Schenectady, NY – Union (4-2, 3-0) controlled play from the opening draw and scored the first 10 goals of the game in a 17-7 win over Clarkson (3-4, 0-3) in Liberty League play at Bailey Field. Junior Alexandra Toney (Bayville, NY/Locust Valley) led the Dutchwomen with six goals on eight shots on goal and added an assist for a seven-point outing. She now has 15 goals on the season. Lindsey Grigg led the Golden Knights with two goals on four shots on goal.
Junior
Stephanie Cronan (Marblehead, MA/Marblehead) scored the first goal on a free position shot after Union won the opening draw to get her team on the board. The Dutchwomen kept up the attack with three more goals within a span of 43 seconds to make it a 4-0 game. Senior
Robyn Ross (Newton, MA/Newton North) scored the first of the three at 4:04, breaking in front of the goal from the right side after taking a feed from
Kerri Messa (Saratoga Springs, NY/Hotchkiss School). Cronan came back with her second of four goals off the draw and raced down the field before sending a low shot past Clarkson goalie Erin Duffy. Toney scored her first goal of the game to complete the trio at 4:47.
Toney capped off Union's scoring streak at 19:13 off a feed from
Caitlin Cuozzo (Norfolk, MA/Kiing Philip Reg.) to make it 10-0. Lindsay Roberts put Clarkson on the board 1:33 later off a free position shot. The two teams traded goals after that to close out the first half with Rachel Kopels beat Union goalie
Rachel Beckman (Needham, MA/Needham) with four seconds left.
Clarkson opened up the scoring in the second half when Lindsey Grigg scored her 19th goal of the season on a free position shot. Her second goal came at 19:22 on another free position shot to make it 15-7 in favor of Union. Toney responded with a pair of unassisted goals to make up the final tally.
Beckman made five saves in the win.
Stephanie Burlton (Coquitlam, BC) replaced her in the second half and made one save. On the other side Duffy made five stops as well. Amy Simpson entered the net in the second half for the Golden Knights and finished with three saves.
Union started out with a big advantage in draw controls, but Clarkson closed the gap in the second half as the Dutchwomen finished with a 14-12 advantage. Groundballs also favored the home team, 34-15.
Four of Clarkson's goals came on free position shots as they finished four-for-eight. Union converted on both of their shots.
Union looks to keep its perfect league record intact when they host St. Lawrence tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.
