WEST CHESTER, Pa. – LIU-Post banged in a rebound off a penalty corner with 6:52 left in overtime to earn a 4-3 non-league field hockey win at Vonnie Gros Field Thursday afternoon.
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West Chester (6-5), ranked fifth in the latest Longstreth/NFHCA Division II Coaches' Poll, had evened the score with just under four minutes remaining in regulation to force the overtime session. LIU-Post (8-2), ranked just ahead of the Golden Rams at No. 4, registered three of its four tallies off of penalty corners.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- West Chester jumped out in front early on a reverse chip from
Caitie McNamara (Buderim, Australia) five minutes into the game.
- LIU-Post evened things five minutes later when Arantxa Rosainz Caloca blasted a shot past Marissa Elizardo (North Wales, Pa./North Penn).
- Kaitlin Hatch (Sewell, N.J./Washington Twp.) tallied her ninth goal of the season when she poked in a rebound off a shot from Rachal Toppi (Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro) just after halftime.
- LIU-Post then scored consecutive tallies from Emily Miller to take a 3-2 lead with 10 minutes to play. It was Miller's 17th and 18th goals on the season.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- LIU-Post forward Emily Miller scored two goals and assisted on the game-winner, having a hand in the Pioneers' final three tallies.
- WCU's Kaitlin Hatch scored a goal and assisted on the equalizer late in the game.
- WCU held a 12-6 advantage in corners and a 25-15 advantage in shots.
- LIU-Post GK Rachel Vellis made 10 saves.
- LIU-Post center back Julie Gysels made two defensive saves and recorded two assists.
- WCU GK Marissa Elizardo made seven saves.
