Box Score Bloomsburg, Pa. - For the last couple of seasons, Millersville field hockey has been looking for a breakthrough win, knocking and knocking on the door of the elite teams of the PSAC. On Wednesday in Bloomsburg, the No. 6 Marauders finally knocked the door down. Champayne Hess broke a scoreless tie in overtime, giving Millersville a 1-0 win and ending a 23-year drought against the No. 4 Huskies. 

The last time Millersville (10-5, 5-2 PSAC East) defeated Bloomsburg (11-4, 5-2 PSAC East) in field hockey, not a single member of the current roster had been born. Since its last win in 1989, the Marauders were 0-31-2 against the perennial national championship contenders. A little less than than a month ago, the Marauders dropped a 1-0 overtime decision to the Huskies at home. This time around, Millersville delivered by winning its third-straight overtime game. 

Hess' goal, her third of the season, came with just 2:23 left in the first overtime. The speedy junior subbed in and immediately sprinted upfield. she picked up the ball from 20 yards out and carried it the rest of the way into the circle where she beat Megan Eppley on the right side. 

The shot was one of only four that Eppley faced the entire game. Millersville's keeper, Lauren Sotzin, came up with eight saves for her seventh shutout of the season. 

Sotzin turned away a shot 7:06 into overtime, and after that Millersville took control, forcing a penalty corner and eventually scoring the game-winner. Hess entered the game only 11 seconds before her score. 

Bloomsburg made a strong charge at the end of regulation. At the 66 minute mark, Bloomsburg fired three shots at Sotzin off of a penalty corner, but all three were denied. Sotzin totaled seven saves in the second half alone. 

Alicia Youtz led Millersville with two shots including one on goal. Rachel Dickinson and Brittany Troutman accounted for the other two on goal. 

For Millersville the win was far more significant than ending a long skid against Bloomsburg. With its 10th win, Millersville clinched its first winning record since 1998 and inches ever closer to a postseason appearance. A 5-2 league record draws the Marauders even with Bloomsburg and a game behind West Chester for first place in the division. 

The biggest game of the season is still ahead for the Marauders, though. Defending national champion West Chester visits Millersville on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 13 at 12 p.m.