NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz field hockey lost a heartbreaker to the Red Hawks from Montclair State 3-2 in overtime Wednesday evening on the Turf Field. The Hawks have dropped four straight, three of which have come in overtime.
Deana Hagel in the 13th minute had a chance to put Montclair up 1-0, but her shot on the wide open net was wide. The teams played an even first half with the Red Hawks holding a 2-1 shot advantage.
Just 1:42 into the second half, Hagel gave the Red Hawks the 1-0 advantage when the cross from Diana Colombo set Hagel up for the goal.
Six minutes later, Hagel netted her second goal of the game off a pass from Rebecca Dobiesz.
The Hawks battled back from 2-0, getting their first goal of the game in the 63rd minute when Stacey Miller scored her second goal of the season off a pass from Maryana Organidis. The tying goal was netted by Hannah Peters on a penalty stroke in the 68th minute after a dangerous call was made by the referee. Montclair tried to counter by substituted their back-up goalie in for the penalty stroke, but was unsuccessful.
Six minutes into the overtime session, Montclair’s Megan Walsh set a ball up the middle of the field to Hagel who was one-on-one with the keeper and made a move to beat the goalie for the game winning goal. The Red Hawks held a 6-3 shot advantage for the game and a 14-3 advantage in corners.
Megan Bosland recorded the win in net allowing one goal and facing three shots. Noell Gomez allowed the Hawks second on the penalty stroke. Montclair improves to 7-4 overall.
Starter Elizabeth Tong allowed two goals and saved one shot in 48:09 minutes. Elizabeth Dini recorded the loss in net saving one shot and allowing the overtime goal in 30:11 minutes played. The Hawks fall to 4-7 overall and return to the field Saturday against Endicott at 1 p.m. on the Turf Field.
