Box Score LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Big Red field hockey team has a history of playing in tight games, and the first contest of the 2012 season proved to be no different as Cornell fell to Lock Haven, 2-1, in overtime under the lights at Charlotte Smith Field in Lock Haven, Pa. It is just the second season-opening loss for head coach Donna Hornibrook in her nine-year tenure with the Big Red.

Lock Haven (2-1) earned the victory in the 80th minute when Taylor Kennedy picked up a loose ball in the Cornell defensive end, carried it into the crease, and then beat Big Red freshman goalie Elizabeth Schaeffler to the far post, ruining the rookie's solid collegiate debut. Schaeffler finished with 10 saves, including eight in the first half to keep Cornell in the contest despite constant pressure from the home team.

The Lady Eagles held the advantage in shots (17-8), shots on goal (12-9) and penalty corners (12-10).
Schaeffler's counterpart, Kelsey Moll, finished the game with just seven saves, but had a crucial stop during overtime, to earn the victory.

Despite plenty of action throughout the game, all the regulation scoring took place in the final 15 minutes of the contest with the Lady Eagles' Kelly Harsh converting a penalty corner with a low, hard shot to the near post.  Nakira Downes and Nikki Weaknecht were credited with the assists.

With just under 10 minutes to play, Cornell earned the equalizer when a broken corner resulted in Brittany Thompson finding Hanna Balleza on the near post and the junior All-Ivy selection found the back of the net.

The Big Red is back in action on Sunday, Sept. 2, when it plays host to No. 2 UNC in the team's home opener on Marsha Dodson Field at noon.