ANDERSON, S.C. - Olivia Dumphy netted her second goal of the season in the 96th minute as the University of North Georgia women's soccer team defeated Anderson, 2-1, in overtime Wednesday evening at Trojan Stadium. The Nighthawks improve to 2-1-2 with the win.
After a sixth minute goal for Anderson's Lauren Allan, the Nighthawks began their onslaught of shots, taking nine shots, four of which on goal in the first half but not finding a goal in the first half.
In the second half, UNG took the first nine shots of the half and, on the 15th shot of the half,
Payton Bisso scored her second career goal off a pass from
Rosie Embley to tie the match at 1-1. North Georgia took seven more shots in the half, but the game passed through the final 20 minutes with a 1-1 score.
The Nighthawks continued the heavy offensive pressure in overtime that finished with Dumphy taking a rebound off of a
Renee VanHorn shot and scoring it to clinch the team's second win of the young season.
NOTES
- The overtime contest marked the fourth straight for UNG that has gone longer than 90 minutes. The Nighthawks played in four overtime matches in all of 2016.
- UNG took 34 shots and gave up just nine to the Trojans in the contest. The 34 shots marks the most in a single game this season, while the nine shots given up is the fewest this season.
- VanHorn and
Taylor Malasek each took seven shots in the contest to lead UNG.
NEXT UP
North Georgia will open up Peach Belt Conference play on the road at Georgia College Saturday evening. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. in Milledgeville.
