Stonehill Downs Georgian Court, 3-2 (2OT)

St. Martin nets two, including match-winner in double overtime

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Junior Kirstie St. Martin scored her fourth and fifth goals in two days, the last of which was the match-winner in double-overtime to lift the Skyhawks past Georgian Court today.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (August 30, 2009) - Stonehill College junior Kirstie St. Martin's (Providence, R.I./Mount Saint Charles Academy) fifth goal in two days lifted the Skyhawks to a 3-2 double-overtime victory over Georgian Court University, an NCAA Tournament participant last season, at Investors Savings Bank Field this afternoon.

St. Martin, who netted a hat trick in Saturday's win over Holy Family University, added two more today, including the deciding goal in double-overtime. The Skyhawks also got an own goal from Georgian Court, while junior Julia Swierzoski (Albany, N.Y./Albany) and sophomore Kelsey Mahoney (Rehoboth, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth) collected assists for the second-straight day.

Stonehill sophomore Sarah Hickey (Lee, Mass./Lee) made three saves in goal to preserve the win, while Georgian Court senior goalkeeper Lindsay Hammond (Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick) finished with ten stops as the Skyhawks finished with a 21-8 advantage in shots for the match - 3-0 over the two overtime periods.

Sophomores Alana Carr (Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township) and Kelly Lyons (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) netted goals for Georgian Court, who captured the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference championship last fall.

Carr opened the scoring in the 21^st minute when she pounced on a rebound off a shot by sophomore Candace Seaton (Bellport, N.Y./Victory Christian Academy) and knocked it into the net. Stonehill equalized in the 54^th minute with St. Martin's first goal, assisted by Mahoney. However, the Lions quickly regained the lead when Seaton was hauled down inside the 18 by a Skyhawks defender less than two minutes later and Lyons slotted in the penalty kick.

Stonehill got some luck in the 71^st minute when a sharp cross by Mahoney was directed into the Lions net by a Georgian Court defender. The next 30-plus minutes went scoreless before St. Martin netted her fifth goal of the weekend, assisted by Swierzoski, in the second overtime period.

Stonehill (2-0-0, 0-0-0 NE-10) is back in action next Saturday for its first home game of the season when it hosts American International College to open the Northeast-10 Conference schedule at 11 a.m. Georgian Court (0-2-0, 0-0-0 CACC) visits Lincoln University on Thursday at 4 p.m.