March 31, 2007
Results
Loudonville, N.Y. - The Siena women's water polo team fell to Iona 6-5 this afternoon in their first contest of the annual Siena Invitational. Sophomore Amanda Brucia notched the game winning goal with four seconds remaining to propel Iona past the Saints. Junior center Caitlin Smith (Miami Springs, Fla./Miami Springs) posted three goals in the losing effort.
Brucia opened up the scoring when she put the Gaels on the board at the 7:38 mark in the first half to take a 1-0 advantage. Brucia finished with four goals on the afternoon. The Saints countered with a goal coming from Smith just under two minutes later to even the game.
Siena (9-4) found themselves down 4-2 early in the second quarter after Brucia tallied her third score of the contest with 6:50 remaining in the half. The Saints responded with back-to-back goals to bring the game to a 4-4 tie at halftime. Senior defender Jeannette Ogren (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) notched the first goal with 3:02 on the clock, then Smith posted the second just 1:18 prior to intermission.
Both sides recorded a goal in the third period and entered the final quarter tied 5-5. Then with the game clock winding down, Brucia sent a lob shot over the head of junior goaltender Kaedy Graves (Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth Community) to deliver the game winning goal in heartbreaking fashion.
With the loss, Iona snaps a three game Siena winning streak. The Saints return to action at 3:30 p.m. for their second match of the day versus Gannon.
