Lagerweij Scores Late Equalizer and OT Winner to Lift 'Cuse

Saturday, September 3

Hofstra (Hempstead, N.Y.)

Noon

Syracuse University

(3-0)

Liberty

(0-3)

Team	1	2	OT 2	Final F
LIBERTY	0	2	0	2
Syracuse	1	1	1	3

Lies Lagerweij passes the ball up the field.

Lagerweij Scores Late Equalizer and OT Winner to Lift 'Cuse

9/3/2016 2:38:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Lies Lagerweij knotted the equalizer in the final two minutes then scored again in overtime for the No. 2 Syracuse field hockey team (3-0) to overcome a late deficit and down No. 13 Liberty (0-3) in overtime on Saturday at Hofstra.

The Orange got an early goal from Laura Hurff to take a 1-0 lead heading into halftime, but two second-half Flames goals gave them the advantage in the final-10 minutes of play before Lagerweij and the Orange rallied to remain unbeaten on the young season.

Hurff opened the scoring 22:04 into play after Annalena Ulbrich started the action by slipping the ball through defenders to Hurff, who buried the shot past Flames' goalkeeper Allison Schaefer.

Schaefer was tested many times by the Orange on the afternoon, coming up with 10 saves of her own and also being aided by a defensive save.

Liberty answered Hurff's goal quickly out of the locker room, with Pippa Best scoring on a rebound off a Syracuse defensive save of its own.

Then in the 57th minute, the Flames took the lead for the first time, when Serena Barr finished a feed from Bethany Barr to make it 2-1 with time winding down.

Lagerweij then took over for 'Cuse.

Roos Weers started the first scoring play for the Orange with under-three minutes to go. She sent it into the arc from the top, where Lagerweij was able to beat Schaefer for the equalizer.

Syracuse then scored its game-winner off a penalty corner in overtime, when Liz Sack sent a ball onto Lagerweij who won it for 'Cuse.

The Orange drew 10 corners to Liberty's three in the game and out-shot the Flames 22-8 on the day.

Regan Spencer made five saves in net for the Orange.

Syracuse will have little time to rest, as 'Cuse is set to square off with tournament host Hofstra on Sunday.