#4 Stonehill Escapes Saint Anselm, 2-1 (OT)


Junior Linday Pinkham netted the winning goal after time had actually expired in overtime this afternoon.

#4 Stonehill Escapes Saint Anselm, 2-1 (OT)

Pinkham's goal off corner after time expires lifts Skyhawks to fifth-straight win

MANCHESTER, N.H. (September 12, 2009) - Stonehill College, ranked fourth in this week's Kookaburra/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II poll, came from behind to claim a 2-1 overtime victory against Saint Anselm College in a non-conference field hockey matchup this afternoon.

Junior Lindsay Pinkham (Skowhegan, Maine/Skowhegan Area) scored the deciding goal off Stonehill's last of an incredible 37 penalty corners for the day, nine in the first 15-minute overtime session alone, after time had expired for her first goal of the season. Junior Courtney Foley (Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield Memorial) forced overtime with her second goal in as many matches (fourth of the season), assisted by senior Stephanie Kott (Rutland, Mass./Notre Dame Academy), after a sequence of seven-straight penalty corners for the Skyhawks with 3:03 left in regulation.


Junior Courtney Foley forced overtime with her fourth goal of the season with 3:03 left in regulation.

Stonehill finished with a 37-2 advantage in penalty corners for the contest, which resulted in a 40-5 bulge in shots. Saint Anselm freshman goalkeeper Lindsay McDonald (Dedham, Mass./Dedham) recorded 20 saves for the Hawks - 15 after halftime. Junior Courtney Osier (South Dennis, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth) finished with three stops in goal for Stonehill.

After a scoreless first half, Saint Anselm opened the scoring 10:52 into the second when sophomore Morgan Seney (Bow, N.H./Bow) netted her first goal of the season with assists from freshman Maura Hurley (Holden, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) and senior Maddie Cantarow (Norwood, Mass./Norwood) off a corner.

Stonehill (5-2, 0-0 NE-10) is back in action on Wednesday night when it opens a three-game home stand against Southern Connecticut State University at 7 p.m. Saint Anselm (0-5, 0-0 NE-10) hosts Franklin Pierce University on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

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