Box Score
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women's soccer team (5-8-1, 1-5-1 SSC) topped the Eckerd Tritons (7-7-0, 1-4-0 SSC) Tuesday night at the Turley Athletic Complex, 2-1, in overtime. The win marks the first for the Sharks in conference play.
Dilja Olafsdottir (Sr., Reykjavik, Iceland) ended the game in the first overtime period at the 96 minute mark.
Kelsey McCusker (Jr., Stone Harbor, N.J.) played a ball into the box from a free kick, leaving the ball up for grabs.
Stephanie Moench (So., Austin, Texas) came down with the ball and ripped a shot past the goalkeeper that deflected off the post and found its way to the foot of Olafsdottir, who put the ball in the back of the net. The goal keeps the Sharks' postseason hopes alive with two conference matches left to play.
Both teams had to battle through tough conditions as there was heavy rain for almost all of the 96 minutes of the match.
The Tritons tallied first in the 11th minute on a shot from about 40 yards out over goalkeeper
Rachel Lopez's (Fr., Orlando, Fla.) head.
Tori Vives (So., Cooper City, Fla.) knotted up the match with a little over seven minutes to play in the half. A low driven cross from Moench bounced off of Trtion keeper Morgan Crescent's hands into the center of the box. Vives found herself in the right place at the right time as she tapped in her first goal in her collegiate career.
The second half lacked scoring chances for either team as the rain began to come down harder over the playing surface. NSU held a 10-9 shot advantage heading into the overtime session.
Lopez, who made her first collegiate start, recorded a career-high five saves.
The Sharks will now take a mini break from conference play, when they head up to West Palm Beach, Fla. to take on the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish, Saturday, Oct. 26.
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