Spartans rally to edge Rams in OT

SPRINGFIELD >> Maddie Yoder knew the Springfield-Montco field hockey team had the endurance to chase down Pennridge.

“When we came back on in the second half we started to hustle more,” the Spartans junior said. “We run the mile every single practice so we were in shape. We wanted it bad.”

The visiting Rams took a 2-0 lead with just 12:17 remaining in the second half of the Suburban One League nonconference matchup but less than seven minutes later Springfield

THE SCORE

Springfield 3, Pennridge 2 Up next for Pennridge: The Rams are at Souderton on Wednesday night. pulled even to force overtime. And in the extra period Brigid Roy put a rebound into the back of the net, giving the Spartans a 3-2 comeback victory Monday afternoon.

“They have a very nice team and they certainly played us very tough,” said Springfield coach Linda Nixon of Pennridge. “I thought it was almost a game of two halves where they were really more dominant in the first half and we couldn’t get it off the right side and then in the second half we started to play better.”

Ella Marino finished a long run with a goal to get the Spartans within 2-1 with 8:59 left while Yoder tallied the equalizer on Springfield’s second penalty corner of the contest at 5:58.

Yoder then had a hand in Roy’s winner on a corner in the 7-on-7 overtime. Anya Kochanowicz took the insertion pass at the top of the circle and slid a pass to Kate Wojeck, who hit a ball that found Yoder in the circle. Yoder’s shot was denied due to a diving stop by Rams goalkeeper Mia Machado, but

MEDIANEWSGROUP FILE PHOTO Pennridge’s Emily Amsden (8) had a goal and an assist on Monday against Springfield.