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Buena Regional High School's Karlie Gruccio scored the winning goal as the Chiefs field hockey team edged host Middle Township 3-2 on Monday.

The score was 2-2 until Gruccio scored her 13th goal of the year with 4 minutes, 34 seconds left in regulation.

Jessica Zwaan and Gina Rios scored the other Buena goals, and Gruccio and Marisa Pastore had assists.

Middle's Samantha Szathmary opened the scoring on a corner midway through the first half, off an assist by Nicole Hand. Teammate Erica Coughlin tied it at 2-2 with 18:54 left.

Buena Regional 1 2 - 3

Middle Township 1 1 - 2

Goals-Zwaan, Rios, Gruccio B. Szathmary, Coughlin MT.

Goalies-Bashenko (5) B. Kelly (8) B.

Records- Buena 6-2; Middle 3-4.

Shore Conference

No. 9 Southern Regional 1,

Lacey Township 1, OT

Southern's Emily Bowker tied the game with her ninth goal of the season with 6 minutes, 19 seconds left in the second half.

The Lions had taken the lead when Amber Giresi scored an unassisted goal six minutes into the game.

Goalies Stephanie Fuchilla from Lacey and Meghan Ramos from Southern both had 16 saves. The still-unbeaten Rams saw their season-opening six-game winning streak end.

Southern Regional 0 1 0 0 - 1

Lacey Township 1 0 0 0 - 1

Goals-Bowker S; Giresi L.

Goalies-Ramos (16) S; Fuchilla (16) L.

Records-Southern 6-0-1, Lacey Twp. 5-2-1.

Cape-Atlantic League

Holy Spirit 8,

Bridgeton 0

Devon Biglin and Jessica Giaccone both had two goals and two assists for the visiting Spartans.

Holy Spirit 2 6 - 8

Bridgeton 0 0 - 0

Goals-Biglin (2), Giaccone (2), Pecora, Persiano, Reimers, Ellenberg HS.

Goalies-D'Ambrosio (0), Widmann (1) HS. Soto (21) B.

Records-Holy Spirit 6-1; Bridgeton 0-7.

Oakcrest 7,

Vineland 1

Oakcrest's Savana Biren scored four goals and freshman Danielle LaPergota scored her first varsity goal.

Kelsey Cheek added a goal and had three assists for the Falcons.

Brianna Zerra scored the lone goal for Vineland.

Vineland 1 0 - 1

Oakcrest 3 4 - 7

Goals- Zerra V. Biren (4),Cheek, LaPergola, Little O.

Goalies-Austin (9) V. Aldridge (0) O.

Records-Vineland 0-6. Oakcrest 3-4.

St. Joseph 2,

Lower Cape May Regional 0

Gina Smith scored a goal off an assist by Shari Grinceri. Megan DeMarco also scored for St. Joseph.

Rebecca Holden had 19 saves for Lower Cape May.

Lower Cape May 0 0 - 0

St. Joseph 2 0 - 2

Goals-Smith, DeMarco SJ.

Goalies-Sayer (11) SJ; Holden (19) LCM.

Records-Lower Cape May 4-2, St. Joseph 5-1.

Tri-County

Conference

Cumberland Regional 0,

Woodstown 0, OT

Cumberland Regional goalkeeper Nicolette Pizzo had 13 saves and earned her second shutout.

Cumberland Regional 0 0 0 0 - 0

Woodstown 0 0 0 0 - 0

Goalies-Pizzo (13) CR; Boyer (7).

Records-Cumberland 1-4-1.

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