Grout Nets Winning Goal in Double Overtime
SHREVEPORT, La. – With the clocking ticking down in the second overtime period, Rachel Grout sent a shot into the lower left corner of the net with 28 seconds remaining to give the Texas State soccer team a 3-2 double overtime victory over Northwestern State Friday night at Byrd High Stadium. The victory snapped an eight-match winless streak that dated back to last season.
The Bobcats improved its record to 1-2-1 and extended its undefeated streak to 11 matches over the Lady Demons, who dropped to 2-2 on the season.
Before TXST allowed NSU to take a shot in the first half, the Bobcats got off five attempts. Unfortunately, only one was placed on goal when Kaylee Davis had one of her career-high seven shots stopped by the Lady Demons' Alex Latham in the 37th minute.
TXST scored the first goal of the contest late in the 42nd minute when Jordan Kondikoff found Sydney Kammer, who finished near the corner of the box. It was Kammer's first career goal and the first assist of the year for Kondikoff.
Early in the 54th minute, Kira Zapalac stole a ball from defender and ripped a shot into the lower left corner of the net from the top of the box to extend the Bobcats' lead to 2-0. For the senior, it was her first goal of her career since the 2015 season.
It appeared that TXST was on its way to a shutout victory until a shot from NSU's Gabriella Gamboa was accidentally knocked into the net on a clearance attempt by a Bobcat defender to cut the lead in half with just under 13 minutes left on the clock.
Gamboa went on to score halfway through the 81st minute on a deep shot after receiving the ball from Cache Haley to tie the match.
The Bobcats had three good looks during the rest of regulation. Davis put two shots on net and Renny Moore took a crack at goal but the ball went wide of the post.
After neither team recorded a shot in the first extra period, TXST got three attempts off in the first five minutes of the second overtime. Two were blocked and Davis saw her fourth shot of the day be stopped by Latham.
Grout scored the match-winning goal after getting the ball on a pass from Jamie Brown. It was Grout's ninth career goal and fifth time she has scored the contest winner. The assist for Brown was her second of her career and first this season.
Overall, the Bobcats outshot NSU 23-10 and held a 12-2 advantage in shots on goal. Along with Davis' game-high seven attempts, Kassi Hormuth, Genesis Turman and Kammer all took three shots apiece.
Kathryn Budde made her second straight start between the posts. The sophomore did not make a save as only two of the 10 shots from the Lady Demons were on goal.
Next up for the Bobcats is a 1 p.m. match at Stephen F. Austin on Sunday. The contest will take place at the turf field at Nacogdoches High School.
Troy-Jax State Battle to Scoreless Draw
MOBILE, Ala. – For the first time in the 16-game series between the schools, Troy and Jacksonville State failed to decide a winner as the teams battled to a 0-0 at The Cage on Friday.
It was Troy's (2-3-1) first overtime game and draw of the season. Last year, the Trojans tied program records with three draws and six overtime matches. Jacksonville State (2-1-2) has tied two consecutive games.
Troy took 11 shots in the game while JSU attempted eight, seven of the Trojans' shots came in the second half of the game. Maddie Brune and Qarli Stone were the lone Trojans to get off multiple shots with two each. Redshirt freshman Haleigh Mercer played all 110 minutes in goal to earn the shutout and her first career win.
UP NEXT
Troy will remain in Mobile to finish up the Jaguar Classic against Alabama on Sunday at noon. The Trojans are 0-4 against the Crimson Tide all-time with Alabama taking a 1-0 verdict in Tuscaloosa in 2015.
For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.
ALABAMA EDGES USA SOCCER 2-1
MOBILE, Ala. – Casey Wertz's goal with 19:12 left in the game broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Alabama soccer team a 2-1 victory over the University of South Alabama Friday night at The Cage.
The Crimson Tide (4-1) came back from an early 1-0 deficit and outshot the Jaguars (0-4) 9-5 in the second half.
