BRIDGEWATER, Va. - For the Bridgewater Eagles (5-3) field hockey team, easy doesn't make its way into the dictionary. Despite outshooting Wilson College (1-7) by a 27-7 margin the Eagles had to play nearly two extra sessions before finally defeating the Phoenix by a 2-1 score at Mapp Field.

BC jumped out to an early lead at the 5:31 mark when a Sarah McKee shot found the back of the net off a rebound to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage.

Bridgewater would control the remainder of the first half, holding Wilson to one shot and keeping the throttle on the offense to take a 1-0 lead into the intermission.

Following the halftime break, both teams did a role reversal, with Wilson applying the pressure en route to netting the equalizer at the 59:25 mark off a Leigh Roche shot to knot things at one.

Both teams had ample opportunities to end the game in regulation, but the horn sounded with the game knotted at one apiece, sending things to overtime.

Wilson would apply the majority of the pressure in the first extra set, by outshooting the Eagles by a 3-2 margin, but neither team could net the game-winner, pushing things to a second overtime.

From the onset of the second extra session, Bridgewater peppered Wilson goalie Nikol Grafnetterova with a barrage of shots, but the keeper continued to deny the Eagles until Kalah Hess netted the game-winner at the 96:56 mark to give BC the 2-1 victory.

BC outshot Wilson by an astounding 27-7 margin, and more than doubled the Phoenix in penalty corners by a 13-6 tally, but a mixture of rock solid Wilson goaltending and missed BC opportunities allowed Wilson to stay alive.

Jennifer Bateman and Brianna Jacques led the Eagles with five shots a piece, with Hess chipping in an additional four shots.

In the cage, Taylor Waddell (2-2) recorded five saves to pick up the victory.

Bridgewater is back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 29 when Sweet Briar comes to town for a 4:30 p.m. showdown at Mapp Field.