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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS
Karina Bridger
Rochester Athletics
Bridger's first period goal turned out to be the gamewinner.
4
Winner Rochester ROC (11-5, 4-3 LL)
0
Rensselaer RPI (8-8, 4-3 LL)
Winner
Rochester ROC
(11-5, 4-3 LL)
4
Final
0
Rensselaer RPI
(8-8, 4-3 LL)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rochester ROC 1 2 0 1 4
Rensselaer RPI 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Dennis O'Donnell, Director of Athletic Communications

Rochester Blanks RPI in Field Hockey; Qualifies for LL Playoffs

TROY, N.Y. – Rochester posted a 4-0 victory over Rensselaer on Sunday afternoon and in the process qualified for the Liberty League championship tournament. The Yellowjackets finished 4-3 in the league matches. Rochester will be the number four seed in the playoffs. On November 3, UR will play at top-seeded Ithaca College. The other LL semifinal matches St. Lawrence at Vassar College. The championship match is scheduled for Saturday, November 6 and the highest remaining seed.

UR is 11-5 overall and hosts two non-conference games at the Brian Prince Athletic Complex this week with Hamilton in town on Wednesday evening and Geneseo at UR for Senior Day ceremonies on Saturday afternoon.
 
RPI finished 4-3 in the league and stands at 8-8 overall.There was a four-way tie for three playioff spots between Vassar, St. Lawrence, Rochester, and RPI. Vassar was upended by William Smith in overtime. St. Lawrence defeated Union.
 
Rochester had four goalscorers: Karina Bridger, Juney Lee, Julia McDonough, and Amanda Strenk. Bridger scored late in the first quarter. Lee and McDonough found the wood in the back of the cage two-and-a-half minutes apart in the second quarter. Strenk's goal – her 20th of the season – came early in the fourth quarter.
 
Abigail Walrond
Walrond made five saves to get the shutout.

Abigail Walrond made five saves on a total of six shots by RPI. Jen Richardson of the Engineers faced 17 Rochester shots, eight on target, She had three saves.
 
Rochester's opening goal came on a counter attack down the middle of the field. A rising shot was taken and batted down in the area. There was a rush of bodies to get to the rebound. Bridger was able to steer it into the back of the cage at 12:11 for a 1-0 lead.
 
In the second quarter, Leona Fisher had a shot blocked and the rebound came to Lee who rapped it into the cage at 24:06. McDonough made it 3-0 at 26:39. Off another counter attack, the ball was played across from right wing. Richardson was drawn off the line trying to reach it and parry it. It continued across the circle and dipped toward the end line. McDonough rushed to the net and was able to guide the ball from a tough angle on the lower left hand side into the right corner of the goal.
 
Strenk's goal was a simple example of combining with a good insertion on a penalty corner. Vivienne Tucker (who was credited with an assist), played a PC from the left attacking side. Strenk at the top of the circle met the ball perfectly and drove it past the charging defenders and Richardson to complete the scoring.
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