes will take to the road to face Maine on Tuesday, November 3. The semifinals matchup is set to start at 3 pm.
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