NEWPORT, R.I. - Junior Caroline Galligan [West Newbury, Mass.] put on a tour de force performance, scoring a school-record five goals to lift No. 3 Salve Regina past sixth-seeded University of New England 5-4 in double overtime of a first-round Commonwealth Coast Conference field hockey playoff game Monday afternoon.

The Seahawks (9-7) trailed New England 4-1 with less than four minutes to go in regulation when Galligan, who had already scored once, caught fire. She scored three goals in a span of 1:44 to tie the score. 

Galligan - now with 15 goals on the season - then scored in the 100th minute off an assist from junior Jillian Lee [Morristown, N.J.] to win the game and advance the Seahawks to a second-round game at No. 2 seed Endicott on Wednesday.

"Caroline was just incredible," Salve Regina head coach Jennifer Eldridge said. "We do work on five-minute drills in practice where we score as many as we can, so I knew the potential was there to do it, but I have not seen anything like that in a game before."

New England (7-8) seemed to put the game away when junior Lisa Baillargeon [Berlin, N.H.] scored in the 59th minute to put the Nor'easters up 4-1. However, Galligan netted her second goal of the day at 66:09 on an assist from senior Ashley Despres [Leominster, Mass.]. 

Galligan then sent the game into overtime with unassisted goals at 67:02 and 67:48.

"We were trying to keep everyone positive, from the girls on the bench to everyone on the field," Eldridge said. "They showed a lot of heart, and they stayed composed out there when they needed to."     

Eldridge credited the play of midfielders Lee and Micajah Wiley [Nantucket, Mass.] for their play on both ends of the field. Freshman goalie Devin Eppley [Darien, Conn.] struggled in regulation, but made eight saves in overtime to help the Seahawks.

Galligan's outburst overshadowed the day of New England freshman Taryn Flagg [Livermore Falls, Maine], who scored two goals for the Nor'easters. With her first goal of the game Flagg set school records for most points and most goals in a season. Sophomore Kaitlyn Hall also scored one goal for New England.

#6 New England (7-8) vs. #3 Salve Regina (9-7)

Date: Oct. 30, 2006 Attendance: 100

Weather: Sunny

Goals by period 1 2 OT 2OT Total

New England 2 2 0 0 4

Salve Regina 1 3 0 1 5

Scoring Summary

1. 4:07 UNE Taryn Flagg (unassisted)

2. 7:24 SRU Caroline Galligan (11) (Ashley Despres)

3. 32:40 UNE Kaitlyn Hall (Kim Anderson)

4. 55:21 UNE Taryn Flagg (Alyssa Bergeron)

5. 58:28 UNE Lisa Baillargeon (unassisted)

6. 66:09 SRU Caroline Galligan (12) (Ashley Despres)

7. 67:02 SRU Caroline Galligan (13) (unassisted)

8. 67:48 SRU Carolina Galligan (14) (unassisted)

9. 99:03 SRU Caroline Galligan (15) (Jillian Lee)

Shots: New England 22, Salve Regina 19

Saves: New England 9 (Beth Brooks 9), Salve Regina 13 (Devin Eppley 13)