ONEONTA RALLIES TO DEFEAT NAZARETH, 5-2
Golden Flyers (2-8) host Hamilton Tuesday
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ONEONTA, N.Y. (Oct. 8, 2006) -- Host Oneonta overcame an early two-goal deficit Sunday in a non-conference field hockey match and the Red Dragons went on to defeat the Golden Flyers, 5-2.

Nazareth, which also lost at Hartwick Saturday, slipped to 2-8 overall, while Oneonta evened its overall record at 6-6.

Kasey Robinson (pictured) and Kelly Flanagan each scored for Nazareth before the game was 13 minutes old. Robinson scored unassisted at 7:36 and Flanagan scored her third goal of the season about five minutes later, off an assist from Kelly Miranda to give the Golden Flyers a 2-0 lead.

Oneonta stormed back and tied the score before halftime on a pair of goals by Kathryn Kubaryk, who also assisted on the game-winning goal by Somer Shuffield early in the second half. Leslieann Gutchess and Marissa Chiapperino added insurance goals less than two minutes apart to close out the Oneonta scoring. Chiapperino's goal came on a penalty shot in the 52nd minute.

Oneonta had a 19-11 edge in shots and a 12-3 advantage in penalty corners. Kristen McIntyre played the first half in goal for Nazareth and yielded two goals while making two saves. Katie May came in in the second half and had six saves while allowing three goals.

Sunday's game was the last of six straight on the road for the Golden Flyers, who are hom Tuesday to play Hamilton at 7 p.m.