Box Score

CANTON, N.Y. – Sophomore Mary Jane Sweetland tallied the game-winning goal with just six seconds left in double overtime to lead the St. Lawrence University women’s lacrosse team to a 12-11 triumph over Rensselaer, this afternoon at North Country Field. The Saints improve to a 10-4 overall and 4-3 in the conference. The Red Hawks fall to 6-5 overall and 1-4 in the Liberty League.

A goal from Amanda Forbes (Glen Falls, NY/Glens Falls) and two from Alanna Waters (Darien, CT/Taft) opened up a first half that belonged to the Saints, as the home team enjoyed a 3-0 lead just a 1:48 into the contest. Rensselaer’s Stephanie Caouette (Wynantskill, NY/Columbia) recorded her first of the contest, while teammate Sam Fennessey (Gansevoort, NY/Gansevoort, NY/Saratoga Springs), who recorded the first goal for Rensselaer, added another to cut St. Lawrence’s lead to 6-3.

The Red Hawks outscored the Saints 5-2 in the first 16 minutes of the second half to tie the game 8-8. Waters was fed the ball by Sweetland to give the lead back to St. Lawrence, but the visiting team came back and scored on a free position to tie it once again.

Rensselaer took a 10-9 lead, their first of the contest, with just 3:42 remaining on the clock after an unassisted goal from Caouette, but St. Lawrence continued to put on the pressure. Morse found herself in front of the net after a free-position shot by Forbes, and got the rebound and put it past Red Hawks netminder Ariana Hood (Severn, MD/Old Mill) to tie the game 10-10 with 41 seconds to go in regulation, forcing the two teams into overtime.

Emily Donowick (West Seneca, NY/Nichols School) tallied the first goal in overtime with just over three minutes to play to give the Red Hawks the lead, but a turnover on the part of the visitors gave Redpath control of the ball, as she stormed down the field and shot it into the net to tie it once again at 11-11 with 1:20 to go. Neither team was able to take advantage of the final moments as they braced for a sudden death second overtime.

Sweetland then took the ball at the top of the eight-meter and headed towards goal. The sophomore beat the Red Hawk defense and drove it into the net for the game-winner with only six seconds left.