Score: UAlbany 11, UConn 12 (Overtime)

Location: Joseph J. Morrone Stadium at Rizza Performance Center| Storrs, Conn

Records: UAlbany (3-2, 0-0 America East) | UConn (2-3, 0-0 Big East)

Short Story: The University at Albany women's lacrosse team lost to the UConn Huskies 12-11 in overtime on Saturday evening.

Key Stats

• Paisley Cook led the Great Danes with five points off four goals and one assist, adding three caused turnovers and seven draw control wins.
• Ravan Marsell followed with three points on two goals and one assist.
• Kloey Roos paced the team with two assists.
• Grace Cincebox played all 64:03 in net, recording 12 saves on 24 shots on goal for a .500 save percentage.

How It Happened

• UConn's Megan O'Brien opened the scoring before Paisley Cook answered just over a minute later to even the contest at 1-1.
• The Huskies scored four unanswered goals before Mya Carroll found the back of the net to cut the deficit to 5-3 at the end of the first quarter.
• UConn struck first in the second quarter, and Cook added her second of the day midway through to make it a 6-3 contest.
• The Huskies added two more goals to take an 8-3 lead into halftime.
• Out of the break, Kloey Roos scored just over a minute into the third to trim the deficit.
• After another UConn goal, Marsell tallied back-to-back scores to bring the Great Danes within three, 9-6.
• UConn responded with two goals to carry an 11-6 advantage into the fourth quarter.
• Jaedyn Frink opened fourth-quarter scoring, followed by Riley Forthofer off a feed from Marsell to make it 11-8.
• Roos connected with Cook at the 5:21 mark to bring UAlbany within two.
• Cook completed her hat trick with 3:02 to play, cutting the score to 11-10.
• With 30 seconds remaining, Catrina Rowe capitalized on a loose ball to tie the game at 11-11, capping a five-goal fourth quarter for the Great Danes.
• Despite the comeback effort, UConn scored in overtime to secure a 12-11 sudden-victory win.

 
UP NEXT: The Great Danes will not partake in a midweek contest and will shift focus to Colgate in Hamilton, New York. UAlbany is set to face the Red Raiders at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium on Saturday, March 7 at 1:00 PM.
 
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