Hawks Down Misericordia; Fisher Falls to Geneseo
HARTWICK v Misericordia
Hartwick outscored visiting Misericordia 4-1 over the final 16 minutes to pull out an 11-8 victory on Thursday at Wright Stadium. The Hawks improve to 5-8 overall with the victory.
Seniors
Emily Jweid (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro) and
Lisa Littleton (Yorktown, NY/Yorktown) registered the final four Hartwick goals in the win. Jweid would finish with a game-high four goals. Littleton ended the day with two goals and one assist.
Lauren Rosenberg (Smithtown, NY/Commack) added two goals and three assists for the Hawks with
Ashley Werner (Saugerties, NY/Saugerties) contributing a pair of tallies.
The Cougars led by a count of 3-2 through the first 21 minutes of action before the Hawks registered four of the final five goals in the first half to earn a 6-4 lead at halftime. Rosenberg scored twice in the half with
Ally Naja (Glens Falls, NY/South Glens Falls), Werner, and Jweid also tallying.
Misericordia scored three of the second half's opening four goals to draw even at 7-7 with 17:50 left to play. Jweid answered for Hartwick off a feed from Rosenberg at 15:53 to put the Hawks up to stay. Littleton then fired in both of her goals within a 1:04 span to give 'Wick a three-goal cushion with 12:02 left to play.
The Cougars got one back with just over five minutes left in the game to trim the gap to two, 10-8, but Jweid closed out the scoring from Littleton with 32 ticks left to clinch the win.
Hartwick goalie
Steph Luce (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) made 11 saves in cage to key the win. She tied Jweid, Rosenberg,
Mel Niewender (New Hyde Park, NY/New Hyde Park Memorial), and
Mattie Coffey (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) for the team-high in ground balls with three.
Jweid grabbed a team-best four draw controls for 'Wick.
Caroline Stanford (Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles) caused a team-high three turnovers on the defensive end.
Meagan Wright (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) added a pair of caused turnovers and two ground balls.
Brooke North led Misericordia with four goals. Melina Juliano added two scores and two assists.
Geneseo v ST. JOHN FISHER
The St. John Fisher College women's lacrosse team came up short against host SUNY Geneseo on Thursday, falling 8-7 in overtime.
The Cardinals fall to 11-5 overall, while the Knights improve to 12-2 on the year.
Sierra Badger led Fisher with four goals, while adding one ground ball and draw control.
The Knights took off from the get-go, scoring five unanswered goals over the first 24 minutes.
Cori Holbrook put the Cardinals on the scoreboard with 15 seconds remaining in the opening half, but Fisher still trailed 5-1 at halftime. The Knights held a 12-6 shot advantage at the break, as well.
Fisher opened the second half with back-to-back goals -- one from
Erin Ward and another from
Lindsey Shoales -- to put the Cardinals behind by two with 19:24 remaining in the game.
Badger scored the next four goals for Fisher, including the game-tying goal with 23 seconds remaining in regulation.
Geneseo secured the win and scored the game-winning notch with 40 seconds in overtime.
Nicole Hart made three saves in goal in the loss. She falls to 8-5 overall. Shoales finished with four draw controls and three ground balls. Ward and
Kristina Lombard also added three ground balls.