Megan Legendre scored the eventual game-winning goal in the second half (photo by Greg Palk).

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Stevens Institute of Technology erased a one-goal halftime deficit with four goals in the second half en route to a 4-2 win over Centenary College on Saturday in a Skyline Conference women’s soccer match at Cyclone Field.

With the win, Stevens secured the top seed and home-field advantage for the four-team Skyline Conference Tournament.  Stevens improves to 11-6-1 overall and 5-0 in Skyline play.  Centenary, which will be the second seed in the tournament, falls to 11-6 and 5-1 in the conference.

Stevens was forced to come from behind as Centenary received an unassisted goal from Shawna Scholtz at the 14:25 mark and carried a 1-0 lead into halftime.

The Ducks pulled even at 53:43 as junior Kim Mirra (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley) scored off a direct kick.  Freshman Heather Dean (Renton, Wash./Charles A. Lindbergh) put Stevens ahead 2-1 when she beat a defender and scored on a shot to the upper right corner at 67:55.

Freshman Megan Legendre (O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township) scored the eventual game-winning goal at 72:39 as junior Valerie Barnhart (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Area) and sophomore Coralynn Jones (Stevensville, Mont./Stevensville) were credited with assists.  Centenary answered back just 1:54 later as Jess Sikora scored off an assist from Michele Barone at 74:33.

Stevens sealed the win when sophomore Jaime Mehnert (Waldwick, N.J./Waldwick) scored her sixth goal of the season in the 90th minute.

Freshman Erica Midttveit (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) stopped three shots in net for Stevens.  Michelle Burke had five saves for Centenary.

STEVENS 4, CENTENARY 2

Centenary (11-6-0, 5-1 Skyline)   1   1  -  2

Stevens (11-6-1, 5-0 Skyline)     0   4  -  4

CENT Shawn Scholtz (unassisted)                          14:25

SIT  Kim Mirra (unassisted)                              53:43

SIT  Heather Dean (unassisted)                           67:55

SIT  Megan Legendre (Valerie Barnhart, Coralynn Jones)   72:39

CENT Jess Sikora (Michele Barone)                        74:33

SIT  Jaime Mehnert (Betty Assefa)                        89:53

Shots:  SIT 11; CENT 11

Corner Kicks:  SIT 8, CENT 5

Saves:  SIT 3 (Erica Midttveit); CENT 5 (Michelle Burke)