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Jamie Calahan (7) set up the equalizing goal for Penn before Nicole Black buried home the winner in a 4-3 defeat of Yale.

Against Yale on Friday, the Penn field hockey team led only for only four minutes and 21 seconds.

But the Bulldogs led for even less -- 3:56, and the Quakers were in front when it counted, winning 4-3 in overtime.

The team's weekend was not perfect however, as it did lose to No. 10 Duke 5-2 in Newark, Del. yesterday.

The Yale game was one of those few that seemed destined for overtime. One team would score, only to have the other bounce right back. Even the overtime was close; the Bulldogs got the first chance on a penalty stroke less than a minute into the extra session. But Penn junior goalkeeper Alanna Butera dove to her right to save the ball, and the game, for the Quakers.

"It was great," Butera said. "All I focused on was the ball. I basically flung my whole body at the ball and it worked."

With the confidence from Butera's stop, the Quakers turned the tables. Just a minute later, senior Nicole Black received a pass from sophomore Sarah Warner and ripped the winning shot past Yale goalkeeper Charlotte Goins.

"[Butera] did a great job on that penalty stroke and gave us a chance to win the game," Black said. "Her saving that shot was a great burst of energy for the team."

Black herself had an outstanding game, as she had four shots and scored both the tying and winning goals.

Despite the team effort, the Quakers (7-8, 3-2 Ivy) found themselves down 3-2 with less than 10 minutes left. Right after that third goal, coach Val Cloud called a timeout to rally her players.

"I told the team it was now or never," Cloud said. "This was our turf, our fans, our game. I told them we weren't leaving without a win."

The Quakers responded soon enough, as senior Jamie Calahan set up Black a few minutes later for the equalizer.

The Quakers' scoring was impressive, especially against Yale (7-7, 2-3). Coming into the game, Yale's Goin had the highest save percentage in the nation at .847, and her saves-per-game average of 9.77 was fourth in the country.

"To come away with a win against a goalie like her, we must be pretty good," Cloud said.

With the win, the Quakers now have beaten Yale for four straight years.

Although the Quakers did lose by three to Duke, that game wasn't a complete disappointment.

"We had nothing to lose in this game," senior Meghan Rose said. "We had our chances but we just couldn't capitalize."

Duke (11-6, 1-3 ACC) spread the offensive production around, as five different players scored for the Blue Devils.

But as the Quakers review for their last two games against Brown and then Princeton, they're far more likely to look at the comeback overtime victory than the three-goal loss.

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