Box Score	First Half	Second Half	OT	OT 2	Final
Hamline	1	1	0	0	2
Saint Benedict	1	1	0	1	3

St. Paul, Minn. - The Blazers emerged victorious by a score of 3-2 after enduring 110 minutes of cold and rainy weather today in St. Paul against the Hamline Pipers. With the win the Blazers move into second in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) standings, the highest they have been ranked since they were tied for first after winning their first two conference matches. The loss for the Pipers means they are now mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.

As expected, the Blazers came out firing in the first half, outshooting Hamline 9-3. Despite this offensive outcropping, Hamline was the first team to put points on the board, scoring on a goal from defender Kelsey Caracciolo on passes from midfielders Eden Behrens and Izzy Benj-Alvarado. The goal was Caracciolo's seventh of the year, tied for sixth most in the conference.

The Blazers responded strongly to the early deficit, needing only seven minutes to get a corner kick that would set up the equalizing goal. Junior forward and captain Colleen Bouchard took the cross from senior defender Jenny Brattensborg and headed it past Piper goalkeeper Molly Jacobs to equal the score at 1-1. The goal was Bouchard's sixth of the year and brings her season point total in conference matches to fifteen, second-most in the conference.

As has been typical with head coach Steve Kimble's team this year, the Blazers came out of the halftime break firing on all cylinders. Twelve minutes into the second half, senior midfielder Hannah Frost fed first-year defender Megan Lenz who promptly rifled the ball into the net for the go-ahead goal. The goal was the third of the season for Lenz, the most goals scored by a Blazer defender this year.

Unfortunately that was not all the Pipers had to say on the matter. With only 12 minutes remaining in the match Caracciolo added her second goal of the game off a pass from teammate Aubrey Stenson to even the score at 2-2 and send the match into overtime. The goal was her eighth of the year, tied for fourth-most in the conference.

Great defensive play dominated the first overtime, between the two teams where there was only one shot in the period, a shot from Bouchard that was saved by Jacobs.

Initially, the second overtime was much of the same for the first five minutes, until first-year Alyssa Hoffman received the ball on the left side of the goal. Hoffman broke free from the Piper defense and deftly struck the ball over the keeper and into the net, giving the Blazers a 3-2 double overtime win they desperately needed. The goal was Hoffman's team-leading eighth of the year, placing her tied for fourth among the conference leaders.

The huge win for the Blazers means they now control their destiny heading into their final match of the regular season this Saturday against the first place Concordia Cobbers, who have already clinched the top seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Blazers will need only a tie to ensure a playoff spot, while a win would ensure home-field advantage for at least the first round.