As the clock ticked down in Saturday’s CIF San Diego Section Division 1 field hockey championship at La Jolla High School, No. 6 La Costa Canyon trailed by a and had four corners in the final minute.

Alll top-seeded Mt. Carmel had to do was get the ball out

Then Mavericks forward Bailey Baumann scored from point-blank range to tie the game and force overtime.

After no score in both overtime periods, a one-on-one shootout ensued. After five sessions, both teams scored twice leading to sudden victory one-on-one.

Following a missed goal from La Costa Canyon’s Annika Evenskas, Mt. Carmel’s Naiya Abalos stepped up. Abalos found the back of the net and gave Mt. Carmel a 3-2 sudden death win and a section title.

“I was really stressed out,” said Abalos, who scored twice in the penalty sessio

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