Story Courtesy of Stevens Athletics

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- In a MAC Freedom Championship Match for the ages, the Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team scored an 87^th minute equalizer and a Golden Goal in the final 30 seconds of double overtime for a 2-1 win over Misericordia on Saturday night.

How It Happened
The opening 45 minutes featured chances at both ends, with a relatively even split in opportunities – Misericordia outshot Stevens 8-6, but Stevens had a 4-2 edge in attempts on goal, with things remaining 0-0 into the break.

In the second half, Lucy Smith was called into action again on a number of occasions, recording four saves inside the first 18 minutes coming out of the break before the Cougars finally broke through in the 63^rd.

Trailing for the first time in nine matches with time winding down, Stevens continued searching for the equalizer. The Ducks pushed numbers forward and nearly drew level on several occasions, but Misericordia keeper Marisa Patrissi remained steady in goal.

In the 87^th minute, Stevens finally found its breakthrough when Kaitlyn Pettit played a ball toward the top of the 18-yard box, where Alina Friz beat two defenders to the ball and chipped one over a charging Patrissi, knotting the match with what wound up being the final shot of regulation.

In the seventh minute of the first overtime (97^th of the match), Hanna Kusinski nearly buried the winner from more than 30 yards out on a free kick, forcing  Patrissi to sprint across the goal line for the save.

In the second overtime, with less than a minute until penalty kicks, Sophia Murphy took a feed from Alina Friz, dribbled into the box, and fired top right corner past a diving Patrissi for the Golden Goal, clinching back-to-back MAC Freedom titles for the Ducks.

Inside The Box Score

• Murphy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player after tallying her fifth goal of the year
• Smith finished with a season-high eight saves, three more than in any other match this season
• Kusinski and Taylor Truglia did not leave the match, playing the full 110

Up Next
The Ducks will play in the NCAA Championships and will learn their tournament fate during the Selection Show on Monday at 11:30 AM.

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