Danville, KY - Centre was back home for a conference match against the Marian Sabres. Colonel
Tori Drepaul scored the game-winning goal in double overtime, giving the Colonels a 3-2 win over Marian.
The first quarter opened with an early Penalty corner for Center, as
Olivia Vonderheide took a shot, but the Sabre's goalie made the save to keep it 0-0. Marian flipped the pressure with a penalty corner, and Angelene Castro found the back of the net to give the Sabers a 1-0 lead.
Centre found an offensive rhythm late in the quarter as Vonderheide took another shot on goal, which Marian's goalie saved, until
Abbie Woolley broke through and found the back of the net to tie the game 1-1 heading into the second quarter.
The Colonels attacked early, opening the quarter with a penalty corner and adding a goal seconds later, with
Ashley Hamilton making it 2-1 and giving Centre the lead. Marian went to work on offense, trying to tie it back up with a penalty corner and a couple of shots on goal, but Center Goalie
Eliza Hensley stayed strong to keep the Colonels ahead heading into halftime.
Out of the half, the Colonels were tested on defense as the Sabers got an early shot on goal, being aggressive as Sabre Shaelyn Klassen was shown a green card. Marian closed the quarter with a shot that went wide.
In the fourth quarter, Centre wanted to stay ahead to take the win while Marian looked for a comeback, as the Sabres had a stream of shots on goal, but Hensley stayed strong to keep the score 2-1 until Charlotte Touw was able to slip one through to tie it late in the quarter, forcing overtime.
Overtime quarter one started with the Colonels putting strong offensive pressure on with a penalty corner and a shot on goal from Hamilton, but Clarey stayed strong as Marian flipped the pressure, with
Eliza Hensleybeing  tested in goal and making multiple key saves to send the game into double overtime.
With the game on the line, as both teams tried to get one through, Marian started with an aggressive offense as Shaelyn Klassen was shown her second green card of the game, as the Sabres had a penalty corner and shots on goal, but Hensley kept them out to keep it tied.
Colonels had three back-to-back penalty corners before
Tori Drepaul chipped the ball into the top corner to give Colonels the double-overtime win, 3-2.
Centre will be back in home action on October 18th at 12 pm as they take on John Carroll.
