UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Sophomore
Ellie Newton (Silver Lake, N.H./Kennett) scored the deciding shootout goal, and the Saint Michael's College field hockey team knocked off Molloy University, 2-1, on Saturday during Northeast 10 Conference action at the Mitchel Athletic Complex. Senior
Joelle Cameron (West Bridgewater, Mass./West Bridgewater) broke an NCAA Division II record for season saves during the contest.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-13, 1-7 NE10), Molloy (1-11, 0-8 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Cameron, 34 saves
- Sophomore Ruby Harrington (Barre, Vt./Spaulding), 1 goal
- Sophomore Megan Ouellette (Wolfeboro, N.H./Kingswood Regional), 2 defensive saves
- First-year Sophie Noyes (Canaan, Maine/Skowhegan Area), 1 defensive save
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Sophomore Samantha Naples, 1 goal
- Junior Kayla Monique Lipscomb, 8 saves
GAME FACTS
- Harrington netted her second fourth-quarter penalty stroke that forced overtime in as many games.
- The Purple Knights improved to 6-2 in the series, pushing their winning streak over the Lions to five games.
- Cameron finished the day with 346 saves, breaking an NCAA Division II record held by Mansfield University's Heather Long (341) since 2003. She also surpassed the NE10 mark set that same fall by American International College's Megan Trystman (328).
- Cameron's save total is the highest by any NCAA keeper since Division III Cedar Crest College's Kaitlyn Brendlinger made 348 in 2013.
- Cameron became the 12th NE10 netminder with 500 saves in a career, pushing her total to 521.
THE ACTION
- The game's scoring all came midway through the fourth quarter. Naples buried a penalty stroke with 47:26 gone, but Harrington countered with a penalty stroke of her own 2:21 later.
- Cameron made four saves down the stretch to force overtime, and Molloy went scoreless on two penalty corners in the final 26 seconds of regulation.
- Molloy held an 8-1 lead in shots during the 20 minutes of overtime, with all seven sent on net stopped by Cameron.
- With the teams now in a five-round shootout, Harrington and Naples both scored on their team's first attempt, but neither squad scored again until Newton tallied in the fifth round. The Lions did not score on their final bid, clinching the victory for the Purple Knights.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Wednesday vs. No. 9 Assumption University, 6 p.m.
- The Greyhounds' national ranking is according to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).
- The Purple Knights host a Hope Happens Here Mental Health Awareness Game that night.