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Gettysburg, Pa. - The St.
Mary's College of Maryland women's soccer team battled with
Gettysburg College, who is ranked 10th in the Middle Atlantic
region, to a 1-1 double overtime draw in non-conference action on a
very rainy Saturday afternoon.
Following a scoreless first half, the Seahawks (2-0-1) struck
first just 38 seconds into the second half when junior forward
Sophia Esparza (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery
Blair) broke away from the defense and chipped in a shot from just
outside the box for a 1-0 St. Mary's lead.
Gettysburg (1-0-2), who finished with its second consecutive 1-1
tie, forced overtime with less than seven minutes remaining in
regulation. Following a corner kick that had been cleared out
of the box, freshman midfielder Jenna Sickle
(Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough) collected the loose ball and
directed it back to the middle of the box where sophomore defender
Sarah Yeager (Westport, Conn./Staples) headed the
ball to sophomore forward Mara Dold (Walpole,
Mass./Walpole) for the equalizer and Dold's first
career tally.
Overtime was pretty tame as the water-logged, exhausted squads
managed only shot each.
St. Mary's managed to edge the Bullets in all categories as the
Seahawks posted a 16-12 margin in shots and a 4-2 advantage in
corner kicks.
The Bullets' goal ended senior Marie Oben's
(Glenn Dale, Md./St. Mary's, Annapolis) shutout streak at 265:39
minutes. The last time that Oben and the
Seahawk defense gave up a goal was in the 89th minute of the 2007
Capital Athletic Conference Quarterfinal against Wesley College on
October 28, 2007. She made three saves in today's contest
with all three coming in the first half.
Senior Danielle St. Pierre
(Londonderry, N.H./Trinity) registered four stops, including three
in the second half.
The Seahawks will return to action next Tuesday, September 9
when St. Mary's travels to Boyds, Md. near Germantown for a CAC
match-up with Hood College at the Maryland Soccerplex at 4:30.
