Women's Soccer Drops Heartbreaker In Overtime At First-Placed Ball State, 1-0

Sunday, October 25

2 pm

10-6-2 (6-3-1MAC)

Ball State

13-3-2 (9-1MAC)

OT 1

Buffalo

Ball State

Women's Soccer Drops Heartbreaker In Overtime At First-Placed Ball State, 1-0

10/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

MUNCIE, IN – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's soccer team (10-6-2, 6-3-1) dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 game on the road in overtime to first-placed Ball State on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore goalkeeper Laura Dougall did all she could for the Bulls as she tied a career-high with 10 saves in the loss.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 0, Ball State 1 (OT)
Ball State Goal Scorer: Chelsy Swackhamer (9)
Records: Buffalo (10-6-2, 6-3-1 MAC), Ball State (13-3-2, 9-1-0 MAC)
Location: BSU Soccer Field – Muncie, IN
The Short Story: Despite a great game from goalkeeper Laura Dougall, 10 saves, the UB women's soccer team dropped a 1-0 road match at Ball State in overtime on Sunday. Ball State ended the game in the 94^th minute as Chelsy Swackhamer gathered her own rebound and beat Dougall after a corner kick.

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Laura Dougall, Kristin Markiewicz, Angel Hart, Julia Benati, Carissima Cutrona, Kassidy Kidd, Moira Petrie, Celina Carrero, Jackie Hall, Brianna Shingary, Andrea Niper
Ball State: Leah Mattingley, Alyssa Heintschel, Lorina White, Lucy Walton, Abbie Boswell, Chelsy Swackhamer, Lauren Hall, Kelcy Fiser, Elaina Musleh, Chay McNitt, Kalynn Flanagan

How It Happened

The Cardinals had the first scoring chance of the match in the sixth minute as Chelsy Swackhamer saw her shot just go wide right.
In the 15^th minute, Swackhamer had another shot that Laura Dougall made a nice stop on to keep the game scoreless.
Eight minutes later, Lauren Hall had another shot on goal but her shot was turned away by Dougall.
The Bulls had their first shot on goal late in the first half as Nicole Gerritz had a great chance but her shot was denied by Alyssa Heintschell.
Julia Benati started the second half off with a shot on goal but her right footed effort was denied by the Ball State keeper.
In the 56^th minute, Laura Dougall came up with a big save as she stopped Lauren Hall's attempt.
A couple minutes later, Abigal Boswell had a dangerous opportunity but her left footed shot was deflected just wide of the UB goal, keeping the score, 0-0.
The Cardinals had a good chance to score in the 65^th minute as Leah Mattingley put a great corner kick into the box where Chay McNitt had a chance but her shot was saved by Laura Dougall.
A minute later, Julia Benati had her shot saved by the Ball State keeper.
Laura Dougall made her final save of regulation in the 77^th minute as Abigail Boswell took a hard shot that she was able to handle.
The game came to an end in the 94th minute as Ball State earned back-to-back corner kicks. OIn the ensuing corner, Leah Mattingley sent a great ball into the box where Laura Dougall couldn't get a handle on the ball. Chelsy Swackhamer was able to head a shot off the cross bar and gather the rebound and hit the back of the net for her ninth of the year.

Inside The Numbers

This marked the fourth straight game between the Bulls and Cardinals that has went to overtime.
Sophomore Laura Dougall tied a career-high with 10 saves in the loss for the Bulls.
Ball State held the dominant 27-3 advantage in shots and the 9-1 edge in corner kicks for the match.
Julia Benati led the Bulls with two shots on goal while Nicole Gerritz had the only other shot for UB.
Chelsy Swackhamer led all players with eight shots while Abigail Boswell had six shots for the Cardinals in the win.

Player of the Match
Following the match, Moira Petrie was awarded the "Player of the Match" award by the UB coaching staff after a strong match in the midfield for the Bulls.

Saint Joseph's – Jackie Hall
Drexel – Kristin Markiewicz
Canisius – Julia Benati
St. Bonaventure – Kassidy Kidd
Syracuse – Dana Lytle
Niagara – Rebecca Bramble
Binghamton - Kassidy Kidd / Celina Carrero
#7 West Virginia - Laura Dougall
Ohio – Brianna Shingary
Kent State – Carissima Cutrona
Eastern Michigan – Carissima Cutrona
Bowling Green – Moira Petrie
Western Michigan – Kassidy Kidd
Northern Illinois – Andrea Niper
Toledo – Kassidy Kidd
Central Michigan – Jackie Hall
Miami (OH) – Brianna Shingary
Ball State – Moira Petrie

What They Are Saying

Head Coach Shawn Burke: "Unfortunately a mental error cost us this game. The girls played well for 55 minutes but that is not enough to win games in this conference. If we can find 90 minutes, we can go on a run in the MAC Tournament and if not, winter will come early. The result is too bad as many players stepped up today on the big stage. It is time to regroup for Thursday and get everything clicking again for the MAC Tournament."

Up Next

The Bulls will travel to Akron for their regular season finale on Thursday, October 29. The Bulls and Zips will kickoff at 3:00 pm. With a win, UB will clinch the three-seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament and will host the sixth-ranked team at UB Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 1.