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Leanna Grotyohann
Senior forward Leanna Grotyohann

Field Hockey

Devils Come From Two Down To Beat Wilkes, 4-3 (2OT)

Box Score WILKES-BARRE, PA - The College at Florham Devils rebounded from a 2-0 deficit to beat Wilkes in double overtime, 4-3, in Freedom Conference action on Friday evening.

With the win, the Devils improved to 6-4 (2-0 Freedom) while the Colonels dropped to 3-6 (0-2 Freedom).

Wilkes started the scoring at the 15:02 mark before making it 2-0 with 5:01 left in the first half.  The Devils got on the board with 0:52 remaining in the half when sophomore midfielder Rebecca Bruns converted a pass from senior midfielder Marybeth Weimer.  The Colonels grabbed a 3-1 advantage just 2:07 in the second half, but that's when the Devils made their move.  FDU cut it to 3-2 at the 41:58 mark when freshman midfielder Stephanie Geskes knocked in a pass from sophomore defender Katelin Leibner before junior forward Lanie Andrews tied it at 3-3 only two minutes later.  The game remained tied through the remainder of the second half and throughout the first overtime even though both squads had solid opportunites to notch the game-winner.  FDU provided the heroics with just 3:31 left in the second extra session when senior forward Leanna Grotyohann tallied the winner off a pass from Andrews.

Junior goalkeeper Tess Loughran picked up the victory, making one save in 50:08 of action.

The Devils return to action on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at home against Kean beginning at 7 pm.
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