GAME FACTS
-Tiina Trutsi gave USA the lead just 3:34 into the contest, converting from the penalty spot into the lower left corner after Ana Helmert was taken down in the box
-The Tide equalized at 16:53 when Hailey Brohaugh received a short corner and crossed to Celia Jimenez Delgado, who volleyed it into the upper left corner
-USA put seven of their nine first-half shots on net, but was unable to add to their tally
-Ana Helmert and Chelsea Followwell both forced Alabama goalkeeper Kat Stratton to make big saves on shots from distance
-USA outshot UA 9-4 in the first half, but lost the shots battle 9-5 in the second
-On the tiebreaking goal, Abbie Boswell dribbled through the middle of the field to the top of the penalty area and fed Wertz at the corner of the six-yard box, who hit it first-time across the goal mouth, just inside the post
-South Alabama got off two shots in the final 19 minutes, but neither attempt made it on goal
-Boswell had a chance to add an insurance tally with just over three minutes left, but her one-on-one opportunity hit the post
NOTES
-Trutsi's goal was her team-leading second of the season; both goals have come from the penalty spot
-Trutsi's two goals are a new career high
-South Alabama is 0-4 to start a season for the first time since 2006
-Friday marked the first time the Jaguars have scored penalties in back-to-back games since at least 2008
-The Jaguars' nine shots on goal are a new season high; they had 10 total coming into the game
-The Tide have won six in a row in the series dating back to 1998
-South Alabama has allowed multiple goals in four straight games for the first time since 2010
-USA's .643 shot-on-goal percentage is the program's highest since putting 71.4 percent of its shots on goal vs. Belmont on Aug. 28, 2016
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
Overall thoughts on the game: "It's the same reaction as the other three games. I'm disappointed for the girls. I'm not disappointed in how they played, just disappointed for them. We're chapping at the door with these top teams and you want to see us get across the finish line. It's a shame because it was a great performance. Two little mistakes and you give them a few chances and they punished us. I thought on the night overall, we were the better team."
On his team's offensive performance: "As a coach, I've always had an attack-minded philosophy. In the Auburn and Florida State games, we maybe gave them a little too much respect and sat off them. Tonight, we said let's go for it. Let's just jump down their throat. I thought we created a lot of havoc in the first 10 minutes and they didn't know how to answer it. If that goal comes a bit later for us, it might have helped the game, but I still thought we were chapping at the door. We had a couple of good chances that, if we put them in, it's a different game."
On Alabama's game-winning goal: "It's one of those ones where, Steffi Hardy came out with an injury, Ashleigh Pyle came out because we were going to use her somewhere else and that left side was new. That's tough to come into a game with this intensity and try to catch up. That's hard to do. New legs, not sure what the tempo was, being thrown into the deep end… It's not one individual's fault for that goal. Good teams punish you and they punished us."
UP NEXT
The Jaguars host Jacksonville State on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., a game preceded by Alabama vs. Troy at noon.
Cajuns Beat Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 For First Win
LAFAYETTE – Freshman Una Einarsdottir scored her first career goal on a penalty kick in the 31st minute to help lead the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns to their first win of the 2017 season, beating the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions 1-0 here in Hammond at the Southeastern Soccer Complex.
The win, being the first for the Cajuns, improves their record to 1-3-0 on the season. While the loss for Southeastern Louisiana drops their record down to 1-3-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED (First Half): Einarsdottir came out of the gate aggressive for the Cajuns, ripping their first shot of the game just wide in the 12th minute setting the tone for the game going forward.
Southeastern Louisiana, themselves, were aggressive as well putting the game's first two shots on goal, first in 14th minute followed up shortly with another shot on goal in the 17th minute.
But Cajuns sophomore goalkeeper Mackenzie Lee, making her first start of the season, was up to the task stopping both shots for two quick saves maintaining the score at 0-0 within the first 17 minutes of up tempo action.
The teams went back and forth, in what was a physical game, but it was the physicality that gave the Cajuns what they'd been working towards, a lead.
In the 31st minute the Cajuns earned their first penalty kick of the season, and Einarsdottir was tasked with cashing in on the big opportunity.
Einarsdottir confidently stepped up to the spot, and in a moment where she looked more like a upperclassmen than a freshman, ripped the ball past the Lady Lion's Michaela Hawthorn to give the Cajuns a 1-0 lead late in the first half.
From there the Cajuns locked things down and the game entered the break with Louisiana sitting on top 1-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Second Half): The Cajuns came out the gate, much like the first half, aggressive and looking to set the tone and senior Kimberly Grasso put a shot on goal in the 54th minute showing that the Cajuns weren't just going to sit back and let Southeastern Louisiana attack without worry.
Louisiana faced a pressing Lady Lion team through the early parts of the second half, with the Lady Lions ripping three shots in less than a 10-minute period with the first shot coming in the 58th minute and the third coming in the 66th.
The tone that the Cajuns set from the start, didn't change even with the lead and the Cajuns kept their attack on, using offense as the best defense to help them get the win.
Starting in the 71st minute, with Lee making a save on the Lady Lions only shot during the stretch in the 73rd minute, the Cajuns ripped off six shots and it wasn't until the 86th minute did Southeastern Louisiana record another shot.
Freshman Ally Busalacchi started off the Cajuns powerful stretch with a shot on goal in the 71st minute. Senior Denice Emokpae joined the party with a shot that flew wide in the 73rd minute.
