Third-seeded Chieftains score 43-seconds into OT to nip sixth-seeded Ravens

EASTON, Mass. (October 24, 2001) - Third-seeded Stonehill College, ranked No. 7 in this week's National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division II poll, scored just 43-seconds into overtime to eliminate sixth-seeded Franklin Pierce University in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Championships at Gorman Field this afternoon.

Sophomore Julie Aresco netted the gamewinning goal as she took a feed from junior Melissa Paratore, just after the start of overtime, and deked FP junior goalkeeper Kasey McClements (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) for a shot into the back of the net.

The win avenges a 2-1 overtime victory by Franklin Pierce during the regular season in Winchendon, Mass., as it upset then No. 4 Stonehill on October 6.

The Chieftains opened the scoring as sophomore Caitlin Creen scored off a rebound after McClements stopped an initial bid by freshman Heather Roy with 9:44 remaining in the first half.

Franklin Pierce knotted the score with just 20-seconds left in the opening half, when junior Kelly Henry (Wyoming, R.I./Chariho Regional) fed classmate Stephanie Bradley (Warrington, Pa./Miller Place), who snuck a shot through a crowd of Stonehill defenders and past junior goalkeeper Rebecca Scott into the lower left corner.

The match nearly ended in regulation, but McClements stymied a penalty stroke bid by sophomore Libby Hanna with 5:15 remaining in the second half.

Scott finished the match with five saves for Stonehill, while McClements registered 11 stops for FPC.

Franklin Pierce wraps up its season with a 7-11 record overall. Stonehill (15-3) advances to this weekend's NE-10 semifinals, hosted by Bentley College in Waltham, Mass., where it will play second-seeded and No. 8 Saint Michael's College on Saturday at 2 p.m.