Box Score Sept. 15, 2010
BRYANT WOMEN'S SOCCER BATTLES BACK TO TIE HOLY CROSS, 2-2
VIDEO: GOLDBERG GOAL
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – In dramatic fashion tailor-made for the
only home night game of the season, the Bryant University women's
soccer team shined under the lights of the Bryant Turf Complex as
the Bulldogs stormed back from a two-goal deficit to tie Holy
Cross, 2-2 on Wednesday.
Freshman Ari Goldberg (East
Bridgewater, Mass.) completed the comeback with a
game-tying goal off a free kick in the final two minutes of
regulation following a tally by sophomore forward Krista Johnstone
(Dover, N.H.) earlier in the half. The Bulldogs stand at
2-4-1 on the season following the double overtime thriller.
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| Head Coach Chris Flints talks after Bryant's 2-2 overtime tie
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The Crusaders (2-3-1) wasted no time in establishing an early
lead as they pushed through the Bulldog defense to score in the
opening minute of the contest. Senior forward Shelby Stand came out
on top of a one-on-one battle deep in Bryant territory to sneak a
shot underneath Bulldog keeper Kelsi Jacob (Mahwah,
N.J.).
In almost a perfect replication to the start of the game, the
Crusaders opened the second half with a goal in the 48th
minute. On a breakaway down the middle of the field setup by a pass
from Stand, freshman Sarah Kelley chipped a floater over a charging
Jacob to give Holy Cross the 2-0 advantage.
For most of the second half, the Bulldogs continued to
breakthrough the Crusader backline but could not get off a quality
shot.
The prime scoring opportunity finally came for Bryant in the
79th minute when Johnstone settled a bouncing pass from
Regan
Marin (Bedford, N.Y.) while directly in front of the
Crusader net and buried it past the dive of keeper Mary
Ferketic.
The pace of the game quickly picked up during the waning minutes
of regulation as both teams changed to a offensive style of play
but the keepers of each team stopped any chance of an easy goal. In
the game, Jacob recorded a remarkable six stops for the Bulldogs
while Ferketic was equally impressive with five saves.
Following a foul to setup possibly the last good chance to even
the score, Goldberg curved a free kick past the reach of Ferketic
and into the top right corner of the net in the 89th
minute to send the teams into extra time.
The first overtime period would be Jacob's time to shine as the
keeper was rewarded on a gamble in the 97th minute by
coming out of the net to deflect a breakaway shot by Stand and
preserve the score. Both teams reverted back to a defensive tactic
during the second overtime as the only shot of the period came from
Bryant sophomore Kaitlyn Fare (Milstone
Township, N.J.) which was blocked by a defender.
Bryant edged out the Crusaders in both shots and corner kicks by
margins of 16-13 and 2-1, respectively. Stand led all players with
seven shots while Elizabeth
Guimond (Claremont, N.H.) paced the Bulldogs with
four.
The Bulldogs return to action on Sunday, Sept. 19 when they
visit New Hampshire at 1:00 p.m.
