EWING, N.J. – Claire Engebreth scored with 3:19 left in overtime to lift the TCNJ field hockey team to a critical 2-1 victory over Stockton in an NJAC grinder on Wednesday afternoon.
Engebreth's golden goal, off a corner and assisted by
Rayhanah Ahmed, kept the Lions (10-5, 4-1) on track for the No. 2 seed in the upcoming NJAC Tournament.
Isabel Maher's first-period goal, off a flurry of shots in front of the cage, had stood as the game's lone tally until the Ospreys (8-7, 1-2) equalized with just over four minutes to play and sent the game into an extra session.
Stockton had the best chance in overtime before the winner, but
Brigitte Racey was able to make a leaping save on a reverse attempt by Carlee Thompson, and the Lions survived a corner as an Osprey fired wide.
The Lions won it a minute later, when Maher inserted the corner. Ahmed intercepted a clearing attempt and slid a pass to the center of the circle for Engebreth, who ripped a laser of a shot under the Stockton goalie and into the cage for the walk-off winner.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- In an evenly played affair, Stockton had a slight 9-8 edge in shots, but the Lions put six of theirs on target to five for the visitors
- Both teams had seven corners and four saves
- Engebreth and Ahmed took two shots apiece to lead TCNJ
- Brigitte Racey made four saves
NOTES
- Engebreth's goal was her third of the season and 15th of her career
- Ahmed notched her 33rd career assist to go with 33 career goals, and now finds herself one point shy of 100
- The Lions avenged a loss in Galloway a year ago and remained unbeaten all-time at home against the Ospreys
UP NEXT
- TCNJ wraps up NJAC play at Ramapo on Saturday
