NORFOLK, Va. -- Providence's Mary O'Reilly tapped in a shot from Adrienne Houle with five minutes left in the first overtime period to deal the Old Dominion field hockey team a heartbreaking 1-0 OT loss at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex Friday afternoon. Providence improved to 13-5, 5-2 (BIG EAST) while the Lady Monarchs fell to 7-9, 3-4 (BIG EAST).
The first half ended in a 0-0 deadlock despite the Lady Monarchs firing off 12 shots to the Friars' three. ODU also held an 8-1 advantage in penalty corners at the break.
Providence goalkeeper Megan Guilbert registered four saves for Providence in the first half, while Kealsie Robles made two in the cage for ODU.