BROCKPORT, NY- The #14 ranked University of Rochester field hockey team used four goals in an eight minute span to power past the College at Brockport 4-0 on Tuesday evening.
The Yellowjackets (13-2) scored in the 57th, 59th, 60th and 64th minute to break open a tightly contested 0-0 contest. Brockport drops to 4-6 on the season.
Rochester was able to strike first at 56:46 when junior captain
Megan Keil tipped home a rocket shot from sophomore
Michelle Relin. The score, Keil's sixth of the season, was her third game winner on the year.
The next UR goal came courtesy of reigning Liberty League Rookie of the Week
Callie Fisher just 1:39 later. Fisher tipped in a blast from senior
Lindsey Randall past Brockport keeper Lindsay Farrell.
Just one minute later, junior
Gina Cunningham increased the Rochester lead to 3-0 before Fisher finished the scoring with her second of the day after scooping up a rebound. Fisher now has nine goals on the season and has scored in six of UR's last eight contests.
In the cages, UR's
Madison Wagner and
Tara Lamberti split time and made four total saves for the shutout, their third combined blank sheet on the year. Brockport's Farrell picked up the loss after making nine saves.
The Yellowjackets are now off until next Friday, Oct. 25 when they travel to Skidmore for a huge Liberty League contest before finishing up the conference schedule at St. Lawrence on Oct. 26.