Women's Soccer Falls in Overtime to Furman 4-3

Greenville, S.C. - The Georgia Southern Women’s Soccer Team lost to Furman in overtime 4-3 Sunday afternoon in Greenville, S.C.

The Lady Eagles fall to 3-4-2 (1-1-0) and Furman advances to 7-3-1 (1-1-0) after today's match.

Georgia Southern held the Paladins scoreless in the first half of play.

Sophomore Michelle Berard (Kennesaw, Ga.) gave Georgia Southern an opportunity to score in the first half when she took a shot on goal, but Briana Da Mota was able to make a save preventing the goal.

Furman scored two quick goals to start the second half. The Lady Eagles responded and tied the match up by scoring two goals in a span of eight minutes.

Freshman Danae Kaimuloa (Escondido, Calif.) scored the first goal in the 58th minute by taking advantage of a 2 on 1 breakaway opportunity.

Senior Ashley Toussaint (Warner Robbins, Ga.) picked up the assist on Kaimuloa’s goal. Toussaint tied the match at 2-2 in the 66th minute of action when she scored on a breakaway and placed the ball into the left side of the net past the goalkeeper.

Kaimuloa scored her third goal of the season off a pass from Caroline Rutledge (McDonough, Ga.) and gave the Lady Eagles a 3-2 lead.

Furman tied the match at 3-3 in the 85th minute of play. Lucy Martin scored from 23 yards out to send the match to overtime.

Alexa Jones knocked in the game-winning goal in the 94th minute of the match to give the Paladins a 4-3 win over the Lady Eagles.

The Lady Eagles return to action Friday against Chattanooga at 4 pm at Eagle Field.

Category: Women's Soccer

Published on Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:06