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St. Mary's City, Md. - Senior forward
Amy Skrickus (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) corralled
freshman Allie Skiest's (Arnold, Md./Seton Keough)
pass inside the circle as time was winding down and drilled the
game-winner into the lower right corner with just one second left
in the first overtime period, giving the St. Mary's College of
Maryland field hockey team a 3-2 overtime victory over Wesley
College in the Capital Athletic Conference semifinals Wednesday
afternoon.
The Skrickus goal punched St. Mary's ticket to Saturday's CAC
Championship for the first time in Seahawk program history.
The Seahawks (12-4) will face 12-time defending champion and this
year's top-seed, Salisbury University, at 1:00. Salisbury
eliminated fifth-seeded University of Mary Washington by a score of
3-0 today also.
Wesley, a first-year member of the Capital Athletic Conference,
struck first when senior midfielder Danielle
Vincent (Camden, Del./Lake Forest) blasted a shot into the
near left post off an assist by senior forward Susan
Neylan (Dover, Del./Dover) at 19:54.
Just under eight minutes later, the Seahawks knotted the game at
1-1 following Skrickus' first goal of the day at 27:35.
Skrickus took a pass from senior defender Halley
Pack (Frederick, Md./Frederick) and reverse flicked it to
the left of senior goalie LeAnne Hyslop (Bayville,
N.J./Central Regional) for the equalizer.
However, the Wolverines (12-5) would take a 2-1 lead into
halftime as Wesley scored of a penalty corner. Neylan hit the
ball out to Vincent who then passed it to her left to junior
forward Taryn Neeman (Felton, Del./Lake
Forest). Neeman did the rest as she rifled it into the lower
right corner at 30:47.
Junior forward Emily Norris (Timonium,
Md./Dulaney) tied the game once more at 2-2 with her unassisted
goal at 37:14. Norris put back a rebound for her sixth goal
of the season.
Wesley had a potential go ahead goal called back with 17:50 left
in regulation because the shot was taken just outside the circle.
The Wolverines dominated penalty corners with a 19-8 advantage,
while St. Mary's held a 12-9 margin on shots.
Senior Emily Richards (Silver Spring,
Md./Springbrook) notched her 12th win of the season with five
saves. Hyslop finished the contest with five stops as well
for Wesley.
