ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Fueled by five first-half goals from first-year Gracie Giannettino, the University of Rochester claimed its first Liberty League win of the season on Friday afternoon. The Yellowjackets posted a 20-8 win over Bard College. The victory evened the overall UR record to 3-3. Rochester is 1-2 in the league. Bard is 2-5 overall, 0-2 in the league. Rochester plays at Vassar on Saturday.
 
Giannettino scored twice in the first period (which ended with Rochester ahead, 6-1), and struck three times in the second period. Rochester led, 12-4 at halftime. Zoe Sullivan scored a goal in each of the first two quarters. Six teammates scored one apiece before the half arrived: Lucy Haggerty, Grace Crochiere, Sophia Stafford, Regi Merkin, Brooke Fiannaca, and Anne Traczyk. Christiana Ciaccio scored three goals – the third with two seconds left in the match after officials gave a yellow card to Bard. Each team had one MAN UP goal in the last 65 seconds. Bard's Gillian Adkins scored with 1:05 to play.
 
In all, 11 Rochester players scored at least one goal: Giannettino (5-0-5), Ciaccio (3-0-3), Zoe Sullivan (2-1-3), Haggerty (2-1-3), Stafford (1-0-1), Crochiere (2-1-3), Merkin (1-2-3), Hass Diallo (1-0-1), Fiannaca (1-0-1), Traczek (1-1-2), Mia Perkell (1-0-1). Three players had two goals apiece for Bard: Maggy Peyton, Adkins, and Sarah Child.
 
The game was scoreless for more than seven minutes at the start. Rochester's offense began clicking and UR scored five goals in a span of two minutes and four seconds to burst ahead, 5-0. Haggerty had the opener with 7:34 left in the quarter. Rochester broke out of a clear and threw a long pass upfield to Haggerty on the left sideline. She caught the ball, broke into the critical scoring ahead, and fired into the net.

 
Giannettino netted her first of the day 48 seconds later. She was followed by Merkin (assisted by Haggerty), Giannettino, and Sullivan. It was 6-1 heading into the second period.
 
Overall, Rochester had a 35-15 advantage in shots (30-14 in shots on goal). UR caused 12 Turnovers (three by Erin Esposito and three by Crochiere). Bard had six caused turnovers. The draw controls were relatively even (16-14 UR – Crochiere won four, Sullivan won three) as were the ground balls (17-15 UR) and the clearing stats (15-19 Rochester, 11-13 Bard).
 
Ava Saffren started in goal for Rochester. She departed with 7:37 left in the third quarter. In 37:23, she made five saves and allowed five goals. Mia Perkell played the last 22:37 with one save and three goals allowed. For Bard, Roxanne Rouskas played 57:32 (19 GA, 10 saves). Martha Pasatiempo played briefly at the start of the fourth quarter (2:28, 1 GA).