MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - Abby Sprayberry had seen enough.

With the game heading into overtime with visiting Shorter, Sprayberry caused a turnover off the first draw control of the extra session, then found Molley Cross, who found Dani Taraska for the game-winning goal as the Berry women's lacrosse team beat its cross-town rival 9-8 30 seconds into the extra session at Valhalla Stadium Wednesday night.

A see-saw affair, the Vikings (5-0) trailed 8-7 with just over a minute to go in the contest. The Hawks possessed the ball in the offensive zone, but a goal-mouth scramble saw Kristina Jones come away with the ball for the Vikings. Jones would find an outlet and Berry quickly worked up field. Cross would end up with possession and found Sprayberry on the wing, who fired a shot into the back of the net to tie the game at 8-all. Shorter (1-3) would have a chance to win in regulation, but a shot rang off the post with 13 seconds remaining, and Berry would gain possession and send the game into sudden death overtime.

The current Southern Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Week, Taraska had a hat trick in each game so far for the Vikings, but was sitting on two until her heroics in overtime. Cross ended the game with the only two assists for the Vikings, both of which came in the final three minutes of game time. Katie Claire Smith finished the game with a pair of goals for Berry as the Vikings had five different goal scorers in the contest.

Jones had a game-high six saves for the Vikings as she remained unbeaten in goal in 2023.

Berry will be back in action here this Saturday at noon.