MADISON, N.J. – Eighty minutes weren't enough time to decide a winner between the Drew University field hockey team and Juniata College on Saturday afternoon in Ranger Stadium.
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The two sides went to overtime tied 1-1 and neither side was able to find the back of the cage in either of the 10-minute overtime periods. After the teams tied 2-2 in a best-of-five round, the Eagles prevailed on their second attempt in a sudden victory round.
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Drew was competing in its first shootout since a 3-2 loss to Russell Sage College on Oct. 26, 2018.
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After a scoreless first quarter, Juniata (2-5, 1-1) took a 1-0 lead with 3:25 left in the opening half, with Tess Ledeboer scoring off a penalty corner. The Eagles carried their one-goal lead into the intermission despite the Rangers holding a 7-3 shot advantage over the first 30 minutes.
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Drew answered with 4:36 to go in the third quarter, when freshman
Emily Caporrino connected off a pass from sophomore
Emma Rider for her second goal of the season.
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Both sides had ample scoring opportunities the rest of the way, including the fourth quarter, when Drew outshot Juniata 6-3.
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Juniata outshot the Rangers 7-1 in the first overtime, when four players come off the field for a 7-on-7 match-up. However, sophomore
Beth Kelly stood tall, making five of her nine saves in the period. The Eagles held a slight 3-2 shot advantage in the second OT, when Kelly made her final save of the game.
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In the set of five shootout, the Eagles led 1-0 before senior
Tyler Olivio tied it up for Drew on the team's second attempt. The Eagles went in front 2-1 when sophomore
Brooke Carlisle kept the Rangers in it, cashing in on Drew's fifth and final shot.
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Both sides missed their first attempt in the sudden-death round before Juniata's Sydney Witter clinched it for the Eagles.
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The Rangers finished with advantages in shots (19-16) and corners (13-7). Amanda Puza made five saves for Juniata.
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Drew continues its season next Saturday, when it hosts Elizabethtown College in another Landmark Conference tilt starting at noon.
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