Box Score
TROY, N.Y. – Senior Samantha Galm (Kingston, NY/Kingston) buried a shot from five-yards out to lift Hartwick College to a 2-1 sudden death overtime victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in non-conference action on Wednesday. The Hawks remain unbeaten on the season, improving to 3-0, while the Engineers fall to 0-4 overall.
Galm, who helped spark Hartwick’s game-tying goal, gave the visitors the win after she found the ball off a corner shot by Morgan Cestari (Lake Grove, NY/Centerreach). Taking the shot from five yards out, Galm buried the ball past RPI netminder
Briana Earle (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker) at 10:10.
Rensselaer opened the game’s scoring, despite a 12-3 deficit in shots, as senior Margaret Chowainec (Burlington, CT/Lewis Mills) picked up the loose ball of a Hartwick stick and sent a low shot through traffic just 6:37 in to the game.
The Engineers dominated control of the ball, but momentum shifted in Hartwick’s favor as they gained control with less than two minutes to play and charged up the field. Galm sent a shot at the net, which was saved by RPI’s
Alex Lamparski (Malvern, PA/Country Day School of the Sacred Heart), but the ball caromed out to the stick of Cestari, who scored the equalizer with just 1:31 left in the contest.
The Hawks held the advantage in shots for the contest, 22-11, while Rensselaer had 11 corners to Hartwick’s nine.
Netminder Mackenzie Chapman (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) made four saves for her third straight victory in the Hawks net, while Earle stopped nine shots and falls to 0-3.
The Engineers return to action on Saturday when they travel to Cortland State for a 1pm contest. Hartwick is also in action on Saturday, hosting St. Lawrence at 12pm.