Alyssa Whitman	Corinne O'Kane
Jessica Conroy	Gretchen Kempf

Box score

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The University of Scranton field hockey team scored three times in the final 6:34, including the game-tying goal with no time left in regulation, but eventually lost in overtime, 5-4, to Juniata College on Sunday afternoon at Goodman Field.

The loss drops the Royals to 11-6 overall and 4-2 in Landmark Conference play. Scranton is the third seed for the upcoming Landmark Conference playoffs and is scheduled to play at second-seeded Drew University on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m. The game is subject to change do to the severe weather on the East Coast.

Scranton trailed 4-1 with less than seven minutes left before senior midfielder Corinne O'Kane (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) scored on an assist from junior midfielder Jessica Conroy (Havertown, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) at the 63:26 mark.

The Royals pulled within one at the 67:52 mark when junior forward Caitlin Liberatore (Ambler, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy) scored an unassisted goal.

Scranton kept the pressure on an earned a penalty corner as time expired in regulation. Freshman Alyssa Whitman punched home the rebound of a saved shot with zeros on the clock to force overtime and set off a celebration on the Royals bench.

But Juniata (9-9, 3-3 Landmark) stopped a pair of Scranton scoring chances early in overtime, then won it on the third goal of the game by senior midfielder Caroline Phillips (Wilmington, Del./Concord) with 54 seconds left in overtime.

Scranton also received a goal in the 34th minute by senior forward Gretchen Kempf (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South). It was her 15th goal of the season, the eighth-most in a single season in Scranton history.

The goal for Whitman was her ninth while O'Kane scored her fourth and Liberatore tallied her third. The assist for Conroy was her second.

Juniata outshot the Royals, 27-11, and had an 18-12 advantage in penalty corners. Sophomore goalie Krista Mundy (North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex) made eight saves for Scranton.

The winner of the Scranton-Drew semifinal on Wednesday will advance to the championship against the winner of No. 1 Catholic vs. No. 4 Susquehanna on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Catholic. That game is also subject to change due to the weather conditions. The championship match is scheduled for Saturday at the site of the highest remaining seed at a time to be determined.

--ROYALS--