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Bears rally from two down to defeat Susquehanna, 3-2, in 2 OT

SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Trailing by two goals in the second half, Ursinus rallied for two goals in the final 25 minutes of the half, then scored the game-winner with 3:56 left in the second overtime as the Bears (4-2) defeated Susquehanna (2-4-2) 3-2 Wednesday night in women's soccer play.

Sophomore midfielder Brittany Williams (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) scored the game-winning goal at 106:04 on a header off of a corner kick from senior midfielder Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter).

Susquehanna took a 1-0 lead at 23:11 when Julie Briskey scored on a loose ball, then the Crusaders took a 2-0 lead at 38:30 when Samantha Farina scored on a direct kick.

The Bears cut the deficit to 2-1 at 65:03 when sophomore defender Monica Oilveto (Robesonia, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scored on a pass from freshman forward Cecilia Mansson (Monroe, Conn./Masuk). Mansson would later score the game-tying goal at 79:06 off of a corner kick.

The Bears, who had a 24-6 advantage in shots, got one save from freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.).

This marks the sixth straight game where the winning team has scored three goals.

Ursinus will travel to Dickinson on Saturday.