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MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – Jessie Scott scored with just 20 seconds remaining in overtime to propel the University of New England women's hockey team to a 5-4 victory over Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) foe Salve Regina on Friday night. The win ties the program-record for victories in the season as the Nor'easters improve to 15-6-1 overall and 5-3-1 in league play.
 
The Nor'easters battled back from a 3-1 second-period deficit. Kyra Yu scored her first of two on the night on a power-play with 14 seconds left in the period as UNE trailed 3-2 heading into intermission.
 
Bella Crugnale buried her fourth of the season to tie the game at the 11:43 mark of the third, but Lexie Anderson put the Seahawks back ahead less than two minutes later. Yu knotted the game with 4:04 to play to send it into overtime.
 
Each team had a shot on goal in the extra period, but Scott put home her second of the night to lift the Nor'easters to victory. It marks the third multi-goal game of the year for the sophomore and fifth of her career.
 
After being outshot 14-6 in the first, UNE bounced back and held a 31-29 advantage in shots overall. Julia Benjamin had 25 saves, while Jennifer O'Connell made 26 stops for the Seahawks.
 
The victory keeps the Nor'easters in the running for the top seed in the CHC Tournament with just three games left to play.
 
The teams return to action tomorrow afternoon at the Harold Alfond Forum at 4 p.m.