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Sarah Wozniewicz's overtime goal lifts Charge past Sirens

Sarah Wozniewicz scored in overtime and Ottawa blew a three-goal lead before the Charge beat the New York Sirens 4-3 on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.

Ottawa recovered from squandering a 3-goal lead

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Ottawa Charge's Sarah Wozniewicz (23), shown in this file photo, scored the game-winning goal in overtime on Tuesday in a 4-3 win over the New York Sirens. (File/The Canadian Press)

Sarah Wozniewicz scored in overtime and Ottawa blew a three-goal lead before the Charge beat the New York Sirens 4-3 on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.

Gabbie Hughes, Rebecca Leslie and Brianne Jenner each had a goal and an assist for Ottawa (3-5-0-6), which had a six-game win streak snapped last time out by a 2-1 loss at Montreal. Gwyneth Philips had 31 saves.

New York (7-0-2-5), which beat the Charge 4-0 in the season opener for both teams, has a seven-game point streak.

Jaime Bourbonnais, Kristin O'Neill and Anne Cherkowski each scored a goal for the Sirens and Sarah Fillier had two assists. Callie Shanahan stopped 17 shots.

WATCH | Wozniewicz scores OT winner for Charge:

Wozniewicz's overtime winner gives Charge victory over Sirens

January 21|
Duration 1:25
Ottawa's Sarah Wozniewicz scores in overtime to stop a New York come back as Charge defeat Sirens 4-3.

Hughes opened the scoring about 8 1/2 minutes into the game, Leslie added a first-period goal and Jenner scored 6:38 into the second to give the Charge a 3-0 lead.

Bourbonnais got New York on the scoreboard about six minutes later. O'Neill made it a one-goal game with 8:05 left in regulation and Cherowski tied it less than two minutes later.

Up next

Charge: Visit the Montreal Victoire on Saturday.

Sirens: Visit the Minnesota Frost on Sunday.

With files from CBC Sports

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