Aug. 27, 2005
Stanford, Calif. - Taylor Florence's second goal of the contest proved to be the game-winner as Miami (Ohio) picked up a 2-1 overtime victory over Stanford in the season-opener for both teams Saturday at the Varsity Field Hockey Turf. Florence blasted in a shot on a penalty corner at 73:50 for the winning margin. Alyssa Nye and Keri von Kalinowski assisted on the goal as Miami (Ohio) improved to 1-0.
Florence had evened the contest at 1-1 when she scored unassisted at 23:09.
Jess Zutz gave Stanford an early 1-0 lead at 7:20 when she tipped in an attempt by Julia Drewes, who was credited with an assist on the play.
"What we've been doing in practice we didn't really see in the game today," said head coach Lesley Irvine. "We had some opportunities, but we didn't finish. To Miami's credit, they're a good team that plays a unique style, and we didn't adjust to it."
Stanford did outshoot Miami (Ohio), 14-10. Liz Robinson took a game-high four shots, while Nye's three shots led the RedHawks.
Stanford also had more penalty corners than the RedHawks by a margin of 4-3.
Winning goalkeeper Kerri Orr (1-0) had a game-high five saves, while Madison Bell (0-1) registered four saves in a losing effort.
Stanford will resume a season-opening five-game homestand with a non-conference game against Delaware on Tuesday, August 30 (1:00 pm, PT).