Hartwick Settles for Tie; Utica Scores Five Times
Hartwick 1, Marywood 1 (
Box Score)
Despite surrendering a goal to Marywood in the first half, the Hawks tied the game in the second frame and eventually settled for a 1-1 draw with the visiting Pacers at the Erin K. Brozman Cup.
The Pacers would strike first when Alexandra Fiore hit a floating shot near the top of the box that sailed over the outstretched arms of Hartwick goalie
Annie Millar and into the net to put Marywood ahead 1-0. The Pacers nearly took a 2-0 lead in the 40 minute but Kimberly Vogan's shot bounced off the post and out of play.
'Wick' scored in the 60
th minute when Cristina Sicari's shot bounced off Marywood's keeper and to Cami Cleaveland who put the rebound in to tie the game up at 1-1.
In the first overtime period, Sicari almost scored the game-winner as she sliced through the Marywood defense, but her shot went high over the crossbar. The Pacers nearly won the game themselves less than a minute into the second overtime when Angela Heydt hit a long shot that Millar punched up into the air for a huge save to help preserve the tie.
Utica 5, Cobleskill 1 (
Box Score)
The Utica College women's soccer team picked up its first win of the 2013 season Sunday as it downed SUNY Cobleskill 5-1 at the Erinn K. Brozman Cup hosted by Hartwick College. Junior transfer
Alana Fitzpatrick and sophomore
Krystine Alvear combined to score all five of UC's goals on the day.
UC got on the board in the 14th minute as Alvear tallied her first goal of the season off a miss-played ball by Cobleskill's goalkeeper, Haley MacLean. Utica added to the lead in the 29th and 35th minutes as Fitzpatrick netted back-to-back goals, her first as a Pioneer, to head into halftime with a 3-0 ledger.
Alvear and Fitzpatrick continued their strong play as each netted one goal in the second half to seal the victory.
Jamie Enders and
Kelly Heimerle split time in goal for Utica, combining for one save.