Cornell Defense Keys Upset of Notre Dame
from press release
LUTHERVILLE, Md. -- Cornell's defense limited
Notre Dame's powerful offense to just one goal over the final 36:18
and Jessi Steinberg rewarded them with a double overtime goal to
send the Big Red to a 6-5 victory over the 14th-ranked Fighting
Irish on Sunday afternoon at St. Paul's School. Cornell evened its
record at 3-3, while Notre Dame fell to 3-4.
Steinberg scored three goals, the last just 18 seconds into the
sudden victory overtime session after the Big Red scored with just
24 seconds left in the first overtime to extend the game. Olivia
Knotts scored on a re-start on a feed from Kelly Lang to tie the
contest at 5-5.
Notre Dame took a 4-0 lead into the second half, but the Big Red
scored four unanswered over the final 20 minutes and defensively
kept its Big East rival off the scoreboard. Steinberg had three
scores and won two draws, while Katie Kirk and Lang each had a goal
and an assist. Kyla Dambach made four saves in the win, including
one in overtime. In an evenly played match throughout, the Big Red
held a narrow 21-17 edge in shots, a 9-6 advantage in draw controls
and a 19-17 edge in ground balls. Both teams had 14 turnovers.
Notre Dame's Kailene Abt scored twice, while Kaitlyn Brosco had a
goal and an assist. In goal, Ellie Hilling made seven saves in
taking the hard-luck loss.
