NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – For the second time in as many games, the St. John Fisher College field hockey team posted a game-winning overtime goal as the Cardinals scored a season-high five goals in a 5-4 non-conference win at SUNY New Paltz on Saturday.  With the win, Fisher improved to 4-1 on the season while the Hawks slipped to 4-2.

The Hawks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 14th minute with an unassisted goal, but the Cardinals would answer four minutes later when Bre Socker fed a pass to Kelly Bergamo who leveled things at one goal apiece.

The lead would change hands again in the 28th minute as New Paltz took a 2-1 lead into the half.

Coming out of the break, the Cardinals' offense erupted with two goals in a span of 2:30 to turn a one-goal deficit into a one-goal advantage.  Bre Socker tallied the tying goal with Bergamo repaying the favor and earning an assist before Lexi Foley nailed down an assist with Bergamo being credited with her second goal of the game to make it 3-2.

The lead would be short-lived, however, as New Paltz evened the score at 3-3 in the 56th minute.  Both offenses continued to click down the stretch with Alyssa Andres beating the Hawks' keeper in the 59th frame after Gianna Palma threaded the needle to make it 4-3.  From there, the Hawks continued to apply the pressure and tied the game at 4-4 just over one minute later.

As the half ticked down, both teams had a chance to score the difference maker as Socker had a shot blocked down while New Paltz had a shot hit the post and another turned away by Fisher keeper Ashley Maynard to preserve the tie.

Following 70 minutes of play, the two teams took the field for overtime where Fisher peppered the Hawks' goalie with three quick shots including the game-winning goal as Palma connected with Bergamo for her first-career goal as Fisher emerged on top, 5-4.

In all, the Cardinals took 25 shots including 17 on goal with Socker leading the way with seven to her name.  Lindsay Scott and Bergamo had four shots apiece with the latter notching two goals and two assists for a career-high six points.  Andres had three shots while Meagan McDonald and Lauren Fazio had two each.

In goal, Maynard played 75:38 and tallied seven saves to move to 4-1 on the season.

The Cardinals will look to extend their winning streak to four games at 7 p.m. on Tuesday when they open the home portion of their schedule against Empire 8 opponent Houghton College at Growney Stadium.

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