Box ScoreWATERVILLE, Maine -- Misha Strage redirected a cross from Megan Fortier with 35 seconds elapsed in overtime to edge Colby College past the University of New England, 2-1, in a field hockey match Monday evening (Sep. 28) at Bill Alfond Field.
The first scoring chance of the extra session came when Fortier moved possession into the left corner of the circle and sent a bouncing ball into the middle, where Strage was first to get a touch on it and poke in the winner.
With the result, the Mules improve to 5-3 on the year and the Nor'easters fall to 6-4 overall.
After near misses left and right on the home net, UNE finally broke into the 1-0 deficit with less than 10 minutes remaining in regulation. Following a slip by a Colby player in the defensive zone,
Nicole Matarozzo picked up the loose ball and pushed it ahead to
Vonde Saunders in the circle, who tapped it back to Matarozzo for the finish.
The Mules managed to get on the board with 3:45 to go before halftime, as McKayla Blanch scored from the top of the circle off a feed from Hannah Hearn.
Shots and penalty corners both narrow favored Colby, which received four stops from Sarah Evan.
The Nor'easters, who return home for a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) date with Gordon College on Wednesday (6 p.m.), got five saves out of
Holly Smith.
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