ITHACA, N.Y. - The Columbia field hockey team fell to Cornell in an overtime thriller, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon.  The Big Red's Olivia Boyd tipped a shot with no time remaining in the second overtime period to lift Cornell over the Lions in Ivy League action. 

In a defensive battle, the two teams remained scoreless after the first half of play.  Cornell outshot Columbia 6-3 and held a 5-1 advantage in corners. 

The Big Red struck first at 54:28 when Catie De Stio stole the ball from a Columbia defender resulting in a breakaway enabling her to slip a shot past Christie O'Hara.

The Lions offense turned it up a notch and evened the score at 1-1 on a penalty stroke by first-year Katie DeSandis at 63:58.  Despite Columbia outshooting the Big Red 13-7 in the second half, regulation ran out forcing the two teams into overtime.

In the two extra periods, Cornell outshot the Lions 14-1 and had 11 corners to Columbia's one.  With time ticking down, Cornell's Kate Thompson fired a shot that Boyd redirected with no time left on the clock to give the Big Red its seventh win of the season.

O'Hara finished with 12 saves including seven in the two overtime periods.  Julia Garrison and Lauren Byrne each led Columbia with three shots apiece.

The Lions (3-3, 1-1 Ivy) return to action tomorrow, Sunday, September 27 when they travel to Syracuse, N.Y. to take on #6 Orange.