Hawks and Golden Flyers Suffer Defeat
Vassar 2, HARTWICK 1
Vassar's second goal with just 2:02 remaining spoiled a valiant comeback for Hartwick's field hockey team Tuesday in Poughkeepsie. The Hawks trailed for over 50 minutes but rallied to tie the game with just over seven minutes to go. Bianca Zarella's individual effort proved to be the difference 5:01 later.
Vassar (9-1) struck early off a penalty corner to take the early lead 2:37 into the match. Zarella took the corner and Storm Sideleau settled it before Enya Cunningham blasted a shot to Hartwick keeper
Yanna Boggio's right and the hosts were in front.
The Hawks had two shots over the next 14 minutes.
Rebecca Reilly had a shot near the end line saved by Vassar goalie Amreen Bhasin.
Claudia Stone also had a shot blocked.
'Wick would trail the Brewers 4-2 in shots through the midway point in the half. Vassar would control the rest of the period as it fired 11 shots and took seven penalty corners over the last 16:44. Boggio would keep the hosts out though as she finished with five saves, including two on a three-shot flurry deep in the half.
In the second half, Vassar continued where it left off in the first, taking six shots and three penalty corners in the first fifteen minutes.
Lex Richards made a defensive save for the Hawks and Boggio stopped two in the span.
At the 52:57 mark of the game, the Hawks seized their moment and evened the match. Stone used a long run to bring the ball into the Vassar circle. She stopped and drove her powerful shot to Bhasin's right and in and the game was tied at 1-1.
Boggio would stave off the Brewers following the tying goal as she saved six straight shots over the next four minutes. She added her 14
th save with 7:35 and it looked as though the Hawks would make it into overtime.
Zarrella instead would give the Brewers the late lead as she dribbled in alone with Boggio and tucked her shot underneath her to the far post for what would prove to be the game-winner. The Hawks got the ball into Brewer territory in the final two minutes but weren't able to register a shot.
'Wick slips to 7-5-1 against the Brewers all-time. The two teams have played in each of the last six seasons with both teams winning three contests.
Cortland 4, NAZARETH 0
The visiting Cortland Red Dragons defeated Nazareth College in a non-conference field hockey match-up 4-0. The loss evens Nazareth's record to 6-6 while Cortland improves to 7-2.
The Red Dragons got two first half goals from Alexa Sanzone to take a 2-0 lead at half-time. Sanzone's first goal came at 6:42 after collecting a rebound off of
Shannon Winney's goal-pads. She struck again less than three minutes later at 9:08 during a penalty corner opportunity.
Abigail Wentlent scored on a penalty stroke at 41:17 to put the Red Dragon's up 3-0 and Sara O'Brien rounded out the scoring at 65:17 off an assist from Emily Woods. Cortland's penalty stroke was awarded after Winney came out of goal and slide tackled a Cortland attacker.
Winney played all 70 minutes and had 18 saves in goal for Nazareth. Cortland's Amanda Perricone and Mairead Hourihan each played a half to give the Red Dragons the shut-out win. Golden Flyer
Isabel Wittmaack was also credited with a defensive save in the second half.
The Red Dragons out-shot Nazareth 27-0 and had a 14-1 advantage in penalty corners.