Sophomore Erika Sierra, showcasing her impressive endurance, ripped a shot wide in the 76th minute but she wasn't finished and she forced Hawthorn to make two saves within four minutes.
The first coming in the 78th minute and Sierra quickly followed that up with yet another shot on goal in the 82nd minute.
Not looking to be left out, senior Ashleigh Cade finished the Cajuns superb stretch with a shot that soared just over the crossbar.
Lee made sure that she put the final stamp on the Cajuns first win of the season with a big save in the 86th minute, making sure the Cajuns hard work didn't go to waste.
When the final whistle blew, with the score sitting at 1-0, the Cajuns had a celebratory bus ride in front of them back to Lafayette as the victors.
NOTEWORTHY: Lee started and played all 90 minutes recording four saves while facing nine shots from the Lady Lions; Joining Lee in the 90-minute club were Sierra, who finished with three shots, two of which were on goal, senior Whitney Taggart, junior Sarah Kozlowski, sophomore Kaylie Powell and senior Rebecca Foley; Grasso, Busalacchi and freshman Grace Champagne all came off the bench each recording one shot on goal; For the third straight game the Cajuns lead their opponent in shots finishing this game with 12 shots, six of which were on goal, to Southeastern Louisiana's nine.
UP NEXT: The Cajuns return to the pitch on Sunday Sep. 3, when at 6 p.m. the Northwestern State Lady Demons travel to Lafayette and the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Complex. The game will have free admission and for those fans who can't make the trip out the game will be streamed live on Ragincajuns.com for free along with live stats.
Grizzlies Nip Eagles in Cougar Classic
STATESBORO, Ga. – On Friday evening the Eagles played their first game on the West Coast in program history. The Blue and White played Montana in the opening match of the Cougar Classic, hosted by Washington State. The Eagles would to the Grizzlies 2-1, after a late penalty kick gave the Grizzlies the lead.
Montana jumped out to an early lead in the 5th minute when Alexa Coyle scored her second goal of the season. She controlled a failed clearance attempt and took a shot from 30 yards out beating keeper Lauren Karinshak ending her consecutive scoreless streak. Karinshak now sits second all-time in consecutive scoreless minutes with 340:57.
Frida Brattum scored her second goal of the season to level the game at one. Brattum took a through ball from Ashton Adams and chipped the keeper who was coming off her line. The Eagles would finish the first half leading the shot totals 5-4.
In the 54th minute the Grizzlies drew a foul in the box giving Janessa Fowler an opportunity to take the lead. Fowler scored on the Penalty Kick giving Montana lead and eventually becoming the game winning goal on the evening.
MATCH FACTS
Montana (4-1-0) – 2
Georgia Southern (2-2-1) – 1
SCORING
5' - MONT – Alexa Coyle (2) Controlled a clearance and scored from 30 yards out.
19' – GS – Frida Brattum (2) (Ashton Adams) Ashton Adams played a through ball to Frida Brattum who chipped the goalie coming off her line.
54" – MONT - Janessa Fowler (1) Scored on a Penalty Kick.
NOTES
- Sophomore keeper Lauren Karinshak had her scoreless streak broken at 340:57 seconds, second longest in Georgia Southern history.
- Both the Grizzlies and Eagles had 10 shots in the game, while the Eagles had an advantage with 6 shots on goal.
- Frida Brattum scored her second goal of the season as Ashton Adams picked up her first assist of the year.
- Asha Vilaythong led the team with 3 shots, all being on frame in her 73 minutes played.
- Madeline Jones, Ashton Adams, and Junique Rodriguez all played the entire 90 minutes for the Eagles Friday night.
- Montana's Taylor Hansen received a yellow card in the 88th minute for what the officials called time wasting.
WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"Tough results today, it felt like we worked hard but not smart. We gave up two goals on mental breakdowns and it cost us. I can't fault the effort but we needed to be switched on and needed better focus defensively, as well as needed better execution. I thought Montana was an excellent team, they were tough to play against and made the most of their chances."
NEXT UP
The Eagles will face Washington State on Sunday, at 3:30 PM, to conclude the Cougar Classic.
Famili Leads Chants to 2-1 Win over Eagles
CONWAY - Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year Daniella Famili scored twice to lead Coastal Carolina to a 2-1 victory over former conference foe Winthrop Friday evening at the CCU Soccer Stadium. With the victory, the Chanticleers improve to 4-1 while the Eagles drop to 1-2-1.
Famili picked up her fifth and sixth goals of the year. First, she found the back of the net in the 20th minute on an unassisted goal. Famili followed up in the 24th minute. On that second goal, Elisabeth Rockhill (three assists on the season) broke down the left side of the field and pushed a pass to the center of the pitch to allow Famili to beat the Eagle goalkeeper for the 2-0 lead.
