FREDERICK, Md.--Sophomore Lauren Perzan converted a penalty stroke 1:18 into overtime to lift the Hood College field hockey team (2-4) to a 1-0 overtime victory over the visiting Wilson College Phoenix (5-3) Monday afternoon at Thomas Athletic Field.

The Blazers and Phoenix shared a heated rivalry for years in the Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference, as four of the last six meetings have been decided by a single goal. In Monday's contest, the two teams remained deadlocked in a scoreless tie for the entire 70 minutes of regulation.

In the sudden victory overtime, Wilson goalie Nikola Grafnetterova charged out of the cage and in an attempt to deflect a Blazer shot away from the cage, but was whistled for a foul which resulted in a penalty stroke for Hood. Grafnetterova was then lifted for reserve keeper Janessa Demeule to go one-on-one with Perzan. Perzan fired her shot to Demeule's right and into the corner of the cage to seal Hood's first home victory of the season.

Junior Ashley Saylor recorded her first shutout of the season and made two saves in the cage for Hood.

Hood returns to action Sunday hosting Sweet Briar College in nonconference action at 2 p.m. at Thomas Athletic Field.