The St. John Fisher women's lacrosse team outlasted visiting SUNY Brockport through four overtimes and defeated the Golden Eagles 12-11 to improve to 2-1 on Saturday, thanks in part to a strong performance from the Glavin sisters.

 

The Cardinals, who trailed by three goals early in the second half, rallied behind Katie Glavin (Corcoran/Syracuse), who scored three consecutive goals, including a leaping one-timer, that tied the game at 9 with ten minutes to play.  Fisher took the lead on a goal from Laurie Quackenbush (Penn Yan Academy/Penn Yan) with just over two minutes to play, but Brockport rallied to tie the game at 10 with just 43 seconds remaining in regulation.

 

After a scoreless first overtime, the Cardinals came to life just 13 seconds into the second overtime, and took an 11-10 lead on a goal by senior Haley Koperski (Brighton/Rochester).  Brockport, however, answered quickly, tying the game just 16 seconds later.

 

Following another scoreless overtime period, freshman Lauren Glavin (Corcoran/Syracuse), Katie’s younger sister, ended the game one minute into the fourth overtime with her third goal of the year.

 

Over their last four years, the Fisher-Brockport game has been decided by a total of five goals.  Last year, Fisher defeated Brockport 12-11 on a game-winning goal from Katie Glavin with eight seconds left in regulation. 

 

Katie Glavin finished the game with four goals, while Quackenbush tallied three goals and a team-high six ground balls.  Sophomore Jen Springett (Newark/Newark) totaled three points, coming off of a first-half goal and two second-half assists.    

 

Theresa Nobilski (Brighton/Rochester) ended the game with one goal and one assist, while adding five ground balls.  Jen Cardinal (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) forced three turnovers, while defenders Andrea Gunsalus (Marcus Whitman/Canandaigua) and Ramona Walters (Corcoran/Syracuse) each forced two.

 

Freshman goalie Vicky Sams (Bishop Ludden/Syracuse) played the second half and the four overtimes and finished with eight saves to earn her first career win.

 

Fisher will return to action at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at William Smith College.