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Saints women’s lacrosse comes back but falls in double OT

Posted 4/11/15

Junior Chloe Knapp scored three goals including two in the second half as the St. Lawrence University Women's Lacrosse team came back from a six-goal deficit to tie the score and force overtime …

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Saints women’s lacrosse comes back but falls in double OT

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Junior Chloe Knapp scored three goals including two in the second half as the St. Lawrence University Women's Lacrosse team came back from a six-goal deficit to tie the score and force overtime before Skidmore scored the game-winner in the second overtime period for a 14-13 Liberty League victory Friday afternoon on Weeks Field at Leckonby Stadium in Canton.

Skidmore (8-3 Overall, 3-1 Liberty League) scored six consecutive goals after St. Lawrence (2-8, 0-4) had jumped out to an early lead with a goal by sophomore Tori Smith 4:36 into the contest.

Knapp stopped the Skidmore scoring streak with the first of her three goals on the day with 9:50 left in the first half. The Thoroughbreds added two more goals before the end of the period to take an 8-2 lead into the halftime intermission.

Junior Jill Carleton scored the first of five consecutive Saints goals 57 seconds into the second half. Knapp added her second of the game and junior Michaela Maybee scored the first of two goals followed by a pair of Kara Hurley goals as St. Lawrence trimmed the lead to 8-7.

The teams traded goals over the next six minutes with Knapp and Abigail Owens scoring for the Saints before St. Lawrence pushed ahead with three straight goals. Maybee, Julia Mitiguy and Ashley Norris each scored to give the Saints a 12-11 lead with 3:30 left in the second half.

Less than a minute later, Skidmore tied the score at 12-12 and had a chance to take a lead late in the game but Nicole Adee caused a turnover and the teams ended regulation play tied.

Near the midpoint of the first overtime period, Owens scored to give the Saints the 13-12 lead with 16 seconds left before the teams traded ends for the second half of the first overtime session. Skidmore controlled the draw and rushed up the field scoring 11 seconds later and the teams were tied a 13-13 before changing ends.

Skidmore's leading scorer Tyler Phillips had two shots including one on a free position attempt but Saints goalie Adden Cunningham made a huge save to keep the score tied. St. Lawrence had a pair of shots late in the first overtime session with both going wide of the goal and the teams moved to the second overtime period with a three-minute sudden victory overtime period.

Maybee had a good shot early in the second overtime that was saved. After a pair of turnovers, Skidmore's Spencer Morgan, who finished with five goals, netted a free position shot to end the game.

Morgan and Phillips had five goals each for Skidmore. Knapp led St. Lawrence with three goals while Hurley, Maybee and Owens had two goals each. Mitiguy had a goal and an assist and also led the Saints with five draw controls. Cunningham ended up with 12 saves for her sixth game with double-digit saves this season.