Thespartandaily to its climactic tie, as the game ended and the decision was made to bring it into overtime. both teams added one goal in the first three minutes of overtime, necessitating another three minutes, during which sjsu bagged the winning point. "i'm stoked, " mcnamara said. "most of us are brand new to lacrosse. some came on the team never having heard of lacrosse." katie sheldon, a sophomore political science major, said she was happy to have a victory to close the season. "this is cool, " said sheldon, 20. "it's exciting to actually come out with a win for our last game, since we're losing half our players next semester." sheldon called the game the spartans' first official victory. stephanie flowers, a junior creative arts major who organized the lacrosse club, said this was the team's first season. "it was our first game where we had someone in our level of competition, " said flowers, 21, referencing the fact that both teams are in their infancies. "a close game is always 10 times more exciting." she said she had thought sjsu had a 90 percent chance of winning before the game, which she saw as a nice end to her new endeavor. "i've been working on it all year, sacrificing my grades, money, life, " flowers said. "next year we'll be going full throttle.

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