STONY BROOK, N.Y. – With 15 seconds left on the overtime clock, the ball fell to No. 15 and she decided that would be the appropriate time to score her first career goal.
Senior
Francesca Lee (Webster, N.Y.) chipped the keeper off a corner and the Stony Brook women's soccer team won its third overtime game of the season with a 1-0 victory over Fordham at LaValle Stadium on Thursday night.
BISCHOF'S REACTION
"It's a good team, Fordham. They just tied Syracuse, a Power 5 team. They came in here confident. They were well-coached and organized. They made it really hard on us. We thought we had a good gameplan to be honest but, even though it did not work that well, we were still able to get the win."
SCORING SUMMARY
- 100th minute – Freshman Paula Petri (Viersen, Germany) played a corner to the penalty spot, where junior Rachel Florenz (East Islip, N.Y.) to the back post and Lee was there to hit it over the keeper for the victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Lee's goal came on her second career shot. The only other one came during her sophomore season. It was also her first career points on Long Island.
- Petri also recorded her first points with the Seawolves, being credited with one of two assists on the corner. Florenz now has four career assists and 22 points for her Seawolves tenure.
- Junior Sofia Manner (Helsinki, Finland) recorded her second clean sheet of the season, making two saves in close to 100 minutes between the posts.
- Stony Brook's other overtime wins have come against St. John's (1-0) and Northeastern (2-1).
- The Seawolves now have four wins in five tries at LaValle Stadium. In their last 11 regular season home games, they are 10-1-0.
UP NEXT
League play is up next for the Seawolves as they head to Orono, Maine for a date with the Black Bears at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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