SCORE: UAlbany 4, Boston College 3
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 2-0, 0-0 America East | Boston College 1-1, 0-0 ACC
SHORT STORY: The University at Albany field hockey team scored a pair of late goals to take down Boston College, Sunday afternoon.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College was first on the board when they scored at the 6:44 mark of the first quarter to make it 1-0 early.
- The Eagles took three shots on four corners within the first three and a half minutes of the second quarter, but the Great Dane defense kept them off the board to keep the score at 1-0.
- UAlbany evened the score when a shot from Pilar Lorenzini was deflected to Lillian Willis, who netted her first goal of the season to tie it up at 1-1 with less than four minutes left in the half.
- Three minutes later, Mara Küskes scored her first of the season on a corner to put the Great Danes up 2-1 heading into the half.
- The third quarter came and went without a score, despite five corner attempts from Boston College, and UAlbany held a 2-1 advantage going into the final quarter.
- The Eagles tied up the game 15 seconds into the fourth on a corner to even the score at 2-2.
- Just over eight minutes later, Boston College retook the lead with a goal during a corner to make it 3-2 with six and a half minutes to go.
- The Great Danes answered back when Victoria Derdoy scored when she tipped in a shot from Quinty Reumer to once again tie it up, 3-3.
- With less than one minute left, Reumer netted what would be the game-winning goal with assists from Jette Kurz and Küskes to put UAlbany ahead, 4-3.
- The Eagles battled the last 40 seconds of the game, but were ultimately unable to score and the game went to the Great Danes.
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to head on the road for four consecutive games. First stop - Colgate (Sept. 4).
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