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OXFORD, Ohio – Junior Torrie Huk (Milford, Del.) found the back of the cage in the final seconds of overtime to lift the UMass Lowell field hockey team (2-1) to a 2-1 victory at Miami (Ohio) on Friday.
 
"This was a great team performance today and quite possibly the biggest win in our Division I history," said Head Coach Shannon Hlebichuk. "Miami was a very skilled and structured team, but our team defense, with an outstanding performance by Eva Berkhout, kept us in the game by staying organized and composed. Winning in overtime is always the best feeling, and we have been working hard and smart to win a big game like this. I am super happy for this team. They truly earned this win."
 
Following four shots for each side through the first 14 minutes of the overtime period, Huk and senior Christa Doiron (Worcester, Mass.) broke into the circle, taking advantage of a 2-on-1 situation that allowed Huk to redirect a pass on target and earn the closely-contested decision.
 
The game had been tied since the 37th minute when sophomore Anouk Lalande (Brussels, Belgium) beat two players at the top of the circle before firing a shot on goal. Huk kept the pressure in the offensive end during the period with shots on goal in both the 45 and 47th minute, although Miami's Maddie Passarella was there to make the stops and keep the score knotted at 1-1.
 
The Redhawks started the scoring early on their home turf when Paula Portugal converted on a penalty corner in the 13th minute of the contest. The home squad controlled the pace of play for the remainder of that half, taking an 11-0 edge in shots into the break.
 
Huk finished the day with seven of the River Hawks' nine shots. Sophomore goalkeeper Eva Berkhout (Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands) tallied a season-best 10 saves to earn her second win of the year.
 
Friday's contest marked just the second meeting ever between UMass Lowell and Miami in the sport of field hockey. The River Hawks will remain in Ohio to take on Ball State in a neutral site contest on Sunday, September 3 at 12 p.m.