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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8211; When Crestwood goalie Julia Filchak snagged Brigid Wood&#8217;s shot in the final second of regulation Thursday to preserve a tie score, the Coughlin Crusaders were left to wonder what was next.</p><p>In the post-game discussion, some seemed to remember that there may have been an overtime game on the road a couple of years ago. But, even so, rules change and that was regular season, so ultimately things could be different for the District 2 girls lacrosse quarterfinals.</p><p>While coach Colleen Wood confirmed the format with officials, the players wondered about their next move.</p><p>Minutes after learning what they needed to do, the third-seeded Crusaders went out and did it, using a Kyra Wozniak goal less than a minute into sudden-death play to fight off an upset bid by visiting Crestwood and advance to Tuesday&#8217;s semifinals with a 12-11 victory.</p><p>&#8220;We were unsure what we had to do,&#8221; Wozniak said. &#8220;Once we heard, we wanted to get the ball right from the draw.&#8221;</p><p>They did, but before the Crusaders could come out on top against the sixth-seeded Comets, they first had to escape trouble, just like in regulation.</p><p>Crestwood had opened a 4-1 lead in the first 11 minutes on two of Paige Zaleppa&#8217;s three first-half and four total goals. The Comets were in front 6-4 after Hannah Ackers scored the first of her three second-half goals just 12 seconds after intermission.</p><p>With the next score ending the season for someone, Crestwood gained possession and advanced the ball into the offensive end, approaching the arc on the left side.</p><p>&#8220;I was scared,&#8221; said Kristi Pearage, who scored a game-high six goals. &#8220; &#8230; Losing would mean we were done.&#8221;</p><p>That&#8217;s when Brigid Wood started the 14-second string of events that kept Coughlin&#8217;s season and title hopes alive.</p><p>Wood swiped the ball off a Crestwood stick and turned to head up field. As she tried to work out of her own end, Wood drew a hit that sent Ackers to the sideline on a yellow card for a dangerous check.</p><p>With a one-player advantage on the restart, Wood found Wozniak moving forward and hit her with a pass.</p><p>Wozniak did the rest, racing up the right-center of the field, cutting through defenders and firing in the game-ending shot with 2:06 still left in the first three-minute, sudden-death period.</p><p>&#8220;I kind of saw a lane and just a couple girls in front of me,&#8221; Wozniak said.</p><p>By turning one clutch defensive play into a transition and a successful shot on the other end, Coughlin finally managed what a surge in each half was unable to do &#8211; stop Crestwood.</p><p>After the Comets had taken their three-goal lead, Pearage had her first three goals in a 6:07 span.</p><p>Pearage followed up the Zaleppa goal that gave Crestwood a 4-1 lead by starting the comeback just 24 seconds later. She personally outscored the Comets, 3-1, the rest of the half to make it a one-goal game at the break.</p><p>Coughlin had an even stronger response to the quick strike by Ackers to open the second half.</p><p>The Crusaders got off 10 of the game&#8217;s next 11 shots and scored five straight goals, two by Pearage and one each by three teammates, for a 9-6 lead.</p><p>Crestwood fought back to force ties at 9, 10 and 11 and force overtime.</p><p>&#8220;Our minds were just all over,&#8221; Pearage said. &#8220;We haven&#8217;t had a game like this all season.&#8221;</p><p>Wood gave Coughlin its last lead of regulation with 1:24 left, but Ackers scored for Crestwood 15 seconds later.</p><p>Filchak made two of her nine second-half saves in the last 37 seconds.</p><p>Wozniak made sure Coughlin extended its season into Tuesday&#8217;s semifinals at second-seeded Lake-Lehman, the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 champion which edged Scranton Prep in overtime.</p><p><strong>Lake-Lehman 10,</strong></p><p><strong>Scranton Prep 9 (OT)</strong></p><p>Alicia Galasso scored six goals and the Black Knights needed every one of them to fend off pesky Prep in an extra period.