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CANTON, N.Y. -- The St. Lawrence field hockey team got two second half goals by senior captain Emily Riley on Sunday, helping the Saints rally for a 2-1 victory over Nazareth in a nonp-conference match at Hall-Leet Stadium.

The Saints, who finished with a 10-7 advantage in shots and a 9-7 edge in penalty corners, improve to 6-4 on the year, while the Golden Flyers fall to 2-8. 

Nazareth controlled the majority of scoring chances in the first half, as they outshot the home team 5-2.  The Golden Flyers took a 1-0 lead at 18:21 as Kailee O'Hara hammered a rebound past St. Lawrence goalie Nicole Matos into the cage for her third goal of the season.  Lindsey Smith earned the assist on what proved to be the only goal in the opening period.

The Saints bounced back from a tough first half to control the play throughout the second stanza.  Riley leveled the scoring at 1-1 only 5:18 into the half, scoring her eighth goal of the season.  Senior Erika Swits sent the pass off a corner try to Riley inside the top of the circle where the Saratoga Springs, NY native blasted a shot past Golden Flyer netminder Shannon Winney to tie the game.

St. Lawrence continued to pour on the chances, as first-year student Ali Ferenczy and sophomore Emma Berry owned the midfield and kept their team possession.  The defensive pressure led to the game-winning goal which came at 65:47, as Riley ran a beautiful give-and-go with Ferenczy and slipped a snap shot between Winney's leg pads for her ninth of the season and a 2-1 lead.

Nazareth had one final chance in the last minute, as the visitors were given a penalty corner with 30 seconds left.  The ball came to O'Hara in the center of the field, and she rifled a shot that just missed the near post and sailed wide, allowing St. Lawrence to hang on for the 2-1 win.

Nazareth returns to action Wednesday for another non-conference game at Cortland at 4 p.m.