BALTIMORE - Siena forward Tabitha Tice scored 2:10 into the first overtime session to help lift the third-seeded Saints to a 1-0 overtime victory over the Canisius College women's soccer team Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the 2010 Chick-fil-A MAAC Women's Soccer Championships in Baltimore. With the win, the Saints (17-3) advance to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament next weekend, while the Golden Griffins see their season come to an end with a 14-7 mark.

After the two teams played through 90 scoreless minutes, Siena's attack pushed the ball forward in the opening minutes of overtime and forward Caitlin Cahalan was able to flick a pass from the top right-hand side of the box, where it was settled by Tice, who ripped a shot from 15-yards out for the game-winning tally. The goal for Tice was her 11th of the season, and she was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player for her efforts.

"I am very proud of the girls' effort," Canisius head coach Jim Wendling said. "This team played as hard as they could today. They gave 100 percent and we had some opportunities, but they didn't go our way. I am certainly proud of this season and the way we played all year."

Canisius, which was outshot 21-10 for the contest, had a great chance to take a 1-0 lead midway through the second half when junior Kelly Reinwald was able to break away from her defender and get off a bad-angle shot that slid past Siena goalkeeper Elizabeth Barna and rolled along the goal line before it hit the far post and bounced back towards the field where it was cleared away by the Saints' defense. On the day Barna made two stops for Siena, including a big save in a 1-v-1 situation against junior Jenny Griffin in the opening moments of the second stanza.

Canisius senior goalie Lesley Ivinac made seven saves in net for the Blue and Gold in the loss, including a few key saves early as the Saints came out firing, holding a 4-0 advantage in shots just 20 minutes into the game.

Ivinac, senior Laura Ellis and freshman Brianna Smith were named to the MAAC All-Tournament Team for their efforts in the Griffs' two games. Ivinac made a total of 13 stops on the weekend while becoming the first Canisius goalkeeper in program history to record a shutout in MAAC Championship play, while Smith, the 2010 MAAC Rookie of the Year, scored the Griffs' lone goal in the 1-0 semifinal win over Rider Friday afternoon.