Box Score Sparkill, N.Y. - The Queens College
women's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to
three games with a 1-1, double overtime draw at Dominican College
in Sparkill, New York on Tuesday. The team is now 6-3-1 on
the season.
The Knights dominated every facet of the game, outshooting the
Chargers, 19-7 and dominating the corner kicks, 11-5. In
fact, Dominican only had one shot on goal in the entire 110
minutes.
Queens went on the attack early as Bridget Gleason got her head
on a ball in the seventh minute and forced Chargers' goalie
Gina Yanette to make a save on the play. A minute later, Lisa
Cassata got her head on it and forced Yanette to parry that shot as
well. Queens would try two more shots before their
persistence was rewarded.
In the 33rd minute, Nicolette Scrozzo found Elizabeth
Eberhart who put the ball in the back of the net for the
game's first goal. Queens took a 1-0 lead into the
halftime.
Dominican would score the equalizer just after the hour.
Following a foul on QC, Mackenzie Riley flicked one of her four
shots on net and found the back of the net to even the score at
1-1. The would end regulation and head into overtime.
The first overtime saw no scoring, but the Knights had a pair of
shots by Kristina Ikonomou and Rebecca Laporte. A second
overtime was needed to determine a winner.
The second overtime saw the Knights go down a player when
Laporte took a red card in the 106th minute.
Queens dropped to nine players when Cassata was sent off later in
the half. So, despite being down two players, QC kept
Dominican off the scoreboard and earned the 1-1 draw.
The Queens College women's soccer team returns to action
on Saturday, October 5 when they travel to Dobbs Ferry, New York to
face Mercy College. The kickoff with the Mavericks is slated
for noon.