PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle University field hockey team (4-5) defeated Vermont (3-6) in an overtime decision on Sunday afternoon at Hank DeVincent Field. Junior Chloe Lucky scored the game-deciding goal in the last second of overtime for the Explorers, who snapped a five-match losing skid with the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• La Salle got six shots off in the first half while keeping Vermont scoreless. The teams were tied 0-0 going into the second, building suspense for the action forthcoming.
• Senior Logan Oh scored the first goal of the game off of an assist from junior Lauren Lechleitner to put La Salle in the lead.
• Vermont came back with two goals, both of which were scored by junior Rachel Phillips, for the Catamounts to pull ahead, 2-1.
• Sophomore Amber Blackshear returned to the field reinvigorated after a timeout called by head coach Kelly Broadway at the 58:18 mark. Blackshear found the back of the cage three minutes later to tie up the game, 2-2, with nine minutes left in play.
• The second half ended with the score still locked, driving the game into overtime.
• Junior Chloe Lucky dictated the final outcome, scoring the game-winning goal with one second remaining on the clock. Lechleitner had the assist, making it her second of the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Blackshear's goal marked her third of the season, Oh recorded her fourth, and Lucky registered her first on the year.
• Lechleitner's two assists doubled her career assist total in one game.
• Goalkeeper Emma Provost made four saves in goal for the Explorers.

UP NEXT
The Explorers travel to Missouri next week to face St. Louis in an Atlantic 10 matchup on Friday, Sep. 28 at 4:00 p.m., before heading to Brooklyn to take on LIU on Sunday, Sept. 30.