MIDDLETOWN, PA - The Penn State Harrisburg women´s soccer team finished their magical season by capturing the 2009 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Tournament Championship in dramatic fashion Sunday afternoon at the Penn State Harrisburg soccer field. This gives the Lady Lions their first NEAC tournament championship in school history.

The top-seeded Lady Lions battled the third-seeded Keuka College Storm in the championship match, with both teams unable to find the back of the net in regulation.

Before the overtime period ended, sophomore Corinne Mazzotta (Haddam, CT/Haddam Killingworth) blasted a free kick pass Storm goalkeeper, Ashley Vail, with 15 seconds remaining to lift the blue and white to victory.

Penn State Harrisburg held the 2008 NEAC champions to only three shots on the game with zero shots coming in overtime. The Lady Lions held a 10-4 corner kick advantage with Vail collecting 10 saves in the losing effort.

Mazzotta was named the 2009 NEAC Tournament MVP for her championship game-winning goal. She also scored one of the team´s two semi-final goals in their win over Penn State Berks.

The women´s soccer program becomes the second sport at Penn State Harrisburg to win a regular season championship and a NEAC tournament championship in the same year. In just three years in Division III play, the 2009 women´s soccer team joins the 2009 women´s tennis team with this accomplishment.

Penn State Harrisburg finishes their season at 16-2 overall, remaining perfect against NEAC opponents with an 11-0 record.

The Keuka College Storm will represent the NEAC in the 2009 NCAA Tournament finishing their year season with a 10-7 record.