4
Virginia Wesleyan VWCFH (2-6)
5
Winner Shenandoah Hornets SU (4-3)
Virginia Wesleyan VWCFH
(2-6)
4
Final
5
Shenandoah Hornets SU
(4-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Virginia Wesleyan VWCFH 4 0 0 4
Shenandoah Hornets SU 1 3 1 5

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Hockey Rallies for Overtime Win

WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University tied a school record for field hockey victories in a season with a come-from-behind, 5-4 overtime win over Virginia Wesleyan Sunday afternoon on Sprint Field at Shentel Stadium.

SU (4-3) took the early lead on a Tricia Swider penalty stroke goal in the 2nd minute, but could only watch as VWC (2-6) pumped in four goals in a 13-minute span beginning at 15:13.

Tara White had the first of these four tallies with Whitney King contributing a goal and two assists during the run.

But Shenandoah wasn't finished.

Sophomore Megan Garrett got things started in the right direction with her unassisted goal at 52:27 before scoring again, this time off of a Sarah DeLuca assist, at 55:15.

Now trailing by just one, 4-3, all of momentum was on the Hornets side.

After getting numerous scoring chances and literally down to its final seconds, junior Paola Aguilar evened the game at 4-4 by scoring an unassisted goal with just 10.7 seconds remaining on the clock.

Nearly eight minutes into the first OT, Aguilar brought the home crowd to its feet by scoring another unassisted goal to give SU the comeback victory.

For Aguilar, it was the second time in three games that she has scored a game-winning goal in overtime. For the team, the win is the fourth of the season, tying the 2004 team for most in school history, and the five goals scored is the highest single-game total in the seven-year history of the program.

Shenandoah keeper Danielle Lawson made four saves, all in the first half, to earn the win.

The Hornets travel to the College of Notre Dame (Md.) on Thursday for a non-league contest.

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