Winthrop (1-2-1) managed to pull within one and trail 2-1 at the break when Allie Thomas rolled a shot into the net off the corner feed from Katie Colwick in the 37th minute.
The Chanticleer opened the second half with good pressure on the Eagle defense, out-shooting the visitors three to nil in the final 45 minutes, but neither team scored to account for the 2-1 final.
For the night, Coastal outshot the Eagles 10-to-6 and held a 5-to-3 advantage in corner kicks. In addition to Famili's two goals, she had two shots, while Kayla Christian, Mackenzie Gibbs, Brenna Leftwich, Baylee Price, Hannah Eiden, and Rockhill added one shot each.
Coastal Carolina returns to action on Sunday (Sept. 3), at the CCU Soccer Stadium to take on Davidson of the Atlantic-10 at 1:00 p.m.
Ponder Helps A-State to 3-0 Shutout of Oral Roberts
JONESBORO, Ark. (9/1/17) – Kelsey Ponder stopped all 11 shots placed on goal by Oral Roberts and Arkansas State earned a 3-0 shutout victory over the Eagles Friday afternoon at the A-State Soccer Park.
“We had strong, solid defending being responsible doing the hard stuff,” A-State head coach Brian Dooley said. “That’s kind of been our makeup to this point. I think the first 25 minutes people saw what we are capable of doing. Shots, I don’t care about that stat, but there was one that I thought was a lapse on defense. Sometimes, we’re okay with people shooting because we have a good goalkeeper, whether that’s Kelsey (Ponder), Megan (McClure) or Alexis (Phillipe). They can handle those shots and do their job which allows us to defend and concentrate our defending in a more dangerous space. Today was a perfect example of that, as we got our goals and then fought the game.”
A-State (2-2-0) controlled much of the first half, building a 2-0 lead at the break. The Red Wolves grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute as Maggie Ertl scored her first career goal. A throw in was dribbled around near the top of the box before Abby Harris gathered for possession and found Ertl near the top of the box. Ertl converted as she tapped in the goal to the back left corner of the net.
Nearly three minutes later, A-State built the 2-0 lead. Sarah Sodoma stole possession at midfield and used her speed to set up a great look on goal. After getting out in front of the defenders, she had just the goalkeeper to beat and chose to go to the back right corner for her third goal this season.
Oral Roberts (1-3-0) pressured for the final 10 minutes of the first half, putting up seven shots, four of which were on goal. The Eagles played much of the second half as they did the first, pressuring the A-State defense with many attempts. Oral Roberts added seven shots on goal in the second half, but Ponder stopped each of them to finish with 11 stops.
In the 85th minute, Oral Roberts was whistled for a handball in the box and A-State was awarded a penalty kick. Dana O’Boye stepped to the penalty spot and buried the attempt for her third goal on the season.
“We said from the start as a staff, that this group of student-athletes have the right mentality. We lost two very difficult games, against very good teams, and this is a very good team as well. They have some close results in a few games that made us a little worried on a few matchups. We stepped up today and have a long term goal in mind. If we hit a loss along the way, it’s not going to break us. Saint Louis is going to be a top-25 team and we were 3-2 with them. Every time we step out there, I get happier and more excited about what we can do as a team.”
The Red Wolves make a short trip to Central Arkansas for a 7 p.m. contest Sunday. A-State returns home to play UT Martin next Friday at 4 p.m.
App State Draws to 1-1 Tie Versus UNCG
BOONE, N.C. –– Appalachian State University women's soccer (0-3-2) drew to a 1-1 tie against UNCG (1-3-1) on Friday evening at Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex.
Each team during the match was on target with their shot attempts, as a combined 15-of-30 shots were near the frame. Appalachian shot a season-high seven shots on goal in the third-straight contest the match has resulted in overtime.
Both goals scored were in the second frame with Ava Dawson earning her first-career goal that just broke the 60-minute mark to give App a 1-0 lead.
Twelve minutes later, the Spartans tied things up as Hita Quiqui would score her first goal of the season as well to push the score at 1-apiece. The Mountaineers had three more opportunities by Erin Settle including an attempt with six seconds left in regulation but Tyler Cooper came up with the save.
Settle attempted four shots on goal to lead the team while Emmily Cowie and Lindsey Tully also had an attempt at the net.
Lauren Burke played all 110 minutes en route to an already career-high seven saves. Both goalkeepers ended with 13 saves when the match was said and done.
Appalachian will travel to Lubbock, Texas still in search of its first win against Texas Tech at 8 p.m. on Sunday.