Field Hockey 10/10/2006 12:00:00 AM William Paterson Sports Information

Pioneers Triumph in Double Overtime Against Kean

Meghan Hall's goal helped WP earn a double-overtime win against Kean.

WAYNE, N.J. (OCTOBER 10, 2006) -- Freshman Chelsea Winkelspecht (Sicklerville, N.J./Washington Twp.) deflected the ball into the goal six minutes into the second overtime period to lift William Paterson (8-4, 2-2 NJAC) to a 3-2 field hockey victory against visiting Kean (5-5, 1-3 NJAC) Oct. 10 at Wightman Stadium.

Sophomore forward Meghan Hall (Turnersville, N.J./Washington Twp.) converted the Pioneers'; third shot of the game, giving WPU a 1-0 lead 16 minutes into the contest. The Cougars gained the equalizer 5:59 before halftime thanks to an unassisted strike by Brittany Gibbs, but William Paterson took the lead again when Hall connected on a Tina Londino (Gloucester City, N.J./Gloucester City) pass l:18 later.

The Cougars tied the game when Vicki Egerer pushed the ball out on a penalty corner, then received the ball back at the post and stuffed it into the cage, making it a 2-2 game with 14:31 remaining in regulation. The Pioneers had an excellent chance to end the contest, but Amie Shannon's (Millville, N.J./Millville) penalty corner shot was stopped during the final seconds of the second half. Shannon also had the defensive play of the game for the Pioneers with her defensive save in the 60 th minute that helped keep the game tied.

Kean had the dangerous opportunities of the first overtime, but it was William Paterson that went on the offensive in the second extra period. Winkelspecht finally gave the Pioneers the victory when she deflected in Hall's shot with 9:01 on the clock

Senior Grace Browne (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) made nine saves for the victorious Pioneers.

"The team played with a ton of heart tonight,"; said third-year WPU head coach Lindsay Bard. "We didn't dominate during the game, but Meghan Hall created a lot of opportunities and just had a great presence on the field. This is a good win for us and one that we needed. It's always good when you can get a win in the conference. It was a very mentally and physically draining game, but I'm proud of our team for finding a way to get it done and get the win."

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