BRIDGEWATER, Va. - After 100 minutes of play and six goals between them, the Bridgewater Eagles (4-1) and Drew Rangers (4-2) had to go to a sudden death shootout to determine the winner of the 2009 Mapp Invitational in field hockey action at  Mapp Field. BC connected on three shots in the stroke-off to finally defeat Drew by a 4-3 score.  

BC jumped all over Drew early in the first half when Christina Pybus netted back-to-back goals in 53 seconds to put Bridgewater up 2-0 after less than nine minutes of play.

At the 17:49 mark, the Eagles looked like they were going to run away with the game after Leah Cossentino tallied her third goal of the season to put BC up 3-0.

Bridgewater took a three goal lead into the intermission, while the defense only allowed one shot from the Rangers in the opening stanza.

At the start of the second half, Drew pushed the tempo of the game and inched closer when Sarah Charles netted her first of two goals in a row at the 44:36 mark to bring the BC lead to a 3-1 gap.

Drew would continue to apply extreme second half pressure to the Eagles defense until Charles netted her second goal at the 53:12 mark to give the Rangers new life while cutting the Eagles lead to 3-2.

Three minutes and 18 seconds later, Drew would tally its third goal of the game when Elizabeth Law netted the equalizer to bring the score to 3-3.

Drew and BC would battle back and forth for the remainder of regulation, as both teams had opportunities to close the game out but neither team could find the back of the cage as the game moved to overtime.

Both teams were able to push the pace in the first extra session, with the Eagles having a number of chances to close the game out. BC fired off more shots in the first overtime, with six, than the squad had to that point in the entire game.

The second overtime saw Drew outshoot the Eagles by a 3-2 tally as both teams were visibly exhausted, but neither team would score in the second extra set as the game moved a sudden death shootout.

Bridgewater and Drew both came up empty on its first scoring attempts before freshman Joan Burleson beat Drew keeper Stef Rutkowski to the blocker side to give BC a one-stroke advantage.

Drew was unable to answer during their ensuing attempt as BC keeper Elizabeth Sullivan stoned the Rangers shot attempt with a stick save to keep Bridgewater ahead. Junior Kalah Hess switched things up on the Drew net-minder and found the back of the cage by going stick side to put BC ahead 2-0.

After another sensational save by Sullivan, this time with her blocker, defender Megan Bach put the shootout out of reach for the Rangers by beating Rutkowski to the blocker side, sealing a hard fought 4-3 victory for BC.

Pybus' two goals led the Eagles offense as the senior moved into the team lead with six goals on the year.

Charles led Drew with her back-to-back goals in the second half.

In the cage, Elizabeth Sullivan (3-0) remained perfect with her third win of the season. Sullivan allowed three goals but was fantastic down the stretch as the senior keeper recorded three essential stops in the shootout and eight saves on the game.

BC was outshot by Drew by a 16-13 margin, while Drew fired off 11 more penalty corners than the Eagles at a 16-5 clip.

Bridgewater remains perfect at Mapp Field this season with a 3-0 mark.

The Eagles are back in action on Saturday, September 19 when BC heads to Virginia Wesleyan for a 2:00 p.m. clash with the Marlins.