field hockey

Oct. 18: St. Lawrence University's field hockey team received another strong game from senior goaltender Emilie Lannamann and classmate Michelle Verrochi scored two goals as the Saints won their fourth straight and completed a weekend road sweep with a 3-0 win at Nazareth on Saturday.

Lannamann, who had 16 saves in a double overtime win over Geneseo on Friday, made seven saves and recorded her fourth shutout of the season as the Saints improved to 9-4 on the season.

Oct. 17: Joss Elyse Smith scored 7:12 into the second overtime to lift St. Lawrence University's field hockey team to its third straight win Friday afternoon, with a 3-2 win over SUNY Geneseo.

The Saints, now 8-4-0 overall, won on the road for the first time in three games this season and went beyond regulation time for the third time this year.

Oct. 11: The St. Lawrence University field hockey team celebrated their annual "Senior Day" in style on Saturday afternoon, as the Saints held off Rensselaer 1-0 to remain atop the Liberty League standings. St. Lawrence

Oct. 10: Junior Rachel Burke scored her first goal of the season and classmate co-captain Jennifer Stetson picked up her fourth tally of 2008 and an assist as the St. Lawrence University field hockey team blanked Vassar College 2-0 in Liberty League action on Friday afternoon at North Country Field.

The win moved the Saints (6-4, 3-1) into a three-way tie atop the Liberty League standings with Rensselaer and Skidmore, while Vassar dropped to 3-8 (0-4).

Oct. 4: Junior forward Amy Allen snapped a 1-1 tie with a goal off a penalty corner and Hamilton College went on to a 3-1 Liberty League field hockey win over St. Lawrence, handing the Saints both their first league loss and their first home loss.

Allen one-timed a shot off Erin McNally's penalty corner feed with 9:25 to play in the game to give Hamilton, 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the Liberty League, the 2-1 lead.

Sept. 27: Senior goaltender Emilie Lannamann made 19 saves through double overtime and then stopped four of five Skidmore College penalty strokes in a shootout to help St. Lawrence University to a 4-3 Liberty League victory over the 16th-ranked Thoroughbreds on Saturday.

Lannamann earned Liberty League Defensive Player of the Week honors for her efforts in the two weekend games and was an honor roll selection by the womensfieldhockey.com web site.

Sept. 26: Junior defender Jen Stetson scored her third goal of the season off a penalty corner with 2:54 gone in overtime to lift St. Lawrence University's field hockey team to a 2-1 Liberty League victory over Union on North Country Field Friday afternoon.

St. Lawrence improved to 4-3 overall and won its Liberty League opener, while Union is now 4-2 overall and 0-2 in the Liberty League with both of its losses coming in overtime.

Sept. 20: Stevenson University's Sarah Bauer scored her second goal of the afternoon off a penalty corner after time had expired to tip St. Lawrence University 3-2 in a field hockey game at William Smith Saturday.

The Saints, who will play Oberlin at William Smith at 11 a.m. on Sunday, fall to 2-3 on the season, while Stevenson, formerly Villa Julie, is now 4-4.

The Saints had their chances in the game, but came up empty on four breakaways. "It was a pretty good game, but we didn't take advantage of our chances," said Saint coach Fran Grembowicz.

Sept. 21: Sophomore Brooke Maloney scored one goal and assisted on another as the Saints bounced back from a tough loss to Stevenson with a 4-1 win over Oberlin in game two of the William Smith Invitational on Sunday.

The Saints, now 3-3, dominated the game against Oberlin, holding a 32-5 edge in shots on goal and a 14-4 advantage in penalty corners.

Sept. 13: St. Lawrence University's field hockey team snapped a two-game losing skid with a strong second half Saturday afternoon, beating Hartwick 2-0 on North Country Field.

The Saints, now 2-2, were outshot by Hartwick 6-4 in the first half of Saturday's game, but turned up the offensive pressure in the second half, outshooting the Hawks 12-5 and cashing in with goals immediately following a pair of penalty corners.