ORLANDO, Fla. (3/15/11) – Oswego State scored five unanswered goals in overtime to defeat Kean University, 16-11, in women's lacrosse action at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Tuesday morning.

Senior Amanda South (pictured left) scored six times for the Cougars (0-4), while Rachel Raffa led the Lakers with five goals and two assists in their season opener.

The Lakers opened the game with three goals in first 64 seconds of the game behind a pair of goals from Raffa.  Kean tied the game with three straight goals from sophomore Lyndsey Cannon, South  and sophomore Stephanie Tocko, however Oswego State closed the half with a 3-1 run to take a 6-4 lead at halftime.

Oswego State opened the second half with three straight goals to take a 9-4 lead.  The Cougars would score six of the game's next seven goals, with South opening up the scoring with back-to-back goals.  Senior Joelle Vitale tied the game at 10-10 with the unassisted goal with 7:23 left in the game to cap the run.   

The Lakers regained the lead with a goal from Kristen Darcy, however South tied the game to force overtime with her sixth goal of the game with 4:16 left in regulation. 

Oswego State controlled the overtime session however, as Darcy broke the tie with the first goal 1:27 into overtime.

In the victory, Laker goalkeeper Ashlee Engel made 10 saves, while senior goalkeeper Ashlie Berghold stopped 10 shots for Kean.