#7 West Virginia Sneaks By Women's Soccer, 1-0, In Overtime

Friday, September 18

7 pm

4-3-1

West Virginia

8-1

OT 1

Buffalo

West Virginia

#7 West Virginia Sneaks By Women's Soccer, 1-0, In Overtime

9/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's soccer team (4-3-1, 0-0-0 MAC) put in an valiant effort on Friday night on the road against one of the best teams in the country but fell just short, losing 1-0 in overtime. The Bulls defense had a strong game against #7 West Virginia but an UB own goal was the difference in the match in the 97^th minute.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 0, #7 West Virginia 1 (OT)
Goal Scorer: Own goal
Records: Buffalo (4-3-1), #7 West Virginia (8-1-0)
Location: Dick Dlesk Stadium – Morgantown, WV
The Short Story: Despite a career-high 10 save effort from goalkeeper Laura Dougall, the University at Buffalo women's soccer team was defeated by #7 West Virginia, 1-0, in overtime. The Mountaineers saw their cross knocked into the open UB goal by a Buffalo defender to give them the victory.

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Laura Dougall, Kristin Markiewicz, Angel Hart, Julia Benati, Carissima Cutrona, Kassidy Kidd, Meghan Simmons, Celina Carrero, Jackie Hall, Brianna Shingary, Andrea Niper
West Virginia: Michaela Abam, Kailey Utley, Ashley Lawrence, Maggie Bedillion, Bianca St. Georges, Carla Portillo, Kadeisha Buchanan, Nia Gordon, Amanda Hill, Easther Mayi Kith, Hannah Steadman

How It Happened

The Mountaineers jumped out to a quick start as they had two shots blocked before Laura Dougall made a nice save on Michaela Abam in the fifth minute.
In the ninth minute, Dougall was aksed to make another save and she did so easily.
West Virginia was all over the Bulls over the final 35 minutes of the half but Laura Dougall was only asked to make one more save.
In the 53^rd minute, Laura Dougall made back-to-back huge saves to keep the game tied. Dougall turned away the first chance and she punched the rebound shot out of bounds.
63^rd, Dougall makes a diving save to deflect the ball off the post and out of bounds, keeping the game scoreless.
Jackie Hall made a huge play just a minute later as she deflected away a dangerous chance from in close by Michaela Abam.
The Mountaineers were given a yellow card in the 68^th minute but Jackie Hall's free kick from just outside the box went high of the goal.
In the 71^st minute Laura Dougall was forced to make another big save and then in the 75^th minute the UB defense blocked away a dangerous free kick opportunity from West Virginia.
West Virginia had the best chance of the first overtime in the 93^rd minute as Michaela Abam was robbed from in close by Laura Dougall as she used her left hand to push the ball just wide.
In the 96^th minute, freshman Brianna Shingary made a huge defensive play to kick the ball out of bounds and prevent the game-winning marker as the WVU player dribbled in all alone on Dougall.
The Bulls valiant effort came to an end in the 97^th minute as West Virginia saw their cross get knocked into the Buffalo net by one of the UB defenders, giving the Mountaineers the 1-0 overtime victory.

Inside The Numbers

Sophomore goalkeeper Laura Dougall was outstanding on Friday night, making a career-high 10 saves in the overtime loss.
The UB defense held a West Virginia team that averages 3.0 goals a game to just one goal, just the fourth time that has happened this season.
West Virginia held the 41-1 edge in shots and the 17-0 edge in corner kicks for the game.

Player of the Match
Following the match, Laura Dougall was awarded the "Player of the Match" award by the UB coaching staff after making a career-high 10 saves in the loss to #7 West Virginia.

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

What They Are Saying

Head coach Shawn Burke: "What an absolute phenomenal team performance," said head coach Shawn Burke. "The organization, discipline and overall desire took one of the best teams in the country into overtime. We frustrated them for much of the contest and it's hard to keep a team of that caliber off the scoresheet."

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