Box Score

CANTON, N.Y. - Lauren Sischo scored her second goal of the game on a shot to the upper corner at 7:46 of overtime to lift St. Lawrence to a 2-1 Liberty League women’s soccer win over Rensselaer on Saturday.

The Saints improved to 6-7-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the Liberty League heading into a Sunday match with Vassar.  RPI drops to 5-8-2 overall and 0-6-1 in the Liberty League.

On the game-winner, Becca Townsend tapped the ball back to Sischo who hit a shot from 25 yards out to the upper corner which beat RPI goalie Tara Maradino (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) cleanly for the game-winner. It was Sischo’s seventh goal of the year and first game-winner.

RPI took the early lead in the game 15:55 into the game as Karen Kraft (Morristown, NJ/Morristown) scored from Sarah Hinz (Swanzey, NH/Monadnock) on a scramble in front of Draper as the Saints missed a clearing chance.

SLU came out strong to start the second half and tied the game off a set play as Stanzi McGlynn served the ball into the box and Sischo put it past Maradino 2:01 into the half.

Both Draper and Maradino finished with four saves each as the Saints had a slim 14-12 edge in shots overall. SLU had three corner kicks to one for the Red Hawks.