Arnold, Md. – Freshman attacker Sarah Dudick scored a career high 12 goals, as No. 1 Harford took down the No. 2 Onondaga Lazers, 22-17, in the semifinals of Saturday's NJCAA National Championship at Siegert Field.

The Fighting Owls (13-1) move on to Sunday's championship final, where they will take on the winner of the second semifinal between Anne Arundel and Monroe CC.

Harford's 6-0 run midway through the half drastically impacted an otherwise back and forth opening 30 minutes. Sarah Dudick led the charge on offense, scoring six of Harford's 11 goals in the first half. Onondaga, however, went into a break scoring six of the final nine goals of half, capped off by two goals in the final minute of play by Samantha Dixon to cut the deficit to 11-9.

Dudick lit up the Lazers for three more goals to start the second. Onondaga called for time, then scored five goals out of the break to knot the score at 14-14.

The top two teams in the nation continued to trade shots down the stretch until the Lazers took a 17-16 lead with nine and a half minutes left. Harford's defense grabbed the reigns from there, holding Onondaga without a goal for the remainder of the game. Dudick got back into the goals as well, scoring three of the contest's final five to propel Harford into its second straight finals appearance.

Scoring Summary:
Harford Goals: Sarah Dudick (12), Beth Bishop (4), Keeley McHugh (3), Rachel Wilson (2), Julianna Andrus (1)
Harford Assists: McHugh (3), Bishop (2), DeCarlo (2), Souder (1), Wilson (1)
Onondaga Goals: Katelyn Karleski (6); Marguertie Cuddy (4); Samantha Dixon (3); Megan Dano (2); Alexis Kempston (1); Daphne Harrison (1)
Onondaga Assists: Dano (2), Bullard (1), Cuddy (1)

Goalkeeping
W: Amanda Cliffe (13-1)
L: Katelyn Lawrence

Turning Point
After retaking the lead with 18 minutes left in the second half, Harford goalie Amanda Cliffe made three saves over the next 90 seconds to keep the Fighting Owls ahead.

Games Notes

• Amanda Cliffe led with six ground balls and 14 saves, while Samantha DeCarlo caused a game high six turnovers.
• Sarah Dudick dominated on draw controls, collecting 10 of Harford's 21 for the game.
• Harford outshot the Lazers, 48-34.
• The Fighting Owls finished 12-for-16 on clearance opportunities.

Up Next
Harford will look to win its first NJCAA National Championship on Sunday, May 19 at noon.