STANDISH, ME - Kayla Nowell ‘11 (Bridgton, ME) scored her 15th goal of the year 39 seconds into the second overtime period to lead Saint Joseph's (9-3, 3-1 NAC) past Colby College (4-6, 1-4 NESCAC), 3-2, for the first time in program history on Thursday afternoon. Alyssa Dunn ‘11 (Standish, ME) scored the game-tying goal, her first of the season, with 4:54 left in regulation to send the match to extra frames. Amy Campbell ‘10 (North Andover, MA) scored both of the Colby goals in the loss.

Julia Ostrowski ‘10 (Albany, NY) opened the game scoring at the 3:23 mark off of a rebound after a scramble in front of Colby keeper Liz Fontaine ‘11 (Wilbraham, MA). The unassisted goal was Ostrowski's 10th of the year. The 1-0 lead stood going into the halftime break.

Colby got on the board just over five minutes into the second half with Campbell's first tally to knot the match at one apiece. Meryl Poulin ‘11 (Cape Elizabeth, ME) received credit for the assist on the play.

Campbell notched her second score of the game 18 minutes later, unassisted, to provide the Mules with a 2-1 advantage with 11 minutes to play.

With much of the offensive action occurring in the SJC defensive end in the second half, it didn't look as if the Royal Blue would be able to force extra play. But in the 66th minute, Dunn managed to get the handle on a loose ball in front and blasted a shot from 10 yards out past Fontaine to net her first goal of the ‘08 season and, eventually, send the game to extras.

As to be expected, the seven-on-seven overtime format exhausted both teams but there wasn't a shortage of excellent scoring opportunities. Both keepers were solid in the first OT stanza, as Fontaine posted two saves and Meaghan Johnson ‘12 (Portland, ME) notched three saves for St. Joe's to help preserve the tie and force a second overtime period.

On the Lady Monks' first possession of the second OT period, Kerrie Boutin ‘10 (Georgetown, MA) dished a great upfield pass to Nowell, who managed to work her way around a defender and place a shot past Fontaine to lift St. Joe's to a 3-2 win in the prolonged contest.

Kimberly Glynn ‘10 (Danvers, MA) played very well on defense as she recorded a key defensive save early in the game and snuffed out several Colby offensive drives. SJC goalkeeper Johnson made 10 saves in the victory.

Heather Quadir 11 (Medfield, MA) steered three shots on goal and Fontaine made seven saves in net in the losing effort.

The Mules outshot the Lady Monks by a 18-13 margin and also held the edge in penalty corners, 15-12.

Saint Joseph's will travel to Mahwah, NJ on Saturday, October 18th to face off against Ramapo College at 1:00 PM while Colby will play host to NESCAC foe Connecticut College on Saturday at 11:00 AM.

Field Hockey Game Summary (Final)
2008 St. Joseph's College Field Hockey
Colby College vs St. Joseph's (Me.) (Oct 16, 2008 at St. Joe's)

Colby College (4-6) vs. St. Joseph's (Me.) (9-3)
Date: Oct 16, 2008 Attendance: 40
Weather: Rain

Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot
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Colby College....... 0 2 0 0 - 2
St. Joseph's (Me.).. 1 1 0 1 - 3

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 3:23 SJMFH Julia Ostrowski (10) (unassisted) - off of a rebound
2. 40:17 COL Amy Campbell (5) (Meryl Poulin)
3. 58:53 COL Amy Campbell (6) (unassisted)
4. 65:06 SJMFH Alyssa Dunn (1) (unassisted)
5. 85:39 SJMFH Kayla Nowell (15) (Kerrie Boutin)

Shots: Colby College 18, St. Joseph's (Me.) 13
Saves: Colby College 7 (Liz Fontaine 7), St. Joseph's (Me.) 12
(Meaghan Johnson 10; TEAM 2)