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.
Bears rally from two down to defeat Susquehanna, 3-2, in 2 OT
Posted: Sep 23, 2009