Box Score ROCHESTER, NY – Junior
Hailey Dimao scored just over five minutes into the second overtime to lift Nazareth to a 1-0 victory over Roberts Wesleyan on Tuesday night.
Nazareth is now over .500 at 8-7 overall while the Hawks drop to 2-12.
It was a fairly even game in terms of shots, with Nazareth finishing with the edge, 24-22.
Mackenzie Halliday got the start in net and made 14 saves for the Golden Flyers.
Halliday was strong on penalty corners all night as the Hawks had 15 for the game, compared to eight for Nazareth.
With the first overtime failing to crown a winner, the game headed to a second overtime where the Golden Flyers finally found the back of the net.
Madison Chodkowski played a long pass ahead to
Michaela Cushman, who got behind the defense. Cushman's initial shot was saved, before she slapped the rebound across the face of the goal for Dimao to one-time into the net.
Nazareth closes out the regular season on Saturday, hosting Elmira for Senior Day at 1 p.m. It is also the Golden Flyers "Flyer Fanatic Game" with a blackout theme (wear black!). The Golden Flyers have already secured a spot in next week's Empire 8 Championships. With a win on Saturday over Elmira, Nazareth would secure the No. 4 seed and host St. John Fisher (5-3) in the quarterfinals. Nazareth would also be the No. 4 seed if St. John Fisher loses to Brockport (7-1) on Saturday.