Box Score

UNION, N.J. – Senior defender Julie Knodt scored six minutes into the first overtime period to give Kean University a 1-0 win over Rensselaer. With the victory, the Cougars improve to 6-0, while the Engineers drop to 3-3.

Marissa Robinson had three shots to lead the Cougars at halftime. Kean earned 10 penalty corners in the first half and did not concede any, but neither team had any truly dangerous scoring chances.

Late in the second half the scoreless game was growing tense. Stephanie Soares fired a shot that needed to be saved by RPI defender Julia Wright with 18 minutes to go, and a Kean goal was on the board for nearly five minutes while the officials discussed it before eventually waving it off at 54:31.

The teams went to overtime, where Rensselaer had by far its best scoring chance as Brianna Kilberg broke in one-on-one with Kean goaltender Katie DiCarlo. The sophomore keeper kicked away the shot to keep the Cougars in the game.

Kean finally capitalized on the 25th and final penalty corner of the night. Soares initiated the play on the goalline, and Knodt whacked at it down in front. The rebound came off the goaltender and back to the Mount Laurel native who sent it in for the sudden-death goal.