FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Sacred Heart scored the final three goals, including two tallies in overtime to down Mount St. Mary's 9-7 in overtime in Northeast Conference (NEC) women's lacrosse action on Thursday.

Ashley Johnson (Arvada, Colo./Arvada West) paced the Mount (4-6, 2-2 NEC) with two goals and an assist while Jordan Certeza (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) registered a marker and two assists in the loss.

After Certeza gave the Mount a 7-6 lead at 44:24, the Pioneers (7-4, 5-0 NEC) tied the game on a Cori Horelik free-position tally at 49:01 and neither team found the twine in the final 10 minutes and 59 seconds to force the extra session. Carrisa Hauser scored the go-ahead goal unassisted at 61:22 before Farra Coppola sealed the win with an unassisted tally at 65:04 for a 9-7 decision.

Horelik fueled Sacred Heart with a hat trick and Alisa Fuchs scored twice while Coppola, Hauser, Alicia Fuchs, Kate Kmiotek and Kaitlin Rochler each tallied a goal and an assist in the win.

The game was a seesaw battle with neither team taking more than a two-goal margin.

Lucy Pompa (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) got the scoring started with an unassisted goal at 5:22.

The Pioneers answered with back-to-back scores to grab a 2-1 edge. Fuchs scored 59 seconds after Pompa to tie the game off a Coppola feed. Rochler gave Sacred Heart a 2-1 margin with an unassisted tally at 6:17.

Alexis Salerno (South Setauket, N.Y./South Side) converted a free-position chance at 6:54 to start a 3-0 run by Mount St. Mary's to give the Mountaineers a 4-2 advantage. Johnson then found the twine unassisted at 8:48 and off a Certeza helper at 11:43.

Horelik fueled a Sacred Heart 3-0 run with back-to-back goals. She scored off a Kmiotek feed at 12:18 before Rochler set Horelik up at 16:55. Fuchs found the twine off a Hauser assist at 24:34 to give the Pioneers a 5-4 edge at halftime.

Esther Rufolo (Woodstock, Md./Chapelgate Christian Academy) tied the game with an unassisted marker 56 seconds into the final stanza.

Kmiotek regained the advantage for Sacred Heart unassisted at 31:23 before the Mountaineers answered with the next two scores. Certeza set up Emily Kirby (Reisterstown, Md./Franklin), the current NEC Player of the Week, at 36:44 to tie the game at 6. Certeza then scored off a Johnson feeder at 44:24 to give Mount St. Mary's a 7-6 edge.

The Pioneers then scored at 49:01 to tie the game and earned the victory in overtime.

After Sacred Heart tied the game in regulation each team had one chance to break the standstill. Horelik missed wide at 50:38 and Kirby had her shot stopped by netminder Chelsea Wagner. In the final 10 minutes and 59 seconds of regulation, the teams combined for two shots and six turnovers.

In overtime, Salerno got the opening draw control to set up a scoring chance for the Mount. Pompa had an 8-meter shot saved by Wagner at 60:51 before Hauser scored the decisive tally at 61:22. The Pioneers got the ensuing draw control, but turned the ball over. Rufolo missed wide at 62:55 and Johnson had her shot stopped by Wagner at 62:59.

Kmiotek got the draw control in the second half of overtime, but Mount St. Mary's goalkeeper Brigid McTavish (Mount Airy, Md./South Carroll) forced a turnover with 1:30 left. The Mount turned the ball over seven seconds later and Coppola scored at 65:04 for a 9-7 lead and then grabbed the ensuing draw control to seal the victory.

McTavish had seven saves for the Mountaineers and Wagner turned away 11 shots for Sacred Heart.

Aly Jost (Abington, Md./Bel Air) paced the Mount St. Mary's defense with three caused turnovers, a ground ball and a caused turnover. Jackie Kearney (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough), the current NEC co-Defensive Player of the Week added two ground balls, two draw controls and two caused turnovers while Cait Fraccalvieri (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) scooped up a career-high four ground balls.

With her three points, Johnson moved into ninth place on the program's all-time career points list with 133. Pompa moved into eighth place in career draw controls with 78 draws.

It was the Mount's second overtime game this season after defeating George Washington 15-14 in double overtime on Mar. 10. The Mountaineers are 4-4 in overtime all-time.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Saturday at Quinnipiac. Game time is 11 a.m.