Box Score

Arlington, Va. - Junior midfielder Sophia Esparza (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) buried a penalty kick with 38 seconds remaining in the second overtime period to keep the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's soccer team unbeaten in Capital Athletic Conference action as the Seahawks notched a 3-2 double OT victory over a scrappy Marymount (Va.) University squad Tuesday night.

Esparza finished the night with the game-winning goal and a pair of assists as St. Mary's (9-1-3, 6-0-1 CAC) maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot in the conference standings.

Marymount (2-12-1, 0-7 CAC), who remains winless in league play, was 1:01 from pulling the upset before senior midfielder Abby Bishop (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) netted just second career goal at 88:59 off an assist by Esparza, knotting the game at 2-2 in regulation.

Senior midfielder Katrina Borden (Hartfield, Va./Wakefield) notched her third goal of the season at 19:46 to give the Seahawks an early 1-0 lead as Borden took a feed from Esparza.

However, back-to-back unassisted goals from junior Dana Zalowski (New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock) in the second half put the Saints ahead 2-1 with 17:49 left in regulation.

Ranked fourth in the NSCAA Middle Atlantic Region, St. Mary's outshot the Saints, 23-17, including 7-1 in overtime.  The Seahawks also held a 7-5 edge in corner kicks.

Senior keeper Marie Oben (Glenn Dale, Md./St. Mary's, Annapolis) matched her career-high with 11 saves in 109:22 minutes of action.

Senior Carrie Schneider (Derwood, Md./Magruder) and junior Sara Horne (Severna Park, Md./Mount de Sales) combined for 10 stops in the loss.

St. Mary's has a tough match-up coming up this Saturday, October 25 when the Seahawks make the trek to Salisbury, Md. to take on Salisbury University, who is also unbeaten in CAC play with a 5-0-2 conference record.  The game is slated to start at 1:00.  Saturday's outcome will help determine the seeding for the upcoming CAC Tournament which begins November 1.