NORTON, Mass. – Junior forward Karalyn Jones (Wilbraham, Mass.) scored 79 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Worcester State University field hockey team a 2-1 victory in overtime over host Wheaton College this afternoon on Nordin Field in Norton, Mass. The Lancers improve to 5-1 on the season, while the Lyons have their four-match win streak snapped and fall to 4-3. The match marked the first time the schools had played each other since 1977 and just the third meeting overall.

Worcester Sate junior forward Emily Floury (Warren, Mass.) found Jones on the back post for the winning tally.

The Lancers owned a 13-9 shot advantage, including 9-3 in the second half and the only shot of the extra period. Worcester State also held an 11-4 margin on penalty corners.

Wheaton broke the scoring open in the second quarter when junior midfielder Sophie Shekarchi (Jamestown, R.I.) scored her team-leading fifth goal of the year with five and a half minutes left in the second quarter. The marker also extended her goal-scoring streak to five straight contests.  

Worcester State University was quick to answer with a goal less than five minutes later to knot the game at 1-1. Senior forward Hope Makey (Clinton, Mass.) found junior Carly Duff (Warren, Mass.) in front of the net for her third goal of the season with just 44 seconds showing on the second quarter clock.

The Lyons owned a 6-3 shot advantage in the first half, before the Lancers went on the offensive in the second stanza. Wheaton's defense kept the match deadlocked before the team's headed to overtime.

First year Madison Ferrara (Somerset, Mass.) stopped five shots to earn the victory for Worcester State, while sophomore keeper Emma Lapreziosa (Bowdoinham, Maine) turned away six shots, including five in the second half, for the Lyons.

The Lancers return to action on September 22 for a 7:00 p.m. match-up versus WPI. 

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