HOUGHTON, N.Y. (October 7, 2017) - The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team erased a pair of two-goal deficits to force overtime with Houghton College on Saturday, but the Highlanders scored 44 seconds into overtime to escape with the Empire 8 victory.
 

• After the Ducks fell behind 2-0 late in the first half, Skylar Migliaccio and Victoria Alvarez scored back-to-back unassisted goals to knot the game going into halftime
• The second half followed a similar script: the Highlanders scored two early goals to go up 4-2 by the 54:12 mark
• Two minutes later, the Ducks closed the gap when Cassidy O'Hearn set up Victoria Alvarez to get back within one goal.
• With eight minutes to go in regulation, Janet Vill notched an unassisted goal to tie things up and help send the game to overtime
• Just 44 seconds into the extra period, Caitlin Jennings and Tanya Hatton connected for the game-winning golden goal to lift Houghton to the victory.
• Caitlin Jennings had two goals for the Highlanders in the game
• Nicole Jennings and Hannah Daniels were the other Houghton goal-scorers. Daniels also had a defensive save
• Stevens outshot their hosts 18-11 and earned 11 penalty corners to HC's three

"I'm proud of the way we came back in a deficit and Houghton played tough defense on the line'" said head coach Meredith Spencer-Blaetz. "We had a couple opportunities stolen away that would have made the difference, but we continued to fight hard despite adversity."
 
The Ducks will travel this evening and remain in Upstate New York to take on Nazareth College in Empire 8 action at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

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