Eastern Connecticut Defeats Field Hockey In Overtime
Framingham, MA- Junior forward Joslin Wells (Marston Mills, MA) scored two goals to lift the visiting Warriors of Eastern Connecticut to a 2-1 overtime win over the Framingham State Rams on Maple Street Field this morning. The loss drops the Rams back to .500 at 5-5 overall and 3-4 in Little East Conference play, while the Warriors improve to 4-8 overall and 3-4 in LEC play.
After a scoreless first half, the Rams took a 1-0 lead in the 44th minute as freshman Kristen Sacco (Mendon, MA) scored her ninth goal of the season. Fellow freshman Meghan Maki (Fitchburg, MA) assisted on the goal.
The Warriors would claw their way back into the game as they had seven penalty corners in the second half and eventually capitalized on one to tie the game. In the 60th minute, Wells corralled the ball at the top of the circle off a corner and fired a shot into the back of the net to knot the game at 1-1 with just over ten minutes left in regulation. Wells would add her second goal of the game three minutes into overtime to give the Warriors the win.
The Rams return to action on Thursday as they host Simmons College at 3:30 p.m., while the Warriors travel to Wesleyan on Wednesday.