Women's Soccer Drops 4-3 Contest to SNHU in Overtime
Box Score MANCHESTER, N.H. (Sept. 17, 2011) – The C.W. Post women's soccer team dropped a 4-3 contest in overtime on Saturday afternoon, as Southern New Hampshire's Kasey Morrison tied the game in the 89th minute of regulation, then scored the game winner six and a half minutes into overtime to defeat the Pioneers in a non-conference clash.
C.W. Post now stands at 3-2, while the Penmen even their record at 3-3.
The Pioneers scored first right out of the gate as
Lina Harle (Lund, Sweden) caught the SNHU goalkeeper out of the net and converted for a goal at 5:40. But just 32 seconds later, Ashley Jaskula shot a rebounded ball into the upper right corner for a 1-1 contest.
But the Pioneers took the lead again just a short time later as
Heidi Eikeland (Kragero, Norway) caused a defensive turnover and shot past a diving SNHU goalkeeper Maggie Weldon for a 2-1 lead.
Coming out of the halftime break,
Prudence Rydstrom (Islip, N.Y.) headed a shot just inside the right post, giving the Pioneers a 3-1 lead.
But SNHU was resilient, as Kaliegh Roberge scored in the 76
th minute to make it 3-2. Ariel Teixiera's free kick with just over a minute remaining in regulation set up Morrison for the tying goal.
Teixiera also picked up the assist on the game winner in overtime.
C.W. Post goalkeeper
Allie Weiser (Grand Island, N.Y.) made 11 stops on the afternoon, as CWP was outshot 23-18 by the Penmen.