Chicopee, Mass. (September 13) -- Sophomore Annie Heaney (East Kingston, N.H.) scored 2:48 into overtime to lift Saint Anselm to a 2-1 overtime victory over American International in Northeast-10 field hockey action. The game was played at Elms College in Chicopee, Mass.

In a game where the Yellow Jackets outshot the Hawks by a substantial 30-16 margin, the Hawks struck first when Maddie Cantarow (Norwood, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season at the 13:30 mark. Saint Anselm appeared to be heading for a 1-0 shutout victory until Jacki Lapointe scored an unassisted goal with just 40 seconds left in regulation to send the game into the extra period.

In the extra period it was Heaney, the reigning NE-10 Player of the Week, who took a pass from teammate Laura Urko (Attleboro, Mass.) and scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season for the win.

Junior goalie Riley Haddock (Falmouth, Maine) made a season-high 17 saves, including two in overtime, to pick up the win. Kim Steiner made nine stops and took the loss.

Saint Anselm returns to action on Tuesday afternoon as Merrimack visits for a 4 p.m. start.