</p><p>The game was tight throughout, as Lehman held a 5-4 advantage at halftime.</p><p>Jess Evans and Kate Roberts both finished with a goal and two assists for Lehman, which will face Coughlin in a semifinal game Tuesday.</p><p><strong>Delaware Valley 16,</strong></p><p><strong>Dallas 1</strong></p><p>Kirsten Dunn, Maecy Chlebowski and Bailey Fedun all scored three goals as No. 4 Delaware Valley dispatched Dallas in a District 2 quarterfinal game.</p><p>The Warriors took a commanding 7-0 halftime lead and out-scored Dallas by eight goals in the second half. Mindy Ratchford scored the lone goal for the Mountaineers. Keely Patton made eight saves in goal in defeat.</p><p><strong>Wyoming Seminary 18,</strong></p><p><strong>Wyoming Area 1</strong></p><p>The top-seeded Blue Knights won big in their district quarterfinal against the No. 8 Warriors.</p><p>Seminary will host Delaware Valley in Tuesday&#8217;s semifinals.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>District 2 quarterfinals</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Coughlin 12, Crestwood 11</strong></p><p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong>Crestwood`5`6`0`&#8211;`11</strong></p><p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong>Coughlin`4`7`1`&#8211;`12</strong></p><p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong>SCORING &#8211; </strong>CR, Paige Zaleppa (4 goals), Hannah Ackers (3 goals), Natasha Koslop (2 goals, 1 assist), Sam Brumagin (1 goal, 1 assist), Taylor Tomalinis (1 goal, 1 assist), Katie Coslett (assist), Jaclyn Cavanaugh (assist). COU, Kristi Pearage (6 goals), Brigid Wood (3 goals, 1 assist), Kyra Wozniak (2 goals), Savanna Robinson (goal), April Llewellyn (assist). Shots &#8211; CR 18, COU 32. Saves &#8211; CR 12 (Julia Filchak), CO 6 (Sara Price).</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Coughlin&#8217;s Mykala Slavish (34) and Crestwood&#8217;s Natasha Koslop (46) reach for the ball in Thursday&#8217;s district lacrosse quarterfinals in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_girlslax01.jpg</photo0><caption0>Coughlin&#8217;s Mykala Slavish (34) and Crestwood&#8217;s Natasha Koslop (46) reach for the ball in Thursday&#8217;s district lacrosse quarterfinals in Wilkes-Barre. </caption0><photoCredit0>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_girlslax02.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Coughlin&#8217;s Amy Llewellyn (13) and Crestwood&#8217;s Paige Zaleppa (24) chase down the ball in Thursday&#8217;s game in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_girlslax02.jpg</photo1><caption1>Coughlin&#8217;s Amy Llewellyn (13) and Crestwood&#8217;s Paige Zaleppa (24) chase down the ball in Thursday&#8217;s game in Wilkes-Barre. </caption1><photoCredit1>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_girlslax03.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Coughlin&#8217;s Mykala Slavish (34) tries to corral the ball as Crestwood&#8217;s Raegan Distasio (27) closes in during Thursday&#8217;s District 2 lacrosse game in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_girlslax03.jpg</photo2><caption2>Coughlin&#8217;s Mykala Slavish (34) tries to corral the ball as Crestwood&#8217;s Raegan Distasio (27) closes in during Thursday&#8217;s District 2 lacrosse game in Wilkes-Barre. </caption2><photoCredit2>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_girlslax04.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Coughlin goalie Sara Price (far left) deflects a shot by Crestwood&#8217;s Paige Zaleppa (24) in Thursday&#8217;s District 2 lacrosse game in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_girlslax04.jpg</photo3><caption3>Coughlin goalie Sara Price (far left) deflects a shot by Crestwood&#8217;s Paige Zaleppa (24) in Thursday&#8217;s District 2 lacrosse game in Wilkes-Barre. </caption3><photoCredit3>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Wozniak&#8217;s goal downs Crestwood in sudden death</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Robinson</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @TLSports</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Coughlin girls lacrosse prevails in overtime of district quarterfinals