KUTZTOWN, Pa. (September 26, 2009) - The Kutztown University field hockey team dropped a 4-3 double overtime thriller to C.W. Post in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division contest at University Field. (BOXSCORE)

With both teams running on fumes in the second overtime, Kristina Gustafson found the back of the cage off of a rebound for the game clincher.

The Golden Bears missed a few scoring chances in the overtime frames. The scoring opportunities came about with the speedy transitions from Jenna Gregory (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg), Lauren Solley (Oley, PA/Olley Valley) (Oley/Oley Valley), Abbey Sheeler (Fleetwood, PA/Brandywine Heights) (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) and Carrie Healey (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North).

The second half had 15 minutes of penalty time between the two teams and a penalty stroke for the Golden Bears. KU called upon junior Katie Brautigan (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) (Bernville/Tulpehocken) for the penalty stroke. Brautigan unleashed a shot past the keeper and into the right corner of the cage to give the Golden Bears a brief 3-2 lead.

Amanda Nann scored her second goal of the game with 12:41 remaining in regulation that evened up the contest and eventual forced the overtime.

The first half was back and forth with KU starting the scoring six minutes into the game when Solley snagged a rebound and drove the ball into the right corner. Solley entered the contest tied for third in Division II with 1.29 goals per game average.

Following a Pioneer goal, Sheeler ripped a shot into the right corner off an assist by Kim Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) (Oley/Oley Valley).

Goalkeeper Emily Falko (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua) (Catasauqua/Catasauqua) made 10 saves for the Golden Bears. Brautigan made two defensive saves and Angstadt had one when the Pioneers tried to sneak rebounds into the corner away from Falko.

KU struggled with capitalizing on penalty corners, as they held a 20-13 advantage and were unable to score off of any of them. The Pioneers first goal came off of a penalty corner.

The Golden Bears look to bounce back on Wednesday with a trip to Mansfield. The PSAC East contest will begin at 6 p.m.

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