Hartford, Conn. - Sophomore Tamara Brown (Annandale, Va.) scored two goals to lead the Tufts University Jumbos to a 2-1 overtime win over the Trinity College Bantams in field hockey this afternoon on Robin L. Sheppard Field.  Trinity, ranked No. 2 in the New England West Region and No. 9 in the nation, falls to 11-2 overall and 6-2 in the NESCAC) while Tufts, ranked No. 1 in the New England East Region and No. 5 in the nation, remains perfect at 12-0 overall and 8-0 in the NESCAC.
 
The defensive effort on both squads resulted in a scoreless first half, which stayed that way, until Brown netted her first goal of the afternoon early in the second half to put the Jumbos up 1-0.  Despite breakaway opportunities, Trinity was unable to answer until the very last moment, when senior Karli Del Rossi (Mantua, N.J.) scored her team-high 13th goal of the season with no time on the clock to tie the game in regulation.

On the play, Trinity was awarded a penalty corner with no time remaining, giving the Bantams a final shot at tying the game.  After Tufts freshman goalkeeper Marianna Zak (Concord, Mass.) blocked Del Rossi's first shot, Del Rossi picked up the rebound and penetrated the Tufts goal to send the match to overtime.

In the overtime period, Trinity was on the offensive attack with the exception of two Tufts breakaways, on the last of which, Amanda Roberts (Wenham, Mass.) connected with Brown for the second time in the game to give the Jumbos the win.  Brown had a clear shot and beat first-year goalkeeper Gina Dinallo (West Hartford, Conn.), who had made big saves all day for the Bantams.  The loss was Trinity's first in their last five games, and the Tufts win gives them an 18-game regular season winning streak, dating back to last season.  Goalkeepers on both sides made a collection of highlight saves, with Dinallo finishing with ten stops on the afternoon, and Zak finishing with six.

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