Schenectady, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2021) – Junior Natalie Logan assisted on the first goal and scored the second, but the Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team could not hold on as they fell in overtime for the first time this season, losing on the road at Union College 3-2 Saturday to close out the regular season.

The Ducks led 1-0 early and 2-1 for the majority of the third and fourth quarters, but Union (7-10) was able to score in the 55th minute to tie things up and find the back of the cage less than one minute into the first overtime
period to hand Stevens just its fourth loss of the season.

Less than a minute into the first overtime period, the Dutchwomen were able to earn a penalty corner the first action of extra time.

After Jill Bove's original shot was saved by Emily Franco, Grace Krebs collected the rebound and was able to rip a shot into the bottom left of the cage to give Union the 3-2 win.

Fifth-year Allison Buffenbarger got the Ducks on the board first in the eighth minute of the game when Logan passed the ball into the middle of the circle and Buffenbarger finished for the fourth time this season.

The Dutchwomen tied things up with less than 10 seconds left in the first quarter when Sophie Ruhl was able to deflect a pass by Caroline Werner just past Franco in goal to tie things up at 1-1.

The score remained tied until the 29th minute of game action as first-year Makenna Quigley ripped a pass from the right side of the circle into the middle for Logan to finish into the left side of the cage.

After a scoreless third quarter, Union's Ella Brinkley substituted into the game and made her impact almost immediately as she spent just 12 seconds on the field before collecting a rebound in front of the goal and knotting the score once again at 2-2 in the 55th minute.

Inside the Numbers

• Stevens is 3-1 in overtime contests on the year while Franco's impressive record in OT games drops to 10-3 in her career.
• The Ducks outshot the Dutchwomen 17-8 and held an 11-7 advantage in shots on goal.
• It is just the second time this season Stevens has allowed at least three goals in a game and the first since Sept. 5 against No. 18 Vassar College.
• The Ducks are now 6-3 in one-goal games this season and fell in OT for the first time since Oct. 12, 2019 against Misericordia.
• Stevens, who came into the contest ranked 16th in the country in penalty corners per game, earned 15 penalty corners while Union had six.
• Franco made three saves in goal for the Ducks while Union keepers Heather Poisson and Gabriella Stein combined for nine saves.
• Senior Aryana Muscara was credited with a defensive save in the contest for her first of the year and the seventh of her career.
• Logan closed the contest with a game-high five shots, three of which were on goal, while Brynn Froehlich racked up four shots and three on goal.

From the Sidelines (Head Coach Meredith Spencer-Blaetz)

• "Unfortunately, there were a lot of things outside of our control today. I thought we did a good job of making the most of it, but we just couldn't capitalize on our opportunities. Luckily, we have the chance to keep playing. We will be pushing this week to get back in the win column."

Next Up

• The Ducks now turn their attention to postseason play after earning the #1 seed in the MAC Freedom Tournament earlier this week.
• Stevens takes on #4 Arcadia University at 7:00 p.m. at the DeBaun Athletic Complex in the conference semifinal.
• The Knights handed the Ducks their lone conference loss of the season in a 2-1 contest in Glenside, Pa., on Oct. 23.
• Live stats and video will be available on StevensDucks.com.

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