Sept. 7, 2005

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - Junior Lauren Luft scored midway through the second half to give Saint Joseph's (2-1) a lead, but Penn (2-1) tied the game late and tallied the game-winner 3:14 into overtime to give the Quakers a 2-1 victory in field hockey action on Finnesey Field.

An evenly played game, SJU finally broke the deadlock in the 55th minute. Luft made the push on a penalty corner and then slid over to the near post. She then redirected a shot by senior Hilary Moody into the cage for a 1-0 lead.

The Quakers equalized the game at 1-1 just over six minutes later with 9:30 left in regulation. Senior Lea Salese slotted a pass across the goal mouth and classmate Cara Calahan knocked it into the goal to tie the contest.

The Quakers won it on a goal by Salese just 3:14 into the extra session. Salese took the push off of a corner, settled the ball and eluded a defender, then banged the ball into the cage.

Each team attempted 10 shots in teh contest. Penn held a slim 9-8 advantage in penalty corners. The Quaker's Liz Schlossberg registered six saves, while her counterpart the Hawks' Rebecca Cunfer had four saves.

SJU returns to the field on Saturdat against Robert Morris and travels to Penn State on Sunday.

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