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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 11, 2011) -- Sophomore midfielder Cameron Felt scored two goals, her second coming 11 minutes into overtime, to lead the Vassar College field hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Union College in Liberty League action Friday night at a rain soaked Weinberg Field.

For a second straight year, Vassar and Union were deadlocked in a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation. While last year's contest was played under sunny skies and was decided by penalty strokes, Friday afternoon's game was played under a steady and heavy rain, and was decided by a Felt goal that was initiated by senior forward Katy Hwang. Hwang's deflected shot by a Union defender ricocheted in the air and was collected by Felt, who took the mid-air ball and swiped it past Union sophomore goalie Mary McCune for the game winning tally.

With the win, Vassar improves to 4-3, 1-0 and will continue Liberty League play at Rensselaer on September 28 at 4:30 p.m. Union drops to 0-5, 0-1 and travels to Rensselaer for a 2:00 p.m. game tomorrow.

Felt's first goal at the 46:31 mark of the second half was a result of heavy action in front of the Union goal following a penalty corner. Vassar freshman midfielder Dara Davis took advantage of a downed McClune following a Brewer shot, and alertly fed an aware Felt who flicked the ball into the unprotected goal for a 1-0 Vassar lead. It was Davis' team-leading fourth assist of the season.

Union, which was outshot by Vassar 20-11, took advantage of its golden opportunity in the game's 56th minute when sophomore forward Nicole Merigliano took a nifty feed from senior forward Isabel Zellweger and launched a hard shot over the left shoulder of Vassar sophomore goalie Magie Brelis to tie the game 1-1. Brelis made two key saves in overtime and five in the contest. She made a clutch save off a Merigliano's shot midway through overtime.

On the Vassar side, the game was full of opportunities, many of which were created by senior forward Emily Maier, who had eight shots, three of which McClune capably stopped after Maier's deft stickhandling and athleticism found her in prime scoring position twice in the first half and once midway through the second half. Maier's aggressive all-field game enabled the Brewers to hold a 14-10 lead in penalty corners.

McClune made five saves in the contest, one coming off a penalty shot from Vassar's Hwang in the game's 32nd minute. Just one minute into overtime, and with the Brewers making a rush toward goal, Union's senior Natalie Engel made a big defensive save off a shot by Vassar senior midfielder Maura McCarthy that kept the Brewers from winning the contest early in overtime.