Box Score NEW PALTZ, N.Y.--The State University of New York at New Paltz field hockey team (2-1) held a 4-2 lead over 15th-ranked Skidmore College (2-1) with 11:03 left on the clock in regulation, but the Thoroughbreds scored three unanswered goals to eke out a 5-4 non-conference win over the Hawks on Saturday at the Turf Field.

Kelly Blackhurst scored two goals and had two assists to lead the Thoroughbreds.

New Paltz grabbed a 2-0 lead midway through the first half. Lauren Link scored to open scoring at 20:19, while DanielleConklin tipped in a pass from freshman forward/midfielder Kayla McKevey nearly five minutes later. Blackhurst scored unassisted with under a minute left in the first half, giving the Hawks a 2-1 advantage heading into halftime.

New Paltz made it a 3-1 game at 52:39, with defender Jessica Caruana  using a Conklin pass to score on a penalty corner, but a minute later, the Thoroughbreds answered with a penalty-corner goal of their own, using a Blackhurst-to-Sam Skott connection. Less than a minute following that score, Conklin pushed the Hawk edge back to two with a goal from the right-hand side of the circle.

It took a few minutes for the Thoroughbreds to respond, and they strung together a series of offensive plays that ultimately vaulted them to victory.

Becca Halter started the rally at 58:58, scoring off a Blackhurst pass on a penalty corner. Blackhurst then tied the game at 4-all at 64:28, directing a Halter feed into the back of the cage. Thirty seconds later, Dani DeGregory found the stick of Skott, who buried the go-ahead goal. New Paltz was unable to respond, and Skidmore earned the win.

Hawk goalkeeper Antonija Pjetri made nine saves in the loss, while her counterpart, Haley McDougall, stopped three shots in the victory. 

Skidmore held a 22-15 edge in shots and a 14-13 margin in penalty corners.