Box Score FARMINGTON -- Miranda Levesque (Sanford, Maine) scored on a free-position shot to give the University of Maine at Farmington a 14-13 overtime victory over Thomas College in North Atlantic Conference East Division women's lacrosse today.
The Beavers (2-9, 1-5) and Terriers (3-10, 1-5) head into the NAC East semifinals Saturday at Husson University. No. 4 UMF is scheduled to face top-seeded Husson at noon followed by No. 3 Thomas against No. 2 Green Mountain College at 2:30 p.m.
Amie Daniels (Lewiston, Maine), playing for the first time since the season opener, returned with six goals and an assist to power UMF, while Emma Morrison (Saco, Maine) netted four scores and Levesque added a pair of goals. Molly Carbin (Scarborough, Maine) added a goal and an assist in the win with Alyssa Neptune (Readfield, Maine) pitching in a goal. Carbin hauled in 12 ground balls to lead the Beavers.
The Terriers' Megan Denby as she netted six goals including her 100th career goal. Kiley Jolicoeur scored two goals and tallied 12 draw controls on senior day. Denby is only the second lacrosse player in Thomas history (both men and women's teams) to hit the 100-goal milestone. Denby tallied her 100th career goal at the 26:22 mark in the second half.
Ceara DiBiase started the scoring off when she hit the back of the net 45 seconds into the game, but Farmington answered right back when Daniels found Morrison for the equalizer. The Terriers came right back as Jolicoeur connected at the 28:11 mark and Denby put the Terriers up two with her first goal of the game at the 27:33 mark.
It was nip and tuck for most of the first half with the Terriers jumping ahead to one and two goal leads, but Farmington wouldn't go away as they tied the host team five times in the first. With 33 seconds remaining in the first Denby blasted her fifth goal of the game to put the Terriers up 10-8 at the break.
Denby opened the scoring with her fifth goal of the game on an extra player opportunity to put the Terriers up 11-8. Daniels brought Farmington back within two with a free position goal at the 26:42 mark. After Denby hit her sixth and final goal of the game, Farmington went on a three goal run started by Carbin's free position goal at the 22:26 mark. Daniels and Neptune also kicked in goals in the Farmington run.
The Terriers broke the 12-12 tie when Katie Foyle scored on a free position shot at the 14:13 mark. The Terriers carried a 13-12 lead till Daniels hit the equalizer with 53 seconds remaining in regulation.
A set of yellow cards put Farmington down two players as time ran out on the first OT period, but Levesque hit the eventual game winner in the second half of the overtime period on a free position shot. The Terriers also earned two yellows as time ran out and they were unable to find the equalizer.