Box Score
READING, Pa. - With only 21 seconds remaining in regulation, trailing 1-0 senior #
Kelly Zepp# managed to get one last shot off before time expired to even the score at 1-1. From there it was the duo of #
Gia Boscola# and #
Caitlin Feldman# that did the rest connecting on the game winning goal in the 83rd minute of the match to give Albright (6-11/2-3 Commonwealth) a 2-1 conference win over Arcadia University (4-9/0-4 Commonwealth) Wednesday evening at Shirk Stadium.
Zepp's game tying score was her third of the year, while Boscola who is no stranger to game winning goals netted her 11th score of the season in the first overtime period. To date the junior forward has netted every game winning goal this season for the red and white. Feldman's assist was the eighth of the year for the sophomore.
Prior to the last second and overtime heroics, Arcadia University put the first dent on the scoreboard in the 59th minute on a Staci Frye goal. From there, the red and white continued to pressure the Knight's defense but were stopped on numerous attempts by netminder Britta Rausmussen who tallied six saves.
For Albright sophomore goalie #
Kaitlyn Johnstone# picked up four saves in the match, and received some help from senior defender #
Emily Hutchinson# who made one defensive stop as well. Johnstone literally saved the game in the overtime period as she made a diving stop, which she took off the chest to keep the score deadlocked at 1-1.
Wednesday's match was an evenly played match on both sides of the field. Albright did walk away with a slim advantage in the shots column totaling 12 as compared to Arcadia's seven. The Lions also led the match in penalty corner opportunities with five, while the Knights tallied four of their own.
Field Hockey returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Elizabethtown College for 1 p.m. Commonwealth Conference match.