After ending regular time in their state championship game against Holy Cross at 1-1, Old Lyme had to endure two 15-minute periods of overtime. Finally (and thankfully!), Mya Johnson scored the winning goal with just 4 minutes 47 seconds left on the clock.
The Wildcats held on to win their third state championship in as many years. Johnson was subsequently named MVP of the game.
Old Lyme went down 1-0 to a penalty following a hand-ball in the box after 14 minutes in the second half, but bounced back seven minutes later with a goal by Maddie Oullette on a rebound after a shot from way out by Maddie Zrenda.
Read a full report of the game by Ned Griffen and published Nov. 18 on TheDay.com at this link.