Boxscore

Galloway, NJ – Stockton University (12-3, 4-1 Skyline) clinched the No. 2 seed for the Skyline Conference tournament with a dramatic 9-8 victory over Kean University (10-6, 3-3) in overtime. Zack Aho (Shamong/Seneca) scored the game-winner 1:22 into sudden-death OT. The win was the fourth straight for the Ospreys.
 
Aho and Guy Loggi (Somers Point/Mainland) led Stockton with three goals apiece. Goalkeeper Pat Quinn (Shrewsbury/Red Bank Regional) earned the victory with 11 saves. Tyler Bollard (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) won 13 of 19 faceoffs and grabbed a team-high six ground balls.
 
Stockton struggled in the first half, trailing 4-1 and 5-2 before a late goal by Loggi got the Ospreys within 5-3 at the break. The goal was Loggi's second of the half, with James O'Donnell (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) netting the other Stockton tally. Loggi's marker sparked a run of five straight by the Ospreys as they surged to a 7-5 lead.
 
Aho, Mike Caposella (Wayne/DePaul Catholic) and Tommy Gallo (Clinton/North Hunterdon) were the only scorers in the third quarter. Gallo's counter gave Stockton its first lead of the game at 6-5 with 36 seconds left in the third stanza and Loggi potted his third of the game one minute into the fourth quarter to make it 7-5.
 
Kean answered just 10 seconds later and regained the lead with two goals by Anthony Perrotta 1:01 apart to pull ahead 8-7 with 5:19 to play. Aho tied the game 8-8 with a man-up goal at the 3:29 mark. Both teams attempted shots late but neither found the net. Quinn made a save with 1:13 on the clock and Loggi fired wide in the closing seconds.
 
The teams exchanged turnovers in the first minute of overtime and Stockton gained possession after Kean's miscue. The Ospreys flung two shots wide before Aho found the mark for the game-winner, assisted by O'Donnell, 1:22 into OT to give Stockton the thrilling 9-8 triumph.
 
Perrotta finished with a game-high four goals plus one assist for the Cougars. Kean goalie Maxwell Fields registered 14 saves on the night.
 
Stockton will conclude the regular season with a Skyline Conference game at Mount St. Mary on Saturday at 3 p.m. and then host No. 3 seed Farmingdale State in the Skyline semifinals next Wednesday, May 4.