NEWARK, NJ—Justine Kamine's header off of a corner kick in the 107th minute lifted visiting Lafayette to a come-from-behind 3-2 men's soccer victory over NJIT Tuesday night on Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium.

Kamine, free at the far post, nodded home the game-winner on a corner kick from the right side by Sean Peckham with just 3:54 left in the second overtime period.

Peckham, a sophomore midfielder, had started the successful uphill climb for the Leopards, now 5-2-2 on the season, when he converted a penalty kick early in the second half after his team had spotted NJIT a 2-0 lead in the opening half.

The Highlanders (2-6) dominated play in the first half and it was reflected in their 2-0 lead built on tallies at 15:36 (Papis Ciss from Pete Walker and Nathan D'Aversa) and at 38:29 (Rahim Stennett from Chris Fawzy).

NJIT, which had a noticeable advantage in terms of possession and territory in the first half, also outshot the visitors in the opening 45 minutes, 9-2, plus a 5-1 margin in penalty kicks.

The third goal in a 2-0 game can be vital in how the rest of the game unfolds, with 3-0 becoming a huge advantage and 2-1 often swinging momentum back to the trailing team, especially if the goal comes early.

That's what happened for Lafayette Tuesday night, as a foul was called in front of the goal just 2:52 into the second half. Peckham scored the pk easily to put his team back in the picture with more than 42 minutes remaining to find the equalizer.

The game became more physical and hectic after the first Lafayette score and the Leopards drew even at 67:06, as Stephen Macurdy controlled a high bouncing ball in the box and booted it home.

NJIT, which outshot Lafayette in the second half, 7-3, got the only shot of the first 10-minute overtime, but neither team scored until the Leopards won on the header by Kamine, which was their second try of the second overtime. Overall, NJIT had a 17-7 lead in total shots and the shots on goal were even at five apiece.

Lafayette's victorious goalkeeper, junior Graham Heydt, finished with three saves, while NJIT freshman John Ricketti stopped two shots.

The first NJIT goal was a quick-developing play out of midfield, with D'Aversa passing ahead to Walker, who hit Ciss in stride. Staying on side, Ciss took the ball a few more strides and fired a 16-yarder past Lafayette's Heydt.

Stennett, NJIT's big, strong junior striker gained position in front of the goal, and taking the pass from Fawzy, made no mistakes, striking the close-range shot into the net.

“The loss doesn't represent the way we played,” said NJIT coach Pedro Lopes. “I thought our guys deserved a win tonight. It was a very good effort—our back four stayed organized, our midfielders did a good job controlling their area and putting in good balls and we did a good job up top. Everyone we put in today did what we asked. It was one of those games where we did everything we wanted but win.”

NJIT's next contest is on Saturday, an NJIT Day matchup at noon against Saint Peter's on Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium.