GARDNER, Mass. (Interstat) — Karianne Engelbert scored in overtime Friday, lifting Union to a 4-3 victory over Franklin Pierce in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Gardner Veterans Arena. The Garnet Chargers, the visiting team, improved to 1-0. The Ravens, the home team, dropped to 0-1. Attendance was 101. Engelbert’s winning goal came at 62:58, finishing a back-and-forth game that required extra time. Union goaltender Monja Wagner earned the win with 21 saves on 24 shots.

Union opened the scoring at 10:55 of the first period when Engelbert scored, assisted by Jill Willis and Lily Leckelt. Franklin Pierce answered at 14:09 when Mia Kraut scored, with Brynn Levinson assisting. The Ravens then took a 2-1 lead in the second period on Caleigh Murphy’s goal at 26:35, assisted by Melanie Targosz. Union tied it at 30:20 when Evie Hanson scored from Maddie Leaney and Lily Oster. Later in the second, Anastasia Witmer scored at 38:21 from Targosz and Emma Laroche to put Franklin Pierce ahead 3-2.

Union forced overtime at 52:15 of the third period when Maddie Leaney scored, assisted by Madi Gaines and Lily Oster. The Garnet Chargers killed off several penalties down the stretch, including a late elbowing call on Leaney at 58:57, and kept the game tied. In overtime, Engelbert scored unassisted at 62:58 to end it. The teams combined for eight minor penalties, with Union called for five and Franklin Pierce for three.

Union’s Klara Kenttala was called for holding at 4:12 of the first period, and Kaitlyn Toner received an interference minor at 11:21. Franklin Pierce’s Melanie Targosz was whistled for highsticking at 29:22 of the second, and Union’s Peyton O’Neill went off for interference at 38:05. In the third, Franklin Pierce’s Anna Caumo received an interference minor at 51:20 and a roughing minor at 55:17, while Union’s Quinn Dunkle was called for kneeing at 54:43 and Leaney was penalized for elbowing at 58:57.

Leaney was Union’s top star, finishing with one goal, one assist, 11 shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Engelbert scored twice and recorded four shots on goal. Hanson added one goal, eight shots and one hit. Wagner made 21 saves. For Franklin Pierce, Murphy scored and had six shots. Witmer scored, put two shots on goal and had one hit. Levinson assisted on one goal and had three shots. Union’s Gaines assisted and had four shots, while Franklin Pierce’s Kraut scored and had two shots. Union’s Willis assisted and had two shots.

Leaney, a center from Maple Ridge, Canada, previously played for RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna. Engelbert, a left wing from Whitby, Canada, skated for Durham West Lightning. Hanson, a right wing from Calgary, Canada, attended Bishop Carroll High School. Wagner, a goaltender from Romanshorn, Switzerland, previously played at Shattuck-St. Mary’s. Murphy is a right wing from Belle Harbor, N.Y., and Witmer is a center from Glen Rock, N.J. Levinson is a right wing from Glencoe, Ill., and Gaines is a center from Frankfort, Ill. Kraut is a center from South Lyon, Mich., and Willis is a right wing from South Glens Falls, N.Y.

The result gave Union a 1-0 record and left Franklin Pierce at 0-1. The Garnet Chargers are next scheduled to continue their series against the Ravens before facing Merrimack, Delaware, Quinnipiac, Princeton, Cornell, Colgate and RPI. Franklin Pierce’s upcoming slate includes Saint Michael’s, Vermont, Clarkson, Saint Anselm and Sacred Heart.

Before the game, Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Franklin Pierce 4, Union 1. Interstat’s ELO system had given Franklin Pierce a 63.9 percent probability to win.