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<p>What a way to turn a tough loss into a victory.</p><p>Fresh off an overtime defeat in the District 2 Class A championship game, the Holy Redeemer Royals used the experience to pull out a 2-1 overtime victory over Boiling Springs Monday in a PIAA Class A opener at Hershey High School.</p><p>&#8220;Honestly, it&#8217;s really unbelievable,&#8221; Holy Redeemer first-year coach Maura McCormick said. &#8220;My goal was to make it to states. To win our first state game is just amazing.</p><p>&#8220;But we&#8217;re not done yet.&#8221;</p><p>Not by a long shot.</p><p>The 15-1 Royals will face Bellville Mennonite, which edged Ellis 2-1, in a state quarterfinal game Saturday.</p><p>Redeemer rolled to the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 title with a 12-0 record, then won two straight district playoff games before suffering its first loss of the season to Lake-Lehman, 2-1 in overtime of the District 2 title game.</p><p>But the Royals used that experience to put away the Bubblers.</p><p>&#8220;Going to overtime&#8217;s really exciting, but it&#8217;s always nerve-wracking,&#8221; McCormick said. &#8220;You never know who&#8217;s going to get that lucky touch.&#8221;</p><p>No luck needed by Redeemer.</p><p>Leah Mullery had her one-on-one opportunity at the winner stuffed in overtime, but Kruk collected the rebound and angled her winning shot into the cage with 3:30 to play in overtime.</p><p>&#8220;Kayla&#8217;s always great under pressure,&#8221; McCormick said. &#8220;And she&#8217;s always got so much energy.&#8221;</p><p>Kruk helped put the Royals on the board first, feeding an assist to Mullery with 19:25 remaining in the first half to give Holy Redeemer a halftime advantage.</p><p>But Boiling Springs tied it in the second half, when Paige Bond evened the game at 1-1 with the only goal for the Bubblers to eventually force the extra session.</p><p>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t had many teams who have scored against us,&#8221; McCormick said. &#8220;Going against Lehman really helped a lot. We know (now) how to play defensively with only two defenders.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Holy Redeener 2, Boiling Springs 1 (OT)</strong></p><p><strong>Holy Redeemer`1`0`1`&#8212;`2</strong></p><p><strong>Boiling Springs`0`1`0`&#8212;`1</strong></p><p><strong>First half &#8212;</strong> 1. HR, Leah Mullery (Kayla Kruk), 19:25. <strong>Second half </strong> &#8212; BS, Paige Bond, 16:48. <strong>Overtime </strong> &#8212; Kruk (Mullery), 3:30.</p><style>
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Kayla Kruk lifts Holy Redeemer to first-ever state field hockey win