COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –
Sarah Urbanic found the back of the net two minutes and 26 seconds into the first overtime period to lift the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's lacrosse team to a 15-14 home win over Dominican University of California Monday evening. The victory marks the Mountain Lions first win of the young season (1-1).
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: UCCS 15, Dominican 14 (OT)
- Records: UCCS (1-1, 0-0 RMAC) | DUC (0-1)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: Monday's match was the first meeting between the two teams.
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER: UCCS 4, DUC 3
- The Penguins netted their first goal in program history five minutes into the opening stanza but Erica Rivera quickly tied the game two minutes later. A player-up free-position goal by DUC's Stella Artukovich gave DUC their second lead of the game but it only lasted 25 seconds as Julia Patrick answered with a UCCS player-up goal. Brielle Fannin connected with Jaden Sellers for her career goal at UCCS followed by another career first goal from freshman Emma Grace Martin as the Mountain Lions took a 4-2 lead with 43 ticks left in the opening stanza, but the Penguins were able to add one more goal with 13 seconds left when Nora White netted a free-position goal.
SECOND QUARTER: UCCS 2, DUC 2
- Dominican tied the game in the seventh minute of the second quarter, but a free-position set play led to an eventual goal for the Mountain Lions when Fannin connected with Patrick to break the 4-4 tie. Each team added one more goal on the scoreboard as the Mountain Lions took a 6-5 lead into the abbreviated halftime.
THIRD QUARTER: DUC 5, UCCS 4
- Both teams combined for nine goals and 17 shots in the third quarter. After assisting on two goals in the first half, Fannin added her first goal of the year on a player-up advantage. Less than two minutes later Martin posted her first career hat trick to boost UCCS' lead to three goals, 8-5. The Penguins ripped off three straight goals to knot the game with 4:49 left in the third quarter. Urbanic was quick to tie the game and give UCCS a 10-8 lead with her first two scores of the game just 48 seconds apart from each other and both goals coming on the free-position. The Mountain Lions were held scoreless for the final 2:18 of the third quarter as DUC scored two straight goals to end the third quarter in a 10-10 tie.
FOURTH QUARTER: UCCS 4, DUC 4
- Dominican kept their scoring streak alive and netted three of the first four goals of the final quarter. Facing a 13-11 deficit with less than seven minutes to go in the game, Fannin came out of a UCCS timeout to find the back of the net and then assisted on Patrick's third goal of the game, knotting the game at 13-13. With time winding down, the Penguins used the clock to their advantage and worked the offense before Siena Fairbanks scored a go-ahead goal with 1:45 remaining. DUC won the draw after the goal but Peyton Ross forced a turnover to give UCCS possession before Urbanic drew a foul that led to the game-tying goal, sending the game into overtime, 14-14.
OVERTIME: UCCS 1, DUC 0
- The Penguins won the draw control to start overtime but Madison McGriff made one of 18 stellar saves in the game to give UCCS possession. A successful clear attempt by the Mountain Lions set up Urbanic with the ball in her stick when she drew another crucial foul that led to her game-winning goal off a free-position shot with 3:34 left in overtime.
FINAL SCORE: UCCS 15, DUC 14 (OT)
GAME STATISTICS
- Urbanic and Martin led both teams with four goals and a team-high four shots each.
- Fannin's two goals and four assists tied for game-high honors with six points.
- Avery Beck-Davis caused two of the Mountain Lions six turnovers while Ross won five draws and added a caused turnover.
- McGriff finished the game with 18 saves and a .563 saves percentage.
- Nora White paced the Penguins with six points, six shots, five shots on goal and four ground balls. Jacelyn Lazore added four goals, an assist, seven shots and six ground balls.
- The Mountain Lions held the advantage in saves (18-3) and made 18-of-26 clear attempts. The Penguins outshot UCCS (39-21) and picked up 25 ground balls to UCCS' 21 and won 18-of-30 draw controls.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Today's match marked the first game ever as a varsity program for Dominican.
- Patrick has recorded 25 multiple-goal games in her career, including 16 hat tricks.
- Patrick moves up to No. 2 all-time for most points at UCCS (131).
- Martin and Urbanic posted their first career hat tricks Monday evening.
- Fannin's six goals and four assists are season highs.
- McGriff made 18 saves against the Penguins, the second most in a game in school history. Her six ground balls were also a season high for any Mountain Lion.
- UCCS posted numerous team season highs today, including points (20), goals (15), assists (five), shots (21), shots on goal (18), saves (18), clears (18) and caused turnovers (six).
UP NEXT
- UCCS will welcome Concordia-St. Paul into Mountain Lion Stadium on Wednesday, March 6 at 3 p.m.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
