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EAST STROUDSBURG - Junior midfielder Ashley Chioda scored her first career goal with 4:28 left in the second overtime, giving No. 2-ranked East Stroudsburg University a 2-1 win over No. 1 Shippensburg in PSAC field hockey on Saturday afternoon at Whitenight Field.

Chioda's goal, scored 95:32 into the contest, gave ESU (14-3, 8-1) its second win over Shippensburg (14-2, 7-1) this season. Senior back Emily Howell scored 2:46 into OT in a 1-0 win at Shippensburg in a non-conference game on September 17.

The Warriors, the defending PSAC and NCAA Division II champion, move into a tie with Shippensburg for first in the PSAC can secure the right to host the PSAC semifinals and championship game for the second straight season with a win at Slippery Rock (currently 6-9, 3-4) next Saturday.

ESU rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit after Ship scored 18:04 into the game, with Emily Barnard assisted by Kylie Huffman.

Senior forward Robin Stevenson tied it for ESU with 24:45 remaining in regulation with her 10th goal of the season and the 20th of her career, assisted by sophomore midfielder Paige Harrold.

The two teams played more than 50 minutes of scoreless action from that point until Chioda's game-winner.

ESU provided continuous pressure through the two extra sessions. Ship had a slight 13-12 edge in shots in the 70 minutes of regulation, before the Warriors pushed for an 8-1 advantage in shots in the 25:32 of overtime play.

Senior goalkeeper Danielle Ard had six saves for ESU, while Ally Mooney had seven saves for Shippensburg.

ESU, No. 2 in the NFHCA DII poll, was listed No. 1 in the initial set of NCAA DII Atlantic Region rankings released last week. Shippensburg was ranked No. 2 in the region.