Allentown, PA -
ALI BELLINO (Allendale, NJ) and
SARAH LEVINE (Pequannock, NJ) scored 38 seconds apart during the final 1:30 as Montclair State rallied past Muhlenberg for a 3-2 victory on Monday.
LAURA POPES (Long Branch, NJ) notched her team-leading sixth goal for the Red Hawks, who reached the .500 mark.
TRISHA WINKLE (Forked River, NJ) made 11 saves for MSU (3-3)
After a scoreless first half, Muhlenberg took the lead early in the second as Holly Pico scored off an assist by Melissa Eicken on a penalty corner. Montclair tied the game with seven minutes to go as Popes scored, but the Mules regained the lead with 2:50 remaining on a goal by Sarah Stitzer.
Bellino retied the game with 1:30 left as she found a defelcted shot from
JANEL BERTINI (Erial, NJ) and knocked it in. Thirty-eight seconds later, Levine, who had the game-winner in MSU's OT win against Wilkes, scored off an assist from
JAMIE DONATO (Pompton Plains, NJ).
The game was originally scheduled for September 11th, but was postponed due to the national tragedy.