FREDERICK, Md. — For the second-straight Saturday,
CJ Summa scored in overtime to cap an Eastern rally keep her team's postseason hopes alive. Today, Eastern Field Hockey (10-6, 3-3) erased a 2-1 deficit at Hood College.
Despite a large deficit in shots on goal and penalty corners, the Eagles entered the final six minutes of the game trailing by just a single goal.
In the 54th minute, the Eagles escaped their own zone and appeared to earn a penalty corner on a drive from
Ryhanna Ridgeway. That first call, however was overturned and the Eagles had to win a bully near the sideline. On the subsequent play, Ridgeway did earn a penalty corner. After her first shot was saved and sent back, Summa intercepted the clear at the top of the circle and drove home her first of the day.
The Eagles had to fend off a Hood corner in regulation to get to overtime.
Though the Eagles controlled much of the territory battle in overtime,
Angelina Catania had to turn away a shot in the 65th minute. She finished the game with 13 saves.
On Eastern's third penalty corner of extra time,
Braeley DiGregorio played the insert and Summa hammered it home through traffic for her 13th goal of the year and the win.
It is the fourth time in the last five years that Eastern and Hood have finished with the score 3-2. In their six matches since becoming MAC Commonwealth rivals, the two sides have played four overtime games. The Blazers (7-8, 2-4) have now played four overtime games in the league.
Hood opened the scoring in the 11th minute, and the Eagles tied the score on a penalty-corner goal from
Megan Possinger in the 16th minute. Hood took the lead shortly before halftime.
The Eagles will host Alvernia and Stevenson next week.
