ALBANY, N.Y. — The Brockport field hockey team pulled off a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory against Russell Sage on Friday afternoon at the UAlbany Alumni Turf. With the thrilling Empire 8 conference win, the Green and Gold improve to 8-2 overall on the season and 2-1 in E8 action.
Russell Sage opened the scoring early in the first quarter when Cheyanne Zobel found the back of the net at the 8:16 mark to give the Gators a 1-0 advantage. Brockport generated four shots in the second frame, including attempts on net by
Elise Brady and
Alexis Penree, but heading into halftime trailing 1-0.
The Golden Eagles turned up the offensive pressure early in the third period, quickly breaking through at 33:20. Penree converted a setup from
Makenna Hart to knot the contest at 1-1. Brockport dominated total shots 19-11 and corners 7-6 across the game, continuing to press through a scoreless fourth quarter to force extra time.
Just over two minutes into the overtime period, Brockport earned a critical penalty corner at the 62:07 mark.
Emily Nestor set up
Penelope Schalck, who buried the game-winner at 62:15 to seal the 2-1 comeback victory.
Schalck led the attack with six total shots (four on goal) and the game-winning goal, while Penree netted her fourth goal of the season. Goalkeeper
Lauren Mastromarco anchored the defense in cage, turning away six saves across 62 minutes to record the win.
Up Next: The Green and Gold return to Dr. Linda Arena & Class of '69 Field for more conference action as they host St. John Fisher University on Wednesday, October 7th at 7 p.m.
