The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team needed a win today to secure the final SUNYAC playoff spot and got it with a 2-1 victory in overtime against the Oswego Lakers. Junior Sierra Palmatier (Nineveh/Afton Central) scored the biggest goal of her SUNY Oneonta career on a penalty stoke goal to send Oneonta into the SUNYAC playoffs.

The Oswego Lakers would find the back of the cage 32 minutes into the game when Monica Harvey would beat the Oneonta goaltender to give the Lakers a 1-0 advantage going into halftime.

Oneonta would come out of halftime playing with a lot of fire, scoring the equalizer five minutes into the second half. The goal came off the stick of junior Casey Stata (Round Lake/Shenendehowa), she was assisted on the play by sophomore Amanda Frayer (Harpursville/Harpursville).  The Red Dragons would keep up the pressure by peppering 18 more shots in the half, and would play the majority of the half in their offensive third.

With momentum leaning towards Oneonta, they headed into overtime tied 1-1. The Red Dragons Palmatier would feed Frayer the ball and she would dribble down the field where she would be fouled, awarding her team a penalty stroke. Palmatier would lift the ball to the right side of the diving goalkeeper to win the game in sudden victory.

With the victory, the Red Dragons punched their ticket to the SUNYAC tournament as the fourth seed. They will take on SUNY Cortland on Wednesday, November 2^nd at Cortland.

The Red Dragons next game will be at home against Skidmore Thursday, October 27 on All College Field at 4:00pm.