#20 UAlbany Field Hockey Defeats #16 Michigan, 3-2 At UConn Invitational

#20 UAlbany Field Hockey Defeats #16 Michigan Wolverines, 3-2 At UConn Invitational. More to come...

Storrs, Conn. – Junior forward Nicole Savage scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the 20th-ranked University at Albany field hockey team to a 3-2 win over #16 Michigan at the Husky Invitational held at Connecticut’s George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex on Friday afternoon.

Michigan (3-4) struck first, as senior midfielder Sarah Wilhite took an assist from sophomore forward Alicia Mayer to score at the 12:05 mark. UAlbany freshman Christina Patrick tied the game at 1-1 off an assist from Savage in the 16th minute. Savage gave UAlbany the lead at 24:49, slipping an unassisted shot past Michigan goalkeeper Christi Barwick after gathering a rebound from a corner. The Wolverines would tie the game at 2-2 just before halftime, as Wilhite scored her second goal of the contest off an assist from Stephanie Hoyer at 26:17.

The Great Danes made the best of a penalty corner opportunity to get back ahead and seal the win. Senior midfielder Michele Polizois scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 50th minute, taking assists from Michelle Simpson and Jess Lindsey.

The teams were even with 12 shots and seven penalty corners apiece. Barwick made five saves in the cage for Michigan, while goalkeeper Ashley Ross stopped six shots between the pipes for the Great Danes.

UAlbany (5-2) will return to action on Sunday, hosting Kent State at 1 p.m. at Alumni Turf Field. The Golden Flashes were receiving votes in the most recent NFHCA Division I Coaches’ Poll.

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#20 UAlbany 2 1 - 3

#16 Michigan 2 0 - 2

UAlbany: Scoring – Nicole Savage (1-1), Christina Patrick (1-0), Michele Polizois (1-0), Michelle Simpson (0-1), Jess Lindsey (0-1). Goalkeeper – Ashley Ross (70:00, 2 GA, 6 saves).

Michigan: Scoring – Sarah Wilhite (2-0), Alicia Mayer (0-1), Stephanie Hoyer (0-1). Goalkeeper – Christi Barwick (70:00, 3 GA, 7 saves).