CASTINE, Maine— A header goal by Susana DeFrank sent Maine Maritime to a 2-1 overtime victory over visiting Gordon on Tuesday afternoon. The Mariners led at halftime, but Kaelyn Silveira (Bristol, R.I.) came up with the equalizer in the second to force an extra period.
 
Mariner keeper Maggie McConkey (Fryeburg, Maine) was tested early in net, coming up with a leaping save in the 30^th minute on a shot by Gordon freshman Jill Kefalas (Wenham, Mass.).
 
Makayla Lewis (Purcellville, Va.) put the Mariners on the scoreboard in the 39^th minutes when she broke away from her defender and found the back of the net past Gordon keeper, McKenzie Dion (North Grafton, Mass.).
 
The game remained 1-0 at the halftime break despite Gordon holding a 3-2 advantage in shots put on net. McConkey came up with three saves in the opening half.
 
The Mariners hung onto their lead until the 57^th minute when Gordon's Silveira beat the outstretched McConkey on a second-chance opportunity, to tie it at 1-1. Freshman Tori Caswell (Uxbridge, Mass.) was credited with her first career assistant on the play.
 
Regulation ended in a 1-1 knot to force overtime. The first overtime period was short-lived however, as Morgan Libby's (Brunswick, Maine) free-kick rebounded off of Dion's hands and DeFrank headed it into the webbing just three minutes into extra time.
 
McConkey earned the win in net for the Mariners, stopping six shots, while Dion recorded three saves in net for Gordon. DeFrank led Maine Maritime Academy's offensive attack with three shots on goal. Silveira and Kefalas combined to put five shots on frame for the Fighting Scots.
 
The Mariners (1-0) return to action on Sunday, September 6, when they host Maine-Fort Kent at 2:00 PM. The Fighting Scots (0-1) host Emerson College on Saturday.