SANDY — On a day where Alta received its Region 4 championship trophy, Brighton managed to dim the celebratory mood a bit with an impressive comeback.

The Bengals rallied from a two-goal deficit to force overtime and ultimately claimed a point after battling to a 3-3 draw with the Hawks on Thursday afternoon.

For Brighton, mounting a comeback against the state's No. 1 team demonstrates how much it has progressed as a team.

"It just boosts us up to know we can compete with Alta," junior forward Stephanie Verdoia said. "They're always a great team and it's always a great game coming against them. We're psyched to go into the playoffs and (want) to play our best the whole way through."

During the first half, it appeared the Bengals might take a step backward in their regular-season finale. Brighton fell behind 2-0 on a pair of second-effort goals from the Hawks.

Cadie Walch scored first off a tap-in in the 16th minute. Walch latched onto the ball after Ashley May dropped a corner kick inside the six — but not before it bounced around from player to player like a pinball. Kealia Ohai added the other in the 32nd minute when Brighton keeper Amanda Oswald failed to wrap up the ball on a save attempt. Ohai got to the ball first and quickly headed it past Oswald along the left post.

Stephanie Verdoia broke the ice for the Bengals with a penalty kick five minutes later. But Alta appeared to put the finishing touch on another win when Kim Thurman crossed from the left flank to Michele Murphy and she blasted it home to make it 3-1 in the 45th minute.

That third goal instead set the stage for Brighton's rally