Stockton 6, Kean 5 (OT)

Shelley Gibney

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Richard Stockton (12-5-1, 5-3) outlasted Kean (6-6-4, 3-3-2) 6-5 in overtime in a wild NJAC match that featured 11 goals, three lead changes, pouring rain and a two-hour lightning delay. Shelley Gibney (Shamong/Seneca) and Leah Pocoroba (Galloway/Holy Spirit) led Stockton to its third consecutive win with two goals apiece. Amanda Altman (Beachwood/Toms River South) and Melissa Scully (Gloucester Twp./Highland) each contributed a goal and an assist for the Ospreys.

Pocoroba scored two goals 48 seconds apart to give Stockton an early 2-0 lead, but Kean responded with four straight tallies for a 4-2 lead after 50:19. Scully struck less than three minutes later to pull the Ospreys within 4-3. The tally sparked a run of three consecutive Stockton goals as Gibney and Altman followed with markers four minutes apart to put the Ospreys back on top, 5-4.

Kean answered with the game-tying goal at 72:51 for a 5-5 count that was the third deadlock of the game. After five goals in 23 minutes, neither team scored for the next 17 minutes and the game went to overtime. Gibney scored with just 43 seconds left in the first OT on an assist by Altman to give Stockton the 6-5 triumph.