SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Sophomore Jordan Miller (Liverpool) scored her second goal of the game with 41 seconds remaining in the second of two mandatory three-minute sessions in overtime as the nationally ninth-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team rallied from a late deficit to earn a 13-12 win at 11th-ranked Union Tuesday afternoon. The Red Dragons improved to 11-2 with the non-conference win, while the Dutchwomen fell to 7-5 with all five setbacks coming by one goal to nationally ranked teams.

Senior Jess Fritz (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) led Cortland with four goals. Senior Nicki Mahoney (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) recorded three goals and an assist, freshman Maria Di Fato (Camillus/West Genesee) had two goals and two assists, Miller scored twice, sophomore Kelly Radigan (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) registered a goal and four assists and sophomore Lindsay Abbott (South Onondaga/Onondaga Central) tallied once. Freshman goalie Ally Levy (Reisterstown, MD/Seton Keough) made eight saves.

Junior Kristin Joyce (Longmeadow, MA) paced Union's offense with four goals. Senior Allie Cuozzo (Norfolk, MA) scored twice, junior Melissa Hine (South Hadley, MA) contributed a goal and a game-high six assists, while five other players each scored a goal. Junior goalie Cat Ruggiero (Huntington) stopped 12 shots.

The Dutchwomen opened up a 3-0 lead in the first 12:04 of the game, but Di Fato and Mahoney connected for back-to-back goals to make it a 3-2 game at the 11:36 mark. Union answered with another three-goal run as Cuozzo sandwiched a pair of goals around Hines' score and the Dutchwomen led 6-2 with 7:28 remaining in the half. The Red Dragons responded with the final three goals of the stanza, two from Fritz and one from Radigan, and Union led 6-5 at the break.

In the second half, the largest lead either team maintained was a two-goal cushion. Union went up 7-5 with the first goal of the second half, but Fritz and Di Fato scored to tie the game at 7-7 with 22:32 left. After Joyce and Miller traded scores, the Dutchwomen took a 10-8 lead at the 10:13 mark. Abbott made the score 10-9 off Di Fato's assist. Joyce answered with her fourth of the game just 24 seconds later and Union regained its two-goal advantage, 11-9, with 7:48 remaining. Mahoney started the Red Dragons' rally with back-to-back goals at 5:36 and 4:15, then Fritz gave Cortland its first lead of the game with 3:51 on the clock.

The Dutchwomen won the ensuing draw control, but Di Fato forced a turnover and secured the ground ball with a little more then three minutes remaining. Cortland held possession until a minute left when Union caused a turnover and called timeout. With 21 seconds remaining, Hine recorded her sixth assist of the game when she set up junior Abby Stohler's (West Hartford, CT) game-tying goal. The Red Dragons had two chances in the final seconds to win the game in regulation but missed the cage both times. 

In the first three-minute session of overtime, neither team had a good chance to take the lead. Miller, however, made sure there would be no second overtime as she scored her ninth of the season off Radigan's assist after Cortland gained possession and worked a good clear with under a minute remaining. Abbott secured the ensuing draw control and Cortland was able to run out the clock and clinch the road win.
 
GAME SUMMARY:
Team                                    1-2-O    Final
Cortland (11-2)                    5-7-1        13
Union (7-5)                           6-6-0        12

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Jess Fritz 4-0, Nicki Mahoney 3-1, Maria Di Fato 2-2, Jordan Miller 2-0, Kelly Radigan 1-4, Lindsay Abbott 1-0
Union: Kristin Joyce 4-0, Allie Cuozzo 2-0, Melissa Hine 1-6, Jill LaForest 1-0, Keelin Skurek 1-0, Tory Arnold 1-0, Abby Stohler 1-0, Tory Cameron 1-0

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Ally Levy, 8 saves (12 GA in 66:00)
Union: Cat Ruggiero, 12 saves (13 GA in 66:00)

Shots: Cortland 34, Union 24 
Ground Balls: Union 22, Cortland 19
Clears: Union 19-of-21, Cortland 17-of-21 
Draw Controls: Cortland 18, Union 11
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 11, Union 8
Turnovers: Union 20, Cortland 14
Fouls: not available