Ailsa Connolly at Ohio State - 2019
Tim Gallagher
3
Winner Lafayette LAFAYETT (6-5, 3-0)
2
Boston University BU (3-6, 0-2)
Winner
Lafayette LAFAYETT
(6-5, 3-0)
3
Final
2
Boston University BU
(3-6, 0-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 F
Lafayette LAFAYETT 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
Boston University BU 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Terriers Fall in Double Overtime to Lafayette, 3-2

BOSTON – The Boston University field hockey team suffered a 3-2 heartbreaker to Lafayette in double overtime on Saturday afternoon at New Balance Field.
 
Junior Ailsa Connolly scored a game-tying goal to force overtime but the visiting Leopards scored in the 74th minute to escape with the win.
 
Freshman Jodie Conolly also scored for BU, which fell to 3-6 overall and 0-2 in Patriot League play. Lafayette improved to 6-5 with a 3-0 conference mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • BU earned the only corner of the opening half and took full advantage of it with Conolly executing a drag flick from the top of the circle on assists from junior Paige Mautner and Connolly.
  • The goal came 4:44 in the second quarter.
  • Lafayette, however, was able to take a lead into halftime by scoring twice in a span of under four minutes.
  • Molly McAndrew punched in a rebound at the 23:31 mark before she assisted ono a tally by Sam Di Maio at 27:06, giving the visitors a 2-1 edge.
  • Connolly drew BU even with the lone goal of the second half. 
  • Following a restart, the ball got to Mautner on the right side and her fast-paced entry ball went off junior Miya Denison's stick right to Connolly, who poked it in at the goalmouth with 19:44 left in regulation.
  • BU put a pair of shots on goal in the final seconds of the fourth quarter but Lafayette netminder Sarah Park was up to the task to send the game to overtime.
  • Both teams recorded a shot on goal in the first overtime but could not convert.
  • The game-winner came from Lisa van der Geest as she avoided the reach of BU netminder Caroline Kelly following a pass from Caroline Turnbull and created space on the right side to provide a wide-open look at the cage.
GAME NOTES
  • Each team earned only one corner in the game.
  • Kelly recorded five saves for the Terriers while Park made four stops on the other end.
  • Lafayette held a 14-9 advantage in shots.
UP NEXT
  • BU continues its home weekend on Sunday when it takes on Penn. 
  • Game time at New Balance Field is set for 1 p.m.
  • It